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Assessing urban sustainability of slum settlements in Bangladesh: Evidence from Chittagong city

Uddin, Nasir - In: Journal of Urban Management 7 (2018) 1, pp. 32-42

This paper examines the sustainability of urban development through the livelihood conditions of slum dwellers in … Bangladesh. The empirical data were collected through interview schedule and FGD from 97 respondents in two slum areas of … Bangladesh. The respondents were selected purposively from the second largest city of Bangladesh namely, Chittagong. The results …

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Reviews and Perspectives on Smart and Sustainable Metropolitan and Regional Cities

Yigitcanlar, Tan (contributor) - 2021

the long-term goals of urban sustainability and resilience. In essence, a smart and sustainable city is an urban locality …

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A conceptual framework for environmental justice based on shared but differentiated responsibilities

Ali, Asghar - 2001

this paper I locate the issues of environmental justice within the broader framework of environmental sustainability and … sustainability agenda with a strong social justice content. It has similarities with environmentally informed social justice …

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Evaluating environment in international development

Uitto, Juha I. (contributor) - 2021

This book provides novel and in-depth perspectives on evaluating environment and sustainability issues in developing …

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Heterogeneous class size effects: new evidence from a panel of university students

Bandiera, Oriana; Larcinese, Valentino; Rasul, Imran - 2009

Over the last decade, many countries have experienced dramatic increases in university enrolment, which, when not matched by compensating increases in other inputs, have resulted in larger class sizes. Using administrative records from a leading UK university, we present evidence on the effects...

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The Effect of a Student Aid Reform on Graduation: A Duration Analysis

Häkkinen, Iida; Uusitalo, Roope - 2003

In this paper we evaluate the changes in the times-to-degree at the Finnish universities in the 1990s. In particular, we evaluate the effect of the 1992 student aid reform that was intended to shorten the duration of university studies. We find that the student aid reform had only a modest...

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Strategy of Internationalization for the Higher Education System (on the Example of Georgia)

Chokheli, Eka; Alpenidze, Onise - In: ISJ Theoretical & Applied Science 27 (2015) 7, pp. 65-71

The article considers the significance, motifs and prospects of the higher education internationalization, as that of the subsequent process of globalization. The strategy of internationalization of the higher educational institutions is assessed in Georgia, the country having been an active...

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Returns to higher education and dropouts: A double machine learning approach

McNamara, Sarah - 2020

This paper provides estimates of the short-term individual returns to Higher Education (HE) in the United Kingdom, focusing on the effects of attending HE on the labour market outcomes for dropouts. Results show differential labour market outcomes for dropouts vs. individuals who have never...

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Positive and negative impact of increased tertiary attainment

Bušíková, Alena - In: International Journal of Economic Sciences and Applied … 6 (2013) 1, pp. 41-57

The theory of human capital clearly states that the investments into the education bring many benefits and are worth the cost. The OECD Education at a Glance analysis provides support for both public and private investing in tertiary education as the net present value is positive for all...

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Jobs for Young University Graduates : Is It Worth Having a Degree?

Cardoso, Ana Rute - 2004

This study addresses the question: Are workers who hold a university degree increasingly filling job openings meant for people with lower levels of schooling? It focuses on Portugal, where the higher education system has been expanding at a fast pace and the share of university graduates in...

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