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At its core, environmental & resource economics seeks to identify and correct market failures, i.e. situations in which markets fail to allocate resources in a way that maximizes society’s economic welfare. Some of the greatest issues of our time such as water and air pollut…

Unfavorable thermal comfort conditions are common in the non-conditioned apartment buildings typical of Dhaka (Ali, 2007; Hafiz, 2004). Causes behind such unfavorable thermal comfort conditions include (but are not limited to) Dhaka's climate, microclimate in Dhaka's typical res…

Throughout history diverse cultures and societies have appreciated the importance of a clean and healthy indoor environment. In western societies today, most people spend greater than 90% of their time indoors. Reports involving buildings with indoor air-related problems have ap…