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Bonet, Jaime Alfredo; Acevedo-Daunas, Rafael M.; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

This work presents a comprehensive analysis of urban sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean. The document is composed of six sections, including this introduction. Providing the theoretical and empirical elements of the analysis, the following section briefly reviews the relationship...

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Global Review of Economic Instruments for Water Management in Latin America and the Caribbean. Executive Summary

Kraemer, R. Andreas; Pielen, Britta; Leipprand, Anna - Inter-American Development Bank - 2003

The report contains an overview of the available international literature and information on the application of economic instruments in water management, with particular emphasis on the European experience. Economic instruments have gained particular attention in recent years as an important...

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The Role of Tradable Permits in Water Pollution Control

Kraemer, R. Andreas; Kampa, Eleftheria; Interwies, Eduard - Inter-American Development Bank - 2004

pollution rights. Next, the authors provide literature-based empirical evidence of the international experience with tradable … water pollution rights (case studies from the US and Australia). Subsequently, the authors make recommendations on the … strategies for introducing tradable water pollution rights, they point out opportunities and limitations and discuss the …

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Good Practices for Urban Greening

Sorensen, Mark; Smit, Jac; Barzetti, Valerie - Inter-American Development Bank - 1997

This report seeks to provide the reader with a strong background on the benefits, challenges, and approaches to the development of a sustainable urban greening program. The examples and ideas in the report draw on the expertise and acumen of more than 300 professionals from 23 countries; people...

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