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Methodology and findings for the exposure analysis of the Chinese wastewater sector to flooding and earthquakes hazards : Lifelines: the Resilient Infrastructure Opportunity : back...
Hu, Xi; Pant, Raghav; Zorn, Conrad; Lim, Weeho; Koks, Elco - 2019
This paper describes the methodology and findings for the extreme hazard exposure analysis of the Chinese wastewater sector to flooding and earthquakes hazards. This analysis is undertaken for changing flooding, under climate scenarios, and earthquake exposure of a spatially accurate wastewater...
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Strengthening new infrastructure assets : a cost-benefit analysis : Lifelines: the Resilient Infrastructure Opportunity : background paper
Hallegatte, Stéphane; Rozenberg, Julie; Rentschler, Jun; … - 2019
This paper explores the benefits and the costs of strengthening infrastructure assets to make them more resilient, reducing the repair costs and infrastructure disruptions caused by natural hazards. Strengthening infrastructure assets in low- and middle-income countries would increase investment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012052039
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Market disequilibria and inflation in Uzbekistan : 1994 - 2000
Ranaweera, Thilak - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001847010
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Alternative paths to structural adjustment in Uzbekistan in a three-gap framework
Ranaweera, Thilak - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001847011
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Competition, corporate governance, and regulation in Central Asia : Uzbekistan's structural reform challenges
Broadman, Harry G. - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001487114
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Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan : a tale of two transition paths
Alam, Asad; Banerji, Arup - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001538750
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Free movement and affordable housing : public preferences for reform in Uzbekistan
Seitz, William - 2020
Uzbekistan has one of the lowest rates of internal migration in the world, leading to persistent economic imbalances …. Drawing from a unique monthly panel survey called Listening to the Citizens of Uzbekistan and a survey experiment, this paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012228192
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International migration and household well-being : evidence from Uzbekistan
Seitz, William - 2019
never far from the center of the national discussion in Uzbekistan. This paper summarizes the relationship between recent … from the Listening to the Citizens of Uzbekistan study. The panel design provides data on changes in well-being leading up …-invariant respondent and location characteristics. The findings show that weak local labor markets drive labor migration from Uzbekistan …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012058941
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Salt of the earth : quantifying the impact of water salinity on global agricultural productivity
Russ, Jason; Zaveri, Esha D.; Damania, Richard; … - 2020
Salinity in surface waters is on the rise throughout much of the world. Many factors contribute to this change, including increased water extraction, poor irrigation management, and sea-level rise. To date no study has attempted to quantify the impacts on global food production. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012228769
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Investment needs for irrigation infrastructure along different socioeconomic pathways : beyond the gap : how countries can afford the infrastructure they need while protecting the...
Palazzo, Amanda; Valin, Hugo; Batka, Miroslav; Havlík, Petr - 2019
This paper conducts an assessment of the global costs for expanding, upgrading, and improving irrigation infrastructure in developing countries, along different future scenarios toward 2050. It uses the GLobal BIOsphere Management Model, a partial equilibrium model of the global agricultural and...
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