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David Dowall

Professor Dowall is Director of the Institute of Urban and Regional Development (IURD) at the University of California at Berkeley. Dowall is also a professor of city and regional planning and former chair of the University’s Academic Senate. He is a leading expert in infrastructure economics, urban economic development & planning and financial feasibility analysis. He has been a consultant to 51 countries & regions, including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Argentina, Venezuela, Mexico, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, India and Pakistan amongst others. He has advised over 124 projects worldwide including projects for the World Bank, Asian

Development Bank, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Inter-American Development Bank, Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, U.S. Agency for International Development, Municipality of Havana Cuba, United Nations Center for Human Settlements, Nairobi and others.



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