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Admissions to Academy Schools in England
School Composition and House PricesArtigos de ConferênciasMaio 2014Stephen Machin and Anne WestEngland has had various forms of school choice for decades. Stephen Machin and Anne West focus on the introduction of academy schools, a new form of secondary school, in 2000. Academies are broadly...
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Metropolitan Infrastructure and Capital Finance
Artigos de ConferênciasAbril 2013Gregory K. Ingram, Zhi Liu, and Karin L. BrandtThis paper provides a baseline analysis and comparison of private participation in key infrastructure (energy, transportation, telecommunications, water and sanitation) for developing countries...
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The Unearned Increment
Property and the Capture of Betterment Value in Britain and FranceArtigos de ConferênciasMaio 2012Philip A. BoothIn this paper, Philip A. Booth shows land value capture is closely linked to institutions that define property in land. Thus, we need to consider how property has been constructed in the law,...
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Integrating Adaptation and Mitigation in Local Climate Change Planning
Artigos de ConferênciasMaio 2011Elisabeth M. HaminAnother land use planning issue related to climate policy is the potential tradeoffs in land use between adaptation and mitigation. Whereas typical mitigation measures, such as compact city structure...
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The Impact of Climate Change on Land
Artigos de ConferênciasMaio 2011Robert MendelsohnIn this paper, Robert Mendelsohn discusses land use changes in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and recreational activities. Although the precise magnitude of climate change is not known,...
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Property Rights and Real Estate Privatization in Russia
A Work in ProgressArtigos de ConferênciasMaio 2009Bertrand Renaud, Joseph K. Eckert, and R. Jerome AndersonRussia has attempted to develop property rights institutions to facilitate the development of private real estate markets since 1991. As of 2008 only one city (Veliky Novgorod) of 171 medium and...
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Property Rights Protection and Spatial Planning in European Countries
Artigos de ConferênciasMaio 2009Vincent RenardConfiscation of an owner’s property is not the only form of taking. If government regulations limit all viable uses of a property and cause a substantial decrease in its value, this in most cases is...
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The United Kingdom’s Experience in Revitalizing Inner Cities
Artigos de ConferênciasMaio 2007Peter HallPeter Hall discusses chronologically the urban regeneration effects undertaken in the United Kingdom over the past 30 years. The British urban development patterns discussed by Hall are very...
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Implementation of the Real Property Tax in Veliky Novgorod
Land Policy IssuesArtigos de ConferênciasMaio 2001Natalia KalininaThis paper was written for and presented at a Lincoln Institute course titled, “Land Reform and Emerging Property Market in Russia,” held May 29-30, 2001, in St. Petersburg, Russia.