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A study to incorporate renewable energy technologies into the power portfolio of Karachi, Pakistan
Ali, S.M. Hassan; Zuberi, M. Jibran S.; Tariq, M. Arsalan; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 47 (2015) C, pp. 14-22
Karachi is facing severe power outage problems, with 3 to 8 hours of power outages every day, accounting for large … the potential of Solar, Wind and Biomass renewable energy options to meet part of the electrical demand in Karachi …, Pakistan and further discusses the feasibility of the proposed projects. The objective is to define and evaluate a mix of these …
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Trade in Services and South Asia: An Aggressive Agenda
Chanda, Rupa - eSocialSciences - 2007
This paper outlines the significance of services for South Asia and discusses the possible strategies to secure the region's trade and development interests through the GATS negotiations.
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Creative Karachi: Establishing an Arts & Culture Center for the World's Most Rapidly Growing City (Innovations Case Narrative: PeaceNiche and The Second Floor)
Mahmud, Sabeen - In: Innovations: Technology, Governance, Globalization 8 (2013) 3-4, pp. 27-41
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Pathways for redistribution: privatisation, regulation and incentives for pro-poor investment in the Argentine water sector
Post, Alison E. - In: International Journal of Public Policy 4 (2009) 1/2, pp. 51-75
Recent studies of the effectiveness of privatisation programmes in the water and sanitation sector have highlighted the diversity of experiences, especially with respect to the distributional consequences of reforms. This study of water and sanitation privatisation programmes in the city and...
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Wohnungsmärkte und Städtebau in der DDR : Ausgangslage - Konzepte - Probleme ; Korreferat
Eekhoff, Johann - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 43 (1990) 15, pp. 22-25
Durch die staatliche Leitung des Wohnungsbaues und die Zwangsbewirtschaftung gibt es in der DDR zu wenig Wohnungen. Außerdem ist ein großer Teil der Gebäude sehr sanierungsbedürftig. Da deshalb ein großer Baubedarf besteht, sind die Perspektiven für die Bauwirtschaft ausgezeichnet. Am...
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The Impact on Rent from Tenant and Landlord Characteristics and Interaction
Larsen, Erling Røed; Sommervoll, Dag Einar - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2006
offers a theoretical framework and an empirical analysis of additional factors that affect rent. The factors comprise three … 17 percent of the variation in monthly rent; variation in hedonic variables explain only 12 percent. Variation in tenant … and landlord characteristics and interaction explains as much as 15 percent of rent variation. The full model captures 44 …
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Private renting in Romania
Gray, Patrick Francis; Epure, Manuela - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The paper's aim is to present an overview on the PRS in Romania, emphasizing the main characteristics and the nature of PRS evolution after 1989. The past 20 years reveal some key-changes that occurred in the socio-economic and political life of the country and we have explored them as factors...
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Wodurch werden die Mietpreise bestimmt? Unterschiede in den Mieten in Ost- und Westdeutschland
Fritzsche, Carolin; Kluge, Jan - In: ifo Dresden berichtet 21 (2014) 06, pp. 03-10
In den vergangenen Jahren gab es einen deutlichen Preisauftrieb auf dem Wohnungsmarkt. Dennoch sind die …
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Do Open Sewers Lead to a Reduction in Housing Prices? Evidence from Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Irfan, Muhammad - The South Asian Network for Development and …
system, affects housing prices in the city of Rawalpindi in Pakistan. We provide estimates of the benefits of converting the … house located 400 meters away from the main open drain enjoys a 12 percent increase in rent because of its distance. Sewer … smell has a depressing effect on rent in those areas where smell remains constant throughout the day. The results suggest …
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Zwischen Wohnungsnot und Leerstand – Wohnungsmarktinterventionen als Aufgabe für die Politik?
Rips, Franz-Georg - In: Zeitschrift fuer Wirtschaftspolitik 63 (2014) 1, pp. 54-62
This text deals with the topic of housing shortage vs. residential vacancy – housing market intervention as a task of politics? At the beginning there will be some basic assertions on the relation of market vs. state, especially bearing in mind, the overall importance and social responsibility...
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