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1. A Global Perspective on Land Use Regulations and Housing Outcomes

   Documentos de Trabalho
   Junho 2022
   Cynthia Goytia and Eric J. Heikkila

   This paper examines the relationship between land use regulations and housing outcomes, especially housing affordability and informality. Using a unique and important database of 191 metropolitan...

2. Integrated Policy and Planning for Connectivity Conservation

   Lessons from Kenya, Romania, and Vermont, U.S.A.
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Junho 2022
   Zachary Wurtzebach 

   Ecological connectivity—the unimpeded movement of species and the flow of natural processes that sustain life on earth—is fundamental for biodiversity conservation in the 21st century. In...

3. Inclusionary Zoning in New York and Paris

   Trojan Horse or Antidote to Gentrification?
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Junho 2022
   Lance Freeman and Magda Maaoui
   With research assistance from Xiyu Chen and Yining Lei

   This study addresses the question of whether inclusionary zoning impacts disadvantaged neighborhoods by serving as a signal for an up-and-coming neighborhood, thereby triggering gentrification. We...

4. Programmes, Practices, and Preconditions

   Learning from Cape Town’s Experience with One-Off Contributions from Developers
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Julho 2021
   Stephen Berrisford, Liza Rose Cirolia, and Elisabeth Makumbi

   There is increasing interest in the applicability of land-based financing instruments in subSaharan Africa. African cities are opportune sites to explore the potential of land-based financing....

5. Development Tax in France as a Tool for Land Value Capture and Social Equity

   Case Studies on Bordeaux and Strasbourg
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Julho 2021
   Sonia Guelton, Agnes Pouillaude, and David Rosen

   In a context of severe pressure on public budgets, aging urban infrastructure, and increasing pressures of urbanization, municipalities, and metropolitan regions on five continents are looking at...

6. The Statute of the Metropolis and Planning Reform in Brazil

   Analyzing Land Use Planning Practices and Metropolitan Land Conflicts
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Julho 2021
   Abigail Friendly and Felipe Francisco De Souza

   In 2015, Brazil enacted the Statute of the Metropolis (Federal Law No. 13,089) to regulate the establishment of metropolitan areas and regional public policies throughout the country. This research...

7. Redensificar para reconstruir

   El caso de los derechos adicionales de edificabilidad para la reconstrucción de la Ciudad de México
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Julho 2021
   Julio César Fuentes Quezada and Claudia Acosta

   El 19 de septiembre de 2017 ocurrió uno de los sismos más destructivos en la historia de México. Por la pérdida de vidas humanas, la infraestructura pública...

8. Providing Affordable Home Ownership Opportunities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

   Documentos de Trabalho
   Junho 2021
   Larissa Larsen and Kumelachew Yeshitela

   The City Administration of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has engaged in an extensive public effort to build owner-occupied housing to meet the needs of low- and moderate-income residents. By comparing the...

9. Opportunity Clusters

   The Twin Cities Case Study
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Junho 2021
   Andrew Guthrie, Yingling Fan, and Greg Lindsey

   Minnesota’s Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (TCMA), which includes Minneapolis and Saint Paul, presents a confounding example of overall regional prosperity marred by racial disparities in income...

10. Co-Design and Implementation of Climate Change Adaptation Mainstreaming Strategies and Projects in Coastal Dar es Salaam

    Documentos de Trabalho
    Maio 2021
    Liana Ricci and Brendan WIlliams

    The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs estimates that the ten fastestgrowing cities from 2018 to 2035 will all be in Africa, with major development challenges emerging (UNDESA,...