"The authors investigate the impact of international migration on child health outcomes in rural Mexico using a … migration may affect health outcomes and find evidence that migration raises health knowledge in addition to the direct effect … on wealth. However they also find that preventative health care, such as breastfeeding and vaccinations, is less likely …

on next steps for the National Housing Program (NHP). These recommendations and policy analysis are an elaboration of the … framework for housing policy reform in urban areas in Egypt, a draft of which was endorsed by the Ministry of Housing, Utilities … 2007. The Framework, an evolving strategy building blocks document, proposed a set of comprehensive housing sector reforms …

Poverty is at the root of the problems facing many public housing projects in the U.K. today. Experience emerging from … 100 low-income housing estates echoes findings from urban upgrading for the poor in developing countries. Tackling poverty …

increasingly concerned with the urban development and housing sectors. The objective of the (LIHAS) Study is to undertake an … assessment of the low-income housing sector in Danang with a view to: i) determining effective demand for low-income shelter in … Danang; and ii) providing alternative models of housing production, including aspects of housing finance, construction and …

include a further sub-component to support the provision of housing for poor households not affected by the Project. This … provided the rationale for the Assessment of Housing for Low Income Groups in Danang, (hereinafter referred to as the Low … Income Housing Assessment Study (LIHAS)), which will parallel, support and inform preparation of the PIIP Project, while not …

Housing development has direct and indirect impacts on the environment. Through its design, construction, and operation …, housing represents a significant point of direct consumption of natural materials, water, and energy. Therefore, greenhouse … gas emissions embodied in housing can be very significant. Moreover, in Brazil, civil construction is responsible for the …

This report aims to analyze key aspects of the low-income housing sector in Brazil, and to provide an analytical … framework for reviewing alternatives to addressing the lack of adequate formal housing and urban services for the poor. It … addresses four fundamental questions for policymakers in the housing sector in Brazil: First, should the government be involved …

This study aims to re-visit the concept and practice of social housing, take stock of good practices and innovations …, as well as the failures of social housing, and suggest ways in which the World Bank can help client countries/cities to … make social housing work for the poor and low income households, as well as for the functioning of the housing market …