Showing: All Publications
Faculty Profile
Diego Alfonso Erba
January 2006, English
Diego Alfonso Erba is a visiting fellow at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, on leave from his position as professor in the Graduate Program of Geology at Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos–UNISINOS, Brazil. He received undergraduate training as a land survey engineer from Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina, and later earned two […]
January 2006, English
Diego Alfonso Erba is a visiting fellow at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, on leave from his position as professor in the Graduate Program of Geology at Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos–UNISINOS, Brazil. He received undergraduate training as a land survey engineer from Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina, and later earned two […]
January 2006, English
Tax Increment Financing
A Tool for Local Economic Development
January 2006, English
Editor’s note: The Lincoln Institute published a new report on tax increment financing in September, 2018. Tax increment financing (TIF) is an alluring tool that allows municipalities to promote economic development by earmarking property tax revenue from increases in assessed values within a designated TIF district. Proponents point to evidence that assessed property value within […]
January 2006, English
Editor’s note: The Lincoln Institute published a new report on tax increment financing in September, 2018. Tax increment financing (TIF) is an alluring tool that allows municipalities to promote economic development by earmarking property tax revenue from increases in assessed values within a designated TIF district. Proponents point to evidence that assessed property value within […]
From the President
Reinventing Conservation Easements
January 2006, English
In recent decades conservation easements—promises to restrict land development—have become enormously popular, but now they are in trouble. News reports have created concern that some easements are little more than tax avoidance schemes with no public benefit. In response, the IRS has stepped up audits, and some members of Congress want to curtail deductions for […]
January 2006, English
In recent decades conservation easements—promises to restrict land development—have become enormously popular, but now they are in trouble. News reports have created concern that some easements are little more than tax avoidance schemes with no public benefit. In response, the IRS has stepped up audits, and some members of Congress want to curtail deductions for […]
Perfil Docente
Diego Alfonso Erba
January 2006, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 7 del CD-ROM Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. Diego Alfonso Erba es un profesor invitado del Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (Instituto Lincoln de Políticas de Suelo), con licencia de su cargo de profesor del Programa […]
January 2006, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 7 del CD-ROM Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. Diego Alfonso Erba es un profesor invitado del Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (Instituto Lincoln de Políticas de Suelo), con licencia de su cargo de profesor del Programa […]
Desafíos de suelo urbano y vivienda en Brasil
October 2005, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 7 del CD-ROM Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. El Lincoln Institute ha venido colaborando con el Programa de Becas Loeb de la Escuela de Posgrado en Diseño de la Universidad de Harvard desde 1998. El Programa […]
October 2005, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 7 del CD-ROM Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. El Lincoln Institute ha venido colaborando con el Programa de Becas Loeb de la Escuela de Posgrado en Diseño de la Universidad de Harvard desde 1998. El Programa […]
Urban Land and Housing Challenges in Brazil
October 2005, English
The Lincoln Institute has been collaborating with the Loeb Fellowship Program at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design since 1998. The Loeb Fellowship was established in 1970 through the generosity of Harvard alumnus John L. Loeb. Each year ten mid-career design and planning professionals are invited to study independently and develop insights and connections […]
October 2005, English
The Lincoln Institute has been collaborating with the Loeb Fellowship Program at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design since 1998. The Loeb Fellowship was established in 1970 through the generosity of Harvard alumnus John L. Loeb. Each year ten mid-career design and planning professionals are invited to study independently and develop insights and connections […]
Vacant and Abandoned Property
Remedies for Acquisition and Redevelopment
October 2005, English
In June the Lincoln Institute convened a roundtable of experts from around the country to examine how and why property ownership and title problems exacerbate abandonment. The group debated the merits of public policy intervention, identified policies with the greatest potential for success, and outlined anticipated complications and issues in remedying abandonment. This article reports […]
October 2005, English
In June the Lincoln Institute convened a roundtable of experts from around the country to examine how and why property ownership and title problems exacerbate abandonment. The group debated the merits of public policy intervention, identified policies with the greatest potential for success, and outlined anticipated complications and issues in remedying abandonment. This article reports […]
