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1. Recuperación de plusvalías urbanas en Brasil, Colombia y otros países de América Latina

   Legislación, instrumentos e implementación
   Documentos de trabajo
   Mayo 2013
   Fernanda Furtado and Claudia Acosta

   Este trabajo organiza, sistematiza y clasifica materiales relevantes sobre el tema de la recuperación de plusvalías urbanas en América Latina. Tomando como foco especial un...

2. Zoning and Land Cover Metrics for Municipalities in Argentina (1990–2001)

   Documentos de trabajo
   Mayo 2013
   Cynthia Goytia and Ricardo A. Pasquini

   This paper explores a new set of metrics conducive to a better understanding of regulation, in particular zoning regulation, its determinants and characteristics, and the analysis of spatial...

3. The Issue of Land in China’s Transition and Urbanization

   Documentos de trabajo
   Abril 2013
   Tao Ran

   The paper first discusses the role of land as a key policy instrument employed by Chinese local governments and the impacts of “land finance” in shaping China’s growth pattern and urban development....

4. A Fair Trade

   Observations and Recommendations for Improving the Land Tenure Adjustment Process between State and Federal Agencies in the West
   Documentos de trabajo
   Abril 2013
   Susan Culp and Joe Marlow

   Land tenure adjustment between federal land management and state trust land management agencies is sorely needed throughout the Intermountain West. Given the history of problems created by...

5. Beyond Housing

   Urban Agriculture and Commercial Development by Community Land Trusts
   Documentos de trabajo
   Abril 2013
   Greg Rosenberg and Jeffrey Yuen

   Community land trusts are flexible organizations that embrace diverse land uses to address various community needs. While the majority of CLTs currently focus on the development and stewardship of...

6. Measuring Spatial Structure of China’s Mega-Regions

   Documentos de trabajo
   Abril 2013
   Jiawen Yang, Ge Song, and Jian Lin

   Reflecting upon China’s current path of regional urbanization, this research studies the polycentric structure of China’s mega-regions. It defines the concept and measurement for mega-...

7. “The Tragedy of the Commons”?

   Urban Land Development in China under Marketization and Globalization
   Documentos de trabajo
   Abril 2013
   George C. S. Lin

   China’s massive and sometimes wasteful land development has been widely attributed to the lack of a clear definition and effective protection of property rights. This paper critically...

8. Measuring Informality

   Why Bother? An Application to Latin America
   Documentos de trabajo
   Enero 2013
   Ciro Biderman and Martim O. Smolka

   This paper suggests that informality in Latin America is falling—that is, getting better—but not in all places and at the same rates of change. Apparently, there is a built-in inertia in the system,...

9. Addressing Excess Development Entitlements

   Lessons Learned in Teton County, Idaho
   Documentos de trabajo
   Enero 2013
   Anna Trentadue

   While many large and small communities experienced the rollercoaster real estate bubble of the past decade, the explosive boom and then precipitous bust in Teton County, Idaho was unprecedented. With...

10. Leasing Renewable Energy on State Trust Lands in the Intermountain West

    Documentos de trabajo
    Enero 2013
    Alison Berry

    Renewable energy is a growing market in the United States. Consumers are increasingly seeking alternatives to fossil fuels for a variety of reasons: to reduce carbon emissions; to support domestic...