Rates of population growth in developing country cities are straining the capacity ofsanitation service providers. In spite of widespread sector recognition of the need to adoptlow-cost, people centred approaches, 80 per cent of investments in the water andsanitation sector continue to be...

Federal civil rights and environmental justice (EJ) mandates require transit agencies to provide service without racial or income discrimination and to ensure meaningful access by individuals with limited English proficiency. EJ research generally focuses on long-range planning and capital...

Poverty and homelessness are a rising problem in the United States. For the individuals and families that have fallen under such circumstances, it can be very difficult to overcome poverty. This paper shows areas where low-income persons pay more money and how they are additionally...

�Bevölkerungsentwicklung, Arbeitsmarkt und Rentenversicherung in Argentinien und Chile.� Die vorliegende Dissertation beschäftigt sich an den Beispielen von Argentinien und Chile mit den Auswirkungen sich ändernder Alters- und Arbeitsmarktstrukturen in Entwicklungsländern auf die...

Government agencies in urbanizing areas are increasingly utilizing purchase and transfer of development rights programs to preserve farmland and protect local farm economies. This article tests the effect of development restrictions imposed by permanent easement sales on farmland sales prices,...

"The ability of agent-based models (ABMs) to represent heterogeneity in the characteristics and behaviors of actors enables analyses about the implications of this heterogeneity for system behavior. The importance of heterogeneity in the specification of ABMs, however, creates new demands for...

"This article traces the steel industry's restructuring during the 1980s and its consequences for older industrial regions tied historically to steel production. These regions contained large working class communities that declined because of deindustrialization and restructuring. This article...

The significant economic growth and urbanisation of China in recent years has seen increased importance given to infrastructure development in China; this includes airports, toll roads, communications, ports, power plants and water. The purpose of this paper is to assess the significance and...