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La política del suelo en América Latina
Martim Smolka and Laura Mullahy
September 2000, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 1 del libro Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. Si bien se le conoce como una región de gran diversidad, América Latina también se caracteriza por una serie de herencias comunes que afectan la tierra de manera […]
Land Markets, Land Use and Zoning, Public Finance, Value Capture
September 2000, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 1 del libro Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. Si bien se le conoce como una región de gran diversidad, América Latina también se caracteriza por una serie de herencias comunes que afectan la tierra de manera […]
Land Markets, Land Use and Zoning, Public Finance, Value Capture
Traditional Methods and New Approaches to Land Valuation
Jerome C. German, Dennis Robinson, and Joan Youngman
July 2000, English
The single greatest challenge to any type of land value taxation system is accurate valuation of land on a large scale. In urban areas where nearly all real estate sales data represent transfers of land with improvements, it is difficult to divide prices between land and building components. Although many jurisdictions require a separate listing […]
Land Value Taxation, Technology and Tools, Valuation
July 2000, English
The single greatest challenge to any type of land value taxation system is accurate valuation of land on a large scale. In urban areas where nearly all real estate sales data represent transfers of land with improvements, it is difficult to divide prices between land and building components. Although many jurisdictions require a separate listing […]
Land Value Taxation, Technology and Tools, Valuation
Repensando las políticas de captura de plusvalías para América Latina
May 2000, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 4 del libro Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. Estudiosos y funcionarios públicos preocupados por la justicia social consideran que la redistribución de los valores de la tierra es un objetivo especialmente importante de política urbana en […]
Infrastructure, Public Finance, Valuation, Value Capture
May 2000, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 4 del libro Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. Estudiosos y funcionarios públicos preocupados por la justicia social consideran que la redistribución de los valores de la tierra es un objetivo especialmente importante de política urbana en […]
Infrastructure, Public Finance, Valuation, Value Capture
Local Government and Property Tax Reform in South Africa
May 2000, English
Since first holding democratic elections at the national and provincial levels in 1994, South Africa has undertaken far-reaching constitutional changes. Arguably, the most fundamental transformation is taking place at the local government level, where the divisions created by apartheid were most severe. These changes were set in motion by the Local Government Transition Act of […]
Local Government, Property Tax, Valuation
May 2000, English
Since first holding democratic elections at the national and provincial levels in 1994, South Africa has undertaken far-reaching constitutional changes. Arguably, the most fundamental transformation is taking place at the local government level, where the divisions created by apartheid were most severe. These changes were set in motion by the Local Government Transition Act of […]
Local Government, Property Tax, Valuation
Effects of Urban Containment on Housing Prices and Landowner Behavior
Arthur C. Nelson
May 2000, English
Smart growth has moved from the domain of policy analysts into more general acceptance. It is championed by national leaders such as Vice President Al Gore, governors (Parris Glendening of Maryland), urban mayors (William A. Johnson of Rochester, New York), non-governmental organizations (National Trust for Historic Preservation), and the private sector (Urban Land Institute). Voters […]
Economic Development, Housing, Land Markets, Urbanization
May 2000, English
Smart growth has moved from the domain of policy analysts into more general acceptance. It is championed by national leaders such as Vice President Al Gore, governors (Parris Glendening of Maryland), urban mayors (William A. Johnson of Rochester, New York), non-governmental organizations (National Trust for Historic Preservation), and the private sector (Urban Land Institute). Voters […]
Economic Development, Housing, Land Markets, Urbanization
Rethinking Value Capture Policies for Latin America
May 2000, English
Scholars and public officials concerned with social justice consider redistribution of land values to be an especially important objective of urban policy in Latin American countries, where great differences in access to scarce urban infrastructure and services result in an unfair distribution of land values. However, value capture policies and instruments used in principle to […]
Infrastructure, Public Finance, Valuation, Value Capture
May 2000, English
Scholars and public officials concerned with social justice consider redistribution of land values to be an especially important objective of urban policy in Latin American countries, where great differences in access to scarce urban infrastructure and services result in an unfair distribution of land values. However, value capture policies and instruments used in principle to […]
Infrastructure, Public Finance, Valuation, Value Capture
Mediating Land Use Disputes
Pros and Cons
Lawrence Susskind, Mieke van der Wansem, and Armand Ciccarelli
April 2000, English
Policy Focus Report
Land Conflict Resolution
April 2000, English
Policy Focus Report
Land Conflict Resolution
El suelo como recurso para promover el desarrollo en Cuba
Ricardo Núñez, H. James Brown, and Martim Smolka
March 2000, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 5 del libro Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. Actualmente se está llevando a cabo en La Habana, Cuba, un programa de estudio de aprovechamiento del suelo y de su valor para fines de facilitar la revitalización […]
Economic Development, Land Markets, Public Finance, Valuation
March 2000, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 5 del libro Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. Actualmente se está llevando a cabo en La Habana, Cuba, un programa de estudio de aprovechamiento del suelo y de su valor para fines de facilitar la revitalización […]
Economic Development, Land Markets, Public Finance, Valuation
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