Land Policy Instruments and Climate Change

The purpose of this course is to analyze the inter-relationships among land policy instruments, urban law, and climate change, based on recent Latin American experiences.

Discussion of environmental issues will include their two-way relationship with urban management. The course also reviews recent efforts to use tax and urban development instruments to finance mitigation and adaptation measures related to climate change.

Prerequisite(s): understanding of the functioning of land markets and the legal basis of land management policies.

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