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Three Essays In Development And Environmental Economics, Michael Benjamin Goodwin
Three Essays In Development And Environmental Economics, Michael Benjamin Goodwin
Economics ETDs
This dissertation explores three unique topics in development and environmental economics. The first paper looks at the value people place on clean air in Mexico City using an alternative air pollution measure to the typical ground measurement. Research and policy addressing air pollution remains hampered by a lack of ground level air quality data. This study attempts to overcome this issue using aerosol optical depth from satellite imagery as a proxy for air pollution. Using a hedonic framework and least squares estimation, results show that Mexico City residents place a significant value on clean air as demonstrated by their choices …
Towards Creating Smart Cities In Nepal, Ambika P. Adhikari, Keshav Bhattarai
Towards Creating Smart Cities In Nepal, Ambika P. Adhikari, Keshav Bhattarai
Himalayan Research Papers Archive
Many urban centers in the world are seeking to become smart cities. Nepali city leaders are also aspiring to make their cities smart. A smart city basically has clever improvements made in three sectors of its operations: technological, human, and institutional. Globally, many cities have recently made impressive enhancements in at least one or more of these areas. Nepal’s National Planning Commission (NPC) in 2016 had released a concept paper on smart cities for Nepal, defining smart cities as sustainable, information and technology-based, with high quality services and replicable (NPC 2016). As most Nepali cities still operate with limited infrastructure, …