During the past decades, multiple remote sensing data sources, including nighttime light
images, high spatial resolution multispectral satellite images, unmanned drone images, and …

Water supply privatization was emblematic of the neoliberal turn in development policy in
the 1990s. Proponents argued that the private sector could provide better services at lower …

We investigate the impact of a large-scale Mexican program to replace dirt floors with
cement floors on child health and adult happiness. We find that replacing dirt floors with …

This paper applies a conceptual framework of “governance failure” to an analysis of the
institutional dimensions of urban water supply provision to poor households, focusing on the …

Indonesia's formal housing policies—self-help housing, public housing, and cross-
subsidization—have not adequately addressed housing provision for the urban poor. Most …

This paper queries the relevance of the 'splintering urbanism'thesis to postcolonial cities of
the South, and responds to calls for the production of a decentered theory of urbanization …

Despite numerous hedonic studies on the value of clean air in developed countries, the lack
of similar studies in less developed countries has raised the question as to whether clean air …

Private sector partnerships (PSPs) have been increasingly advocated as an instrument of
'pro-poor'water supply policies. This article examines the performance of the private sector …

Capturing the increase in land value attributable to transit accessibility has become an
increasingly examined alternative to fund the transit system, one which demands reliable …

This paper evaluates the welfare effects of in situ slum upgrading and relocation programs
using data for 5000 households in Mumbai, India. We estimate a model of residential …