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New Colombian Law Implements Value Capture
Fernando Rojas and Martim Smolka
March 1998, English
Rapid urban growth, concentrated land ownership, and land use regulations often contribute to a scarcity of land serviced by public infrastructure, which facilitates huge increases in land prices and incredible speculative gains. When the legal and administrative framework cannot be changed easily to let markets operate gradual price adjustments that can be taxed via existing […]
Land Markets, Land Use and Zoning, Value Capture
March 1998, English
Rapid urban growth, concentrated land ownership, and land use regulations often contribute to a scarcity of land serviced by public infrastructure, which facilitates huge increases in land prices and incredible speculative gains. When the legal and administrative framework cannot be changed easily to let markets operate gradual price adjustments that can be taxed via existing […]
Land Markets, Land Use and Zoning, Value Capture
Nueva ley colombiana implementa la captura de la plusvalía
Fernando Rojas and Martim O. Smolka
March 1998, 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. Bajo condiciones de rápido crecimiento urbano, la concentración de la propiedad de la tierra y las leyes que regulan su uso contribuyen con frecuencia a la escasez de […]
Land Markets, Land Use and Zoning, Value Capture
March 1998, 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. Bajo condiciones de rápido crecimiento urbano, la concentración de la propiedad de la tierra y las leyes que regulan su uso contribuyen con frecuencia a la escasez de […]
Land Markets, Land Use and Zoning, Value Capture
Land Value Taxation
Could It Work Today?
Dick Netzer
March 1998, English
Decades before Henry George made a passionate case for the “single tax” in Progress and Poverty, the classical economists had recognized that, in theory, the land value tax was almost the perfect tax. There was a strong moral basis for the land value tax—land value increased over time because of growth in population and improvements […]
Economic Development, Land Value Taxation, Local Government, Public Finance
March 1998, English
Decades before Henry George made a passionate case for the “single tax” in Progress and Poverty, the classical economists had recognized that, in theory, the land value tax was almost the perfect tax. There was a strong moral basis for the land value tax—land value increased over time because of growth in population and improvements […]
Economic Development, Land Value Taxation, Local Government, Public Finance
Open Space Conservation
Investing In Your Community's Economic Health
John Tibbetts
February 1998, English
Policy Focus Report
City and Regional Planning, Environment, Land Conservation, Land Use and Zoning, Public Finance
February 1998, English
Policy Focus Report
City and Regional Planning, Environment, Land Conservation, Land Use and Zoning, Public Finance
Educación a nivel de las bases para las comunidades latinoamericanas
Sonia Pereira
January 1998, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 6 del libro Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. Los sectores populares en la mayoría de las ciudades latinoamericanas se encuentran en una grave desventaja al intentar influenciar la planificación urbana y la administración de sus comunidades. […]
City and Regional Planning, Environment, Urbanization
January 1998, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 6 del libro Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. Los sectores populares en la mayoría de las ciudades latinoamericanas se encuentran en una grave desventaja al intentar influenciar la planificación urbana y la administración de sus comunidades. […]
City and Regional Planning, Environment, Urbanization
Grassroots Education for Latin American Communities
Sonia Pereira
January 1998, English
The popular sectors in most Latin American cities are at a serious disadvantage in influencing land use planning and management in their communities. Although neighborhood activists may be well-organized locally, their interests are generally absent from decision making that can have broad implications for both urban land management and human rights. As part of its […]
City and Regional Planning, Environment, Urbanization
January 1998, English
The popular sectors in most Latin American cities are at a serious disadvantage in influencing land use planning and management in their communities. Although neighborhood activists may be well-organized locally, their interests are generally absent from decision making that can have broad implications for both urban land management and human rights. As part of its […]
City and Regional Planning, Environment, Urbanization
Controlling Sprawl in Boulder
Benefits and Pitfalls
January 1998, English
Boulder, Colorado, has developed a national reputation for having dealt creatively with growth management issues. The city has developed a 27,000-acre greenbelt, a system for controlling the rate of population growth by limiting building permits, and a defined urban growth boundary managed in cooperation with Boulder County. Boulder’s approach to urban growth boundaries, called the […]
City and Regional Planning, Land Conservation, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization
January 1998, English
Boulder, Colorado, has developed a national reputation for having dealt creatively with growth management issues. The city has developed a 27,000-acre greenbelt, a system for controlling the rate of population growth by limiting building permits, and a defined urban growth boundary managed in cooperation with Boulder County. Boulder’s approach to urban growth boundaries, called the […]
City and Regional Planning, Land Conservation, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization
Construir consenso civil en El Salvador
Mario Lungo, Alejandra Mortarini, and Fernando Rojas
January 1998, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 6 del libro Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. La descentralización del estado, el crecimiento de las empresas y la participación comunitaria en los asuntos públicos, están presentando nuevos retos para el desarrollo de las instituciones enfocadas […]
City and Regional Planning, Environment, Land Use and Zoning
January 1998, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 6 del libro Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. La descentralización del estado, el crecimiento de las empresas y la participación comunitaria en los asuntos públicos, están presentando nuevos retos para el desarrollo de las instituciones enfocadas […]
City and Regional Planning, Environment, Land Use and Zoning
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