Related Publications (Land Lines Article)

Publication Date: July 2003

Inventory ID LLA030710; English

Article

Urban Land Markets in Transition (CD)
Edited by Gareth A. Jones

The thirteen papers collected on this new CD were initially written for and presented at the Lincoln Institute conference, “Comparative Policy Perspectives on Urban Land Market Reform in Eastern Europe, Southern Africa and Latin America,” held in July 1998 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Gareth A. Jones of the London School of Economics organized the conference, with Martim O. Smolka and Rosalind Greenstein of the Lincoln Institute, and he coordinated the editing and assembly of these revised papers. Jones also offers a new introduction to this collection.

In many developing countries, governments have embarked on a process of constitutional and institutional change as part of wide-ranging urban policy reform. This CD compiles case studies of changing land market experiences in such diverse countries as Albania, Uganda, South Africa and Chile. The papers examine the precepts, promises and performance of the reforms and assess their impacts on methods of land delivery, changing notions of property rights, social and spatial segregation, and access to land for low-income groups.
The individual papers can be downloaded for free from the Lincoln Institute website at www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/workingpapers.asp. Enter the author name into the search field.

CD003. $7.00 plus shipping and handling.

Ordering Information
Mail or fax the order form on the inside back cover of this newsletter, order online at www.lincolninst.edu, email to help@lincolninst.edu, or call 1-800-LAND-USE (800-526-3873).

The Informal City: The Challenge of Latin American Cities
A cidade da informalidade: O desafio das cidades latino-americanas
Edited by Pedro Abramo

Sixteen Latin American researchers with different academic backgrounds provide a comprehensive picture of urban informality in connection with the issue of access to land in the larger Latin American cities. The book’s four sections address (1) urban informality issues in Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Argentina; (2) the challenge of policies to legalize property ownership in Latin America; (3) economic issues in the interaction between urban informality and land use; and (4) three projects undertaken by local administrations (Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre and Santo André) that have attempted to enforce local policies to confront the informal city.

Edited by Pedro Abramo, professor at the Institute of Urban and Regional Planning and Research at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, with the support of the Lincoln Institute, The Informal City offers readers a new way to understand the nuances and diversity of informal cities as a first step toward bridging the gap that splits Latin American cities into different worlds from the standpoint of the rule of law, social institutions and access to wealth.

Published in Portuguese by Sette Letras at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2003. 328 pages, paper. Reais 30.00; US$12.00
ISBN: 85-7388-322-7

Ordering Information
Contact: biblioteca@ippur.ufrj.br

Latin America Program Brochure

The Institute has produced a new Spanish-language brochure describing the Program on Latin America and the Caribbean and its four core courses that are offered at Lincoln House: Large-scale Urban Redevelopment Projects, Property Taxation, Value Capture and Informal Land Markets.

The brochure also presents a series of questions and answers about the Institute’s educational and research programs for Latin American audiences, descriptions of its faculty, and other information to assist those who may wish to participate in programs offered throughout Latin America.

A copy of the brochure will be sent to individuals and organizations on the Institute’s mailing list. If you would like to request a copy, please send an email message to lac@lincolninst.edu or visit the Latin America section of our website at www.lincolninst.edu/aboutlincoln/lac.asp.