Research > RESEARCH By Region
IDG Faculty members conduct research in many regions throughout the world. Click on one of the project titles below to learn more.
World Wide Projects
- Cities and Public Insecurity, Diane E. Davis
- Development, Human Rights and the Search for Justice, Balakrishnan Rajagopal
- History of Development, Law and Coloniality, Balakrishnan Rajagopal
- Land Market Institutions in Transition Economies, Annette Kim
- Measures of Urban Performance, John de Monchaux
- Mobility and Motorization in the Developing World, Ralph A. Gakenheimer
- Program on Human Rights and Justice, Balakrishnan Rajagopal
- Property Rights Project, Annette M. Kim
- Slum Upgrading, John de Monchaux
- Urban Conservation in Developing Countries, John de Monchaux
Africa
- BU/MIT Urban Africa Initiative, John de Monchaux, Karen R. Polenske, and Bish Sanyal (ended 2002)
- IDRP/UNDP Decentralization Project, Bish Sanyal and Judith Tendler
Asia
- The State and Development Policy, Diane E. Davis
- Globalization and Local Governance, Balakrishnan Rajagopal
- Institutional reform and good governance in water and sanitation Judith Tendler
- Alternative Energy-Efficient and Low-Pollution Township and Village Enterprise and State Owned Enterprise Technologies in China, Karen R. Polenske
- Technology-Energy-Environment-Health (TEEH) Chain in China's Household and Township and Village Enterprise Sectors, Karen R. Polenske
- Yellow-Dust in China- Interactive Modeling, Karen R. Polenske
- Singapore Urban Design Studio, John de Monchaux
- IDRP/UNDP Decentralization Project, Bish Sanyal and Judith Tendler
- Late Industrialization Policy, Alice H. Amsden
- Urban Informal Economy and Progressive Planners, Bish Sanyal
- State and Development Policy, Diane E. Davis
- Energy-Intensity Changes and Environmental Issues in China, Karen R. Polenske
Europe
- IDRP/UNDP Decentralization Project, Bish Sanyal and Judith Tendler
- Late Industrialization Policy, Alice H. Amsden
North America
- IDRP/UNDP Decentralization Project, Bish Sanyal and Judith Tendler
- Cities and Public Insecurity, Diane E. Davis
- Globalization and Downtown Development, Diane E. Davis
- Late Industrialization Policy, Alice H. Amsden
- Estimating the Contributions to Industry Productivity and the Impacts on the Economy of 'A Systems Solution to Quality Problems in Auto Body Manufacturing' - the 2mm project, Karen R. Polenske
- Air Quality in Dense Urban Areas: Work with the South Coast Air Quality Management District, Karen R. Polenske
Oceania
- Late Industrialization Policy, Alice H. Amsden
- IDRP/UNDP Decentralization Project, Bish Sanyal and Judith Tendler
South America
- Late Industrialization Policy, Alice H. Amsden
- State and Development Policy, Diane E. Davis
- The MIT/IDRP Projects in Brazil, Judith Tendler
- IDRP/UNDP Decentralization Project, Bish Sanyal and Judith Tendler
