This research is a transaction-cost economic analysis of recently completed transportation projects, informing a comparative evaluation of the institutional change in public contracting from designbidbuild to designbuild project delivery. Designbuild, in which design and construction services...

This paper reports on the results of a land market assessment conducted in the Chennai Metropolitan Area in India. It provides detailed spatially disaggregated information on land use, population, and housing and land values for the metropolitan area. The assessment was a joint effort of the...

There is growing research literature on urban land and housing markets in India. Over the past five years, detailed studies have been carried out on urban land market dynamics in Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi. Taken together, these studies provide detailed assessments of urban land development in...

This paper builds on the work of Dowall and Whittington, and recent discussions concerning Governor Schwarzenegger’s proposed PBI California initiative. It first defines an overarching policy framework on performance-based infrastructure; and second, outlines how California might launch a...

Well-functioning urban land and housing markets are critical success factors for achieving robust economic growth. This paper provides an overview of urban land and housing market performance in Punjab Province of Pakistan. It describes the characteristics of well-functioning markets and argues...

Well-functioning urban land and housing markets are critical success factors for achieving robust economic growth. This paper provides an overview of urban land and housing market performance in Punjab Province of Pakistan. It describes the characteristics of well-functioning markets and argues...

El objetivo de esta Nota Sectorial es ofrecer un diagnóstico y análisis de los desafíos del cambio climático en el Ecuador en el contexto de su relevancia para la formulación de Estrategia de País del BID. Específicamente, la Nota Sectorial contribuye a identificar los principales...

El objetivo de esta Nota Sectorial es ofrecer un diagnóstico y análisis de los desafíos del cambio climático en la Argentina en el contexto de su relevancia para la formulación de la Estrategia de País del Banco 2012-2016. Específicamente, la Nota Sectorial identifica los principales...