subsidized through general taxes. Politicians seldom opt for user charges because of a number of public biases and … misunderstandings. This article discusses the efficiency of user charges, the misunderstandings and biases those charges face, and how …

urban environment - in particular the quality of urban infrastructure - strongly determine the growth-enhancing benefits of … empirically). We analyse several measures of urban infrastructure and look at different world regions, taking a special focus on … to significant deficiencies in terms of urban infrastructure. …

, safeguard land for utilities and physical infrastructure decades ahead, deliberately configures transport networks (including … planning and implementation have overly focused on housing and neglected other types of physical infrastructure. Moreover, the …

informal settlement residents' preferences for infrastructure provided by an upgrade project and factors influencing their … regression model. The results show that all the residents would support the upgrade project and would pay for service charges … associated with infrastructure and services provided by the project. Piped borne water and health care facility were the most …