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Economics of Urban Externalities: Analysis of Squatter Settlements in Kathmandu and Quito: SpringerBriefs in Economics

Autor Shiva Raj Adhikari
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 mar 2016
Thisbook provides a fresh look at measuring negative externalities in theurbanization process. Meeting the challenges that come hand-in-hand with thecontemporary age of rapid urbanization demands more extensive empiricalknowledge. While most urbanization research focuses on positive externalities,this book is designed to offer insights into possible sources of negativeexternalities and the measurement thereof. In economics, the measurement ofexternalities is a challenging task that demands innovative research designs;however, previous research has failed to capture all of these externalities.The technique described in this book is carefully designed to measure negativeexternalities, particularly those related to squatter settlements that havebeen hitherto largely ignored by urbanization literature. The existence ofnegative externalities and the unintended consequences of rapid urbanization,particularly those related to squatter settlements, can be found in LatinAmericaand Asia. This book provides comparative insights based on extensiveprimary surveys of households in squatter and non-squatter settlements ofKathmandu, Nepal and Quito, Ecuador. It is considered a case study that willimprove the understanding of urbanization issues between Latin America andAsia. Societal benefits can be improved through the reduction of negativeexternalities. This book helps policy makers in Kathmandu and Quito fine-tunetheir policies to address the source of urban externality, as well as providenew insights into the nexus between urbanization and development. An investmentin the reduction of negative externalities is profitable, thus presenting thegovernment and international partners with a great opportunity. This bookcontributes to existing literature and will be useful for researchers andstudents.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9789811005442
ISBN-10: 9811005443
Pagini: 115
Ilustrații: XIX, 83 p. 27 illus., 1 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Ediția:1st ed. 2016
Editura: Springer Nature Singapore
Colecția Springer
Seria SpringerBriefs in Economics

Locul publicării:Singapore, Singapore

Cuprins

Urbanization and Externalities.- Methods of MeasuringExternalities.- Measurement Strategies of Externalities.- Externalities inKathmandu.- Externalities in Quito.- Policy Implications and Conclusions.

Notă biografică

ShivaRaj Adhikari, received a PhD in economics from ChulalongkornUniversity, Thailand in 2010. Since then, Dr. Adhikari has remainedactive in several researches and academic publications in internationaljournals. He has been involved in different capacity, as an expert, an advisor,research team leader of international and national projects and a research teammember supported by WHO, World Bank, UNICEF, DFID, RTI, GDN, GAVI, Red Crossamong others. Currently, he is working for Tribhuvan University as an associateprofessor of Economics. 

Caracteristici

the theoretical and practical issues connected with measuring negative externalities produced by the urbanization process Explores thepossible sources of externalities through the analysis of data resulting fromextensive primary surveys of households in squatter and non-squattersettlements of Kathmandu, Nepal and Quito, Ecuador Serves as acase study to improve understanding of the urbanization issues between LatinAmerica and Asia Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras