| Project | Urbanization | |
| Author | Shiva Raj Adhikari, Damodar Regmi, Vanessa Pinto | |
| Date | January 2013 | |
| Description | Rapid urbanization has led to a spurt in the number of squatter settlements. Though squatter settlements contribute to a city's economy, these unorganized settlements produce negative externalities.The study seeks to measure the incidence and intensity of externalities, and willingness to pay to avoid the negative externalities by utilizing recently collecting data from primary sources in Kathmandu and Quito. Incidence and intensity of externalities are found higher in Kathmandu than Quito. | |
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