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Mass Valuation of Land in the Russian Federation
Alexey L. Overchuk
April 2004, English
The collapse of communism in the early 1990s launched an era of political and economic reforms in Russia and throughout the former Soviet Union that introduced democracy and the free market economy to countries that previously had no experience with either of these concepts. In Russia privatization of land was one of the first items […]
Economic Development, Land and Property Rights, Property Tax, Valuation
April 2004, English
The collapse of communism in the early 1990s launched an era of political and economic reforms in Russia and throughout the former Soviet Union that introduced democracy and the free market economy to countries that previously had no experience with either of these concepts. In Russia privatization of land was one of the first items […]
Economic Development, Land and Property Rights, Property Tax, Valuation
From the President
H. James Brown
April 2004, English
One of the major objectives of the Lincoln Institute is to enhance discussion and debate on issues of land and tax policy. We accomplish this objective in part by sponsoring courses that bring stakeholders together at Lincoln House or other classroom locations. We believe these programs that permit face-to-face interaction can play a major role […]
City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Land Value Taxation
April 2004, English
One of the major objectives of the Lincoln Institute is to enhance discussion and debate on issues of land and tax policy. We accomplish this objective in part by sponsoring courses that bring stakeholders together at Lincoln House or other classroom locations. We believe these programs that permit face-to-face interaction can play a major role […]
City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Land Value Taxation
Mass Valuation for Land Taxation in Transitional Economies
Jane H. Malme
April 2004, English
Over the past decade, the Lincoln Institute has developed and presented many courses on the interaction of land and tax policies and on the development of value-based land and real property taxation for policy makers and senior government officials from countries transitioning to market economies in Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltics. These courses […]
Economic Development, Land Value Taxation, Property Tax, Valuation
April 2004, English
Over the past decade, the Lincoln Institute has developed and presented many courses on the interaction of land and tax policies and on the development of value-based land and real property taxation for policy makers and senior government officials from countries transitioning to market economies in Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltics. These courses […]
Economic Development, Land Value Taxation, Property Tax, Valuation
Landscape-scale Conservation
Grappling with the Green Matrix
January 2004, English
In 1921, a loquacious, part-time public servant named Benton MacKaye proposed, in the Journal of the American Institute of Architects, the creation of an “Appalachian Trail,” an effort that he saw as “a project in regional planning” (MacKaye 1921). His vision evolved over several decades until, under the leadership of a lawyer named Myron Avery, […]
City and Regional Planning, Environment, Land and Property Rights, Land Conservation
January 2004, English
In 1921, a loquacious, part-time public servant named Benton MacKaye proposed, in the Journal of the American Institute of Architects, the creation of an “Appalachian Trail,” an effort that he saw as “a project in regional planning” (MacKaye 1921). His vision evolved over several decades until, under the leadership of a lawyer named Myron Avery, […]
City and Regional Planning, Environment, Land and Property Rights, Land Conservation
Roles of Community-based Organizations in Brownfields Redevelopment
Lavea Brachman
January 2004, English
As part of a series of educational programs on brownfields redevelopment for community-based organizations (CBOs), the Lincoln Institute will offer its third course, “Reuse of Brownfields and Other Underutilized Properties: Identifying Successful Roles for Community-based Nonprofit Organizations,” in Detroit in late March 2004. The impetus for the series arose from a number of issues in […]
City and Regional Planning, Land and Property Rights, Land Use and Zoning
January 2004, English
As part of a series of educational programs on brownfields redevelopment for community-based organizations (CBOs), the Lincoln Institute will offer its third course, “Reuse of Brownfields and Other Underutilized Properties: Identifying Successful Roles for Community-based Nonprofit Organizations,” in Detroit in late March 2004. The impetus for the series arose from a number of issues in […]
City and Regional Planning, Land and Property Rights, Land Use and Zoning
Property Tax Reform and Smart Growth
Connecting Some of the Dots
January 2004, English
It is undeniable that land use change in the United States has been occurring at a rapid rate. Between 1982 and 1997 alone, developed land increased nationwide by 25 million acres, or 34 percent. Population growth certainly helped to fuel this increase in settled land area, as the U.S. resident population grew by 15.6 percent […]
Economic Development, Land Markets, Property Tax, Public Finance
January 2004, English
It is undeniable that land use change in the United States has been occurring at a rapid rate. Between 1982 and 1997 alone, developed land increased nationwide by 25 million acres, or 34 percent. Population growth certainly helped to fuel this increase in settled land area, as the U.S. resident population grew by 15.6 percent […]
Economic Development, Land Markets, Property Tax, Public Finance
Faculty Profile
Gerrit-Jan Knaap
January 2004, English
Gerrit-Jan Knaap is an economist, professor of urban studies and planning, and executive director of the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education at the University of Maryland, in College Park. His research interests include the economics and politics of land use planning, the efficacy of economic development instruments, and the impacts of environmental […]
City and Regional Planning, Land Markets, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization
January 2004, English
Gerrit-Jan Knaap is an economist, professor of urban studies and planning, and executive director of the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education at the University of Maryland, in College Park. His research interests include the economics and politics of land use planning, the efficacy of economic development instruments, and the impacts of environmental […]
City and Regional Planning, Land Markets, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization
Urban Renewal in a South African Township
David Goldberg
October 2003, English
For the past six years, the Lincoln Institute has been collaborating with the Loeb Fellowship Program at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. Established in 1970 through the generosity of alumnus John L. Loeb, the Loeb Fellowship invites about 10 mid-career professionals each year to study independently and develop insights and connections that can advance […]
City and Regional Planning, Housing, Poverty and Inequality, Urbanization
October 2003, English
For the past six years, the Lincoln Institute has been collaborating with the Loeb Fellowship Program at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. Established in 1970 through the generosity of alumnus John L. Loeb, the Loeb Fellowship invites about 10 mid-career professionals each year to study independently and develop insights and connections that can advance […]
City and Regional Planning, Housing, Poverty and Inequality, Urbanization
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