Development Policy

Latest research

1. Additionality constrains investment in carbon sequestration

   • Stan Kannegieter
   • Kenneth B. Medlock III

   in npj Sustainable Agriculture

   Article Open access 26 May 2026

   

2. Community and stakeholder engagement in national priority setting and participatory research for HIV, Tuberculosis, and Malaria programs in Nepal

   • Sandesh Neupane
   • Rupa Shiwakoti
   • Bipin Adhikari

   in Research Involvement and Engagement

   Article Open access 22 May 2026

   

3. Unintended consequences of place-based and person-based policies: a mechanism-based framework

   • Samuel Redinger
   • Amanda Ross

   in The Annals of Regional Science

   Article 19 May 2026

4. Economic reform can save antibiotic innovation

   • Gareth Morgan

   in Nature

   Article 13 May 2026

   

5. Adaptive regulatory strategies for sustainable forest management: an evolutionary game analysis of china’s forest eco-bank policy

   • Xin Nie
   • Mengshi Yang
   • Zhoupeng Chen

   in Environment, Development and Sustainability

   Article 11 May 2026

   

6. Does poverty alleviation relocation improve the happiness of rural residents? Evidence from China

   • Xia Han
   • Xueying Han

   in Journal of Social and Economic Development

   Article 08 May 2026

   

7. State-led urban growth and human capital: the impact of county–city mergers on native youth education in China

   • Ting Xie
   • Wenhua Liu

   in The Annals of Regional Science

   Article 01 May 2026

   

8. A decision-analysis framework for school garden investments in Vietnam: evaluating trade-offs for nutrition, biodiversity, and economic outcomes

   • Cory Whitney
   • Thi Thu Giang Luu
   • Eike Luedeling

   in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

   Article Open access 30 April 2026

   

9. Evaluating the coordination between conservation and development on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau through a dual-dimensional framework

   • Ningning Wen
   • Hua Yang
   • Conglin Zhang

   in Journal of Geographical Sciences

   Article 29 April 2026

10. A Multi-Objective Fermatean Fuzzy Optimization Model Coupled with Bayesian Robust Trend Analysis for Sustainable Development

    • Nabil Ahmed Khan
    • Ahmad Yusuf Adhami
    • Mohammad Parvej

    in Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability

    Article 28 April 2026

    

11. Blue green infrastructure and urban land use planning for climate resilient and inclusive cities in Kumasi, Ghana

    • Divine Kwadjo Ametorgoh
    • Stephen Appiah Takyi
    • Yetimoni Kpeebi

    in Discover Cities

    Article Open access 24 April 2026

    

12. From symbolic compliance to strategic action: local governance and the implementation of Indonesia’s stunting reduction policy

    • Lulut Sasmito
    • Supranoto
    • Mohammad Sawir

    in SN Social Sciences

    Article Open access 22 April 2026

13. An ambitious global goal on adaptation for heritage

    • Nicholas Simpson
    • Salma Sabour
    • Christopher H. Trisos

    in npj Climate Action

    Article Open access 22 April 2026

14. Access barriers to in vitro diagnostics in Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, and the Philippines: programmatic lessons from NEDL field missions

    • Shogo Kanamori
    • Norielyn M. Evangelista
    • Masami Fujita

    in Tropical Medicine and Health

    Article Open access 22 April 2026

15. The future of diagnostics in Africa

    • Yenew Kebede
    • Nqobile Ndlovu
    • Trevor Peter

    in Nature Medicine

    Article 22 April 2026

    

16. Inclusive development and district development planning in the Upper West Region, Ghana

    • Esther Darimani
    • Bernard A. A. Akanbang
    • Isaac Nevis Fianoo

    in SN Social Sciences

    Article 21 April 2026

    

17. Sustainable development and technological innovation evolve unevenly in the Central Guizhou Urban Agglomeration

    • Yan Zhang
    • Lingya Kong

    in Communications Sustainability

    Article Open access 20 April 2026

    

18. Operationalizing preparedness: bridging the “Know-Do” gap in Rwanda’s infectious disease policy

    • Izere Salomon
    • Mwamikazi Esther
    • Shema Sam

    in International Journal of Emergency Medicine

    Article Open access 20 April 2026

    

19. The effects of technological innovation and ICT development on economic growth in Indonesia: evidence from the ARDL approach

    • Abdul Rahim Ridzuan
    • Debrina Puspita Andriani
    • Naila Erum

    in Quality & Quantity

    Article 18 April 2026

    

20. A Historical Study of Gondar Town’s Infrastructural Development: A Case Study of Electricity, Water Supply, Transportation, and Housing During the Military Regime

    • Agmas Getenet Worknih
    • Gashaw Melak Demsie
    • Aderajew Melkie Zegeye

    in Public Organization Review

    Article 18 April 2026

    

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