Chapter 7 - Market Economy and Urban Change: Impacts in the Developing World Housing policy has always played a central role in the political agenda of successive governments in Brazil. For this reason, the sector provides a valuable barometer not only of the changing political economy of the country, but also the link between national priorities and the wider framework of international development trends. Within this context, this chapter examines recent shifts in Brazilian housing policy and provision evident in the transformation from welfare to market paradigms of development.

Wetlands occur extensively across the Nile Basin and support the livelihoods ofmillions of people. Despite their importance, there are big gaps in the knowledge about the current status of these ecosystems, and how populations in the Nile use them. A better understanding is needed on the ecosystem services provided by the difl:erent types of wetlands in the Nile, and how these contribute to local livelihoods.

This book documents a decade of research, methodological innovation, and lessons learned in an eco-regional research-for-development program operating in the eastern African highlands, the African Highlands Initiative (AHI). It does this through reflections of the protagonists themselves—AHI site teams and partners applying action research to development innovation as a means to enhance the impact of their research.