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City Tech

Printable Houses Begin to Take Shape

By Rob Walker

September 2018, English

Over the past decade, three-dimensional printing has been one of the buzziest ideas in technology. Instead of adding ink to paper, a 3D printer translates a digital design into an object by adding layer upon layer of material (plastic, metal, concrete) through a computer-guided extruder—almost like a motorized toothpaste tube. More correctly but blandly described […]

Housing, Technology and Tools

September 2018, English

Over the past decade, three-dimensional printing has been one of the buzziest ideas in technology. Instead of adding ink to paper, a 3D printer translates a digital design into an object by adding layer upon layer of material (plastic, metal, concrete) through a computer-guided extruder—almost like a motorized toothpaste tube. More correctly but blandly described […]

Housing, Technology and Tools

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Green Infrastructure

How Utilities Are Greening Transmission Corridors from Europe to South America

By Will Jason

September 2018, English

Often viewed as scars on the landscape, power transmission corridors might seem like unlikely sites for ecological restoration or preservation. But around the world, utilities are taking a more sustainable approach to managing vegetation and habitat below and alongside power lines. These practices not only have a positive impact on landscapes and make power corridors […]

Environment, Land Conservation

September 2018, English

Often viewed as scars on the landscape, power transmission corridors might seem like unlikely sites for ecological restoration or preservation. But around the world, utilities are taking a more sustainable approach to managing vegetation and habitat below and alongside power lines. These practices not only have a positive impact on landscapes and make power corridors […]

Environment, Land Conservation

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Q & A

Tax Incentives for Amazon HQ2—When Winners End Up Losers?

By David Franco

September 2018, English

Amazon wants tax incentives to locate its second headquarters. Could the costs outweigh the benefits for a city like Boston?

City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance

September 2018, English

Amazon wants tax incentives to locate its second headquarters. Could the costs outweigh the benefits for a city like Boston?

City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance

The 2010 Universe of Cities

A New Perspective on Global Urbanization

Nicolás Galarza Sánchez, Yang Liu, and Shlomo Angel
with Alejandro M. Blei, Achilles Kallergis, Patrick Lamson-Hall, Maria Mónica Salazar, Daniel L. Civco, and Jason Parent

September 2018, English

Working Paper

September 2018, English

Working Paper

Movilidad cotidiana y cambios en la geografía de oportunidades en la ciudad de Santiago

¿Qué ha pasado con las familias que viven mal localizadas?

Joaquín Prieto y Isabel Brain

September 2018, Spanish

Working Paper

September 2018, Spanish

Working Paper

Predicting Municipal Fiscal Distress

Aspiration or Reality?

Tracy Gordon

September 2018, English

Working Paper

Local Government, Public Finance

September 2018, English

Working Paper

Local Government, Public Finance

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CePACs and Their Value Capture Viability in the U.S. for Infrastructure Funding

Julie Kim

September 2018, English

Working Paper

Value Capture

September 2018, English

Working Paper

Value Capture

Government Institutions and the Dynamics of Urban Growth in China

Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and Min Zhang

September 2018, English

Working Paper

Economic Development

September 2018, English

Working Paper

Economic Development