Research > RESEARCH By Topic
IDG Faculty members conduct research on a variety of relevant topics. Click on one of the project titles below to learn more.
Development
- Development as Justice, Balakrishnan Rajagopal
- History of Development, Law and Coloniality, Balakrishnan Rajagopal
- IDRP/UNDP Decentralization Project, Bish Sanyal and Judith Tendler
Globalization
- Globalization and Local Law, Balakrishnan Rajagopal
- MIT/IDRP Projects in Brazil, Judith Tendler
Governance
Health and Environment
- Alternative Energy-Efficient and Low-Pollution Township and Village Enterprise and State Owned Enterprise Technologies in China, Karen R. Polenske
- Urban Conservation in Developing Countries, John de Monchaux
- 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
- Energy-Intensity Changes and Environmental Issues in China, Karen R. Polenske
Human Rights
- Development, Human Rights and the Search for Justice, Balakrishnan Rajagopal
- Program on Human Rights and Justice, Balakrishnan Rajagopal
Policy and Law
- Globalization and Local Governance, Balakrishnan Rajagopal
- History of Development, Law and Coloniality, Balakrishnan Rajagopal
Regional Economies
- Alternative Energy-Efficient and Low-Pollution Township and Village Enterprise and State Owned Enterprise Technologies in China, Karen R. Polenske
- Estimating the Contributions to Industry Productivity and the Impacts on the U.S. Economy of 'A Systems Solution to Quality Problems in Auto Body Manufacturing' - the 2mm project, Karen R. Polenske
- MIT/IDRP Projects in Brazil, Judith Tendler
- Technology-Energy-Environment-Health (TEEH) Chain in China's Household and Township and Village Enterprise Sectors, Karen R. Polenske
Technology
- 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
Transportation
- Assessment and Development of CDM Methodologies for the Transport Sector, Christopher Zegras
- The Accessibility and Development Impacts of New Transit Infrastructure: The Circle Line in Chicago, Christopher Zegras
- The Built Environment and Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions in a Rapidly Developing City, Christopher Zegras
- Gated Communities and Travel Behavior: Evidence from a Latin American Metropolis, Christopher Zegras
- Integrated Modeling for Sustainable Metropolitan Mobility, Christopher Zegras
- Making the ‘Clean Energy City’ in China, Christopher Zegras
- Metropolitan Transportation Finance: Policy and Institutional Frameworks, Christopher Zegras
- Mobility and Motorization in the Developing World, Ralph A. Gakenheimer
- Paying for Public Transportation Operations in Chicago, Christopher Zegras
- Public-Private Partnerships for Urban Transportation Infrastructure, Christopher Zegras
- SOTUR - Strategic Options for Integrating Transportation Innovations and Urban Revitalization, Christopher Zegras
- Sustaining Mass Transit through Land Value Taxation: A Case Study of Chicago, Christopher Zegras
- Travel Behavior of the Aging Boomers: Evidence from Age-Restricted Communities, Christopher Zegras
- Travel Behavior of the Aging Boomers: Evidence from Age-Restricted Communities, Christopher Zegras
Urban Issues
- Air Quality in Dense Urban Areas: Work with the South Coast Air Quality Management District, Karen R. Polenske
- Land Market Institutions in Transition Economies, Annette M. Kim
- Measures of Urban Performance, John de Monchaux
- Property Rights Project, Anntte M. Kim
- Singapore Urban Design Studio, John de Monchaux
- Slum Upgrading, John de Monchaux
- Urban Conservation in Developing Countries, John de Monchaux
- Urban Informal Economy and Progressive Planners, Bish Sanyal
