Adhikari Economics of Urban Externalities

Analysis of Squatter Settlements in Kathmandu and Quito
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-981-10-0545-9
Verlag: Springer Singapore
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 91 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Economics

This

book provides a fresh look at measuring negative externalities in the

urbanization process. Meeting the challenges that come hand-in-hand with the

contemporary age of rapid urbanization demands more extensive empirical

knowledge. While most urbanization research focuses on positive externalities,

this book is designed to offer insights into possible sources of negative

externalities and the measurement thereof. In economics, the measurement of

externalities 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 negative

externalities, particularly those related to squatter settlements that have

been hitherto largely ignored by urbanization literature. The existence of

negative externalities and the unintended consequences of rapid urbanization,

particularly those related to squatter settlements, can be found in Latin

Americaand Asia. This book provides comparative insights based on extensive

primary surveys of households in squatter and non-squatter settlements of

Kathmandu, Nepal and Quito, Ecuador. It is considered a case study that will

improve the understanding of urbanization issues between Latin America and

Asia. Societal benefits can be improved through the reduction of negative

externalities. This book helps policy makers in Kathmandu and Quito fine-tune

their policies to address the source of urban externality, as well as provide

new insights into the nexus between urbanization and development. An investment

in the reduction of negative externalities is profitable, thus presenting the

government and international partners with a great opportunity. This book

contributes to existing literature and will be useful for researchers and

students.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Adhikari, Shiva Raj

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Urbanization and Externalities.- Methods of Measuring
Externalities.- Measurement Strategies of Externalities.- Externalities in
Kathmandu.- Externalities in Quito.- Policy Implications and Conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

Shiva
Raj Adhikari
, received a PhD in economics from Chulalongkorn
University, Thailand in 2010. Since then, Dr. Adhikari has remained
active in several researches and academic publications in international
journals. He has been involved in different capacity, as an expert, an advisor,
research team leader of international and national projects and a research team
member supported by WHO, World Bank, UNICEF, DFID, RTI, GDN, GAVI, Red Cross
among others. Currently, he is working for Tribhuvan University as an associate
professor of Economics.