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Monitoring the Share of Land in Streets
Public Works and the Quality of Global Urban ExpansionArtigos de ConferênciasNovembro 2015Whether it is microhousing for hipsters in Seattle, high-rises for the upwardly mobile in Beijing, or informal settlements on the fringe of Nairobi, the expansion of urban areas is poorly monitored...
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Climate Change and U.S. Cities
Vulnerability, Impacts, and AdaptationsArtigos de ConferênciasNovembro 2015William SoleckiWilliam Solecki examines the challenge climate change creates for city planning complicated by the fact that barring serious intervention, some urban land may eventually be underwater. Climate change...
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Housing Policies and Urban Development
Lessons from the Latin American Experience, 1960–2010Artigos de ConferênciasNovembro 2015Eduardo RojasAccess and opportunity are tied in many different ways to location. One’s neighborhood and neighbors can have dramatic effects on health and political, socioeconomic, and education opportunities and...
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The Relationship Between the Rise of Private Communities and Increasing Socioeconomic Stratification
Artigos de ConferênciasNovembro 2015Evan McKenzieIn this paper, Evan McKenzie examines the rise of common interest housing, which takes the form of private homeowners’ associations, condominiums, and housing cooperatives. The relationship between...
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Is Location Fate?
Distributional Aspects of SchoolingArtigos de ConferênciasMaio 2014Eric HanushekEric A. Hanushek analyzes the impact of human capital on economic outcomes, arguing that cognitive skills are a better measure of human capital than years of schooling. He focuses on urban schools...
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Beyond “Accidents of Geography”
Using Housing Policy to Improve Access to Quality EducationArtigos de ConferênciasMaio 2014Elizabeth Mueller and Shannon Van ZandtElizabeth J. Mueller and Shannon S. Van Zandt argue that private restrictive covenants, land use and zoning regulations, and federal housing policies have played a major role in creating income and...
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Residential Histories, Geography of Opportunities, and Educational Achievement in the City of Santiago
Artigos de ConferênciasMaio 2014Carolina FloresThis paper explores a fascinating international example of innovation in school choice. In 1980, Chile implemented a universal education voucher. This makes Santiago, a city that exhibits a high...
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Community Characteristics of Homeschooling
The Case of VirginiaArtigos de ConferênciasMaio 2014Luke MillerIn this paper, Luke C. Miller addresses homeschooling, a form of school choice that has been increasing rapidly and in which students now outnumber those attending charter schools. Using school...
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Infrastructure and Urban Development
Evidence from Chinese CitiesArtigos de ConferênciasMaio 2013This paper by Yan Song discusses the links between infrastructure provision and urban expansion, the relationship between levels of infrastructure and land prices, and the mechanisms used to finance...
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Mobile Telephony and Socioeconomic Dynamics in Africa
Artigos de ConferênciasMaio 2013Mirjam de BruijnThis paper by Mirjam de Bruijn examines the development of telecommunication infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa and illustrates the impact with anthropological case studies in four specific...
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