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The financing history of urban water infrastructure in Paris (1807-1925) : lessons from the past to enlighten present and future challenges?

Crespi Reghizzi, Olivier - 2012

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How can urban governance better respond to climate risks in the global South? : a multi-disciplinary review

Kalubowila, Palindi; Buri, Sinja; Lietaert, Ine; Denno … - 2024

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Reimagining India's urban future : a framework for securing high-growth, low-carbon, climate-resilient urban development in India

Tewari, Meenu; Aziz, Zeba; Cook, Mitchell; Goldar, Amrita; … - 2015

India is at the cusp of a major urban transition. In less than twenty years, India's urban population is expected to nearly double from 377 million today to over 600 million. Indian cities already contribute an estimated two-thirds of India's GDP, and this number is expected to rise to 75% by...

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Infrastructure services and early childhood development in Latin America and the Caribbean : water, sanitation, and garbage collection

Balza, Lenin H.; Cuartas, Jorge; Gomez-Parra, Nicolas; … - 2024

Access to essential infrastructure services such as water, sanitation, and garbage collection can considerably affect … infrastructure services as a critical component of comprehensive strategies to enhance early childhood development and health in low …- and middle-income countries. We emphasize the importance of considering the quality and type of infrastructure services …

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Robust institutions for sustainable water markets : a survey of the literature and the way forward

Maziotis, Alexandros; Calliari, Elisa; Myšiak, Jaroslav - 2013

This paper discusses a framework for analyzing robust institutions for water markets drawn on the new institutional economics school of thoughts which is based on Williamson, North, Coase and Ostrom theories on transaction cost economics, property rights and collective actions. Based on these...

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The water abstraction license regime in Italy : a case for reform?

Santato, Silvia; Myšiak, Jaroslav; Pérez Blanco, … - 2016

The current Water Abstraction License (WAL) regime in Italy is no longer flexible enough to cope with the challenges posed by human-induced climate and global environmental changes. The cornerstones of the current regime were laid down in the 1930s and have remained essentially unchanged ever...

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Urban water systems in India : a way forward

Shah, Mihir - 2016

Urban water and wastewater management are relatively under-studied subjects in India. The Indian urban space has been understood in an undifferentiated manner, which ignores the specificities deriving from the stage of urban development, the sources of water, as also the diverse nature of...

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