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Fortress Communities
The Walling and Gating of American Suburbs
September 1995, English
Gated communities are residential areas with restricted access designed to privatize normally public spaces. These developments occur in both new suburban developments and older inner city areas retrofitted to provide security. We estimate that at least three or four million and potentially many more Americans are seeking this new form of refuge from the problems […]
September 1995, English
Gated communities are residential areas with restricted access designed to privatize normally public spaces. These developments occur in both new suburban developments and older inner city areas retrofitted to provide security. We estimate that at least three or four million and potentially many more Americans are seeking this new form of refuge from the problems […]
Land Policy in Estonia
Establishing New Valuation and Taxation Programs
September 1995, English
Like the other New Independent States of Central and Eastern Europe, Estonia is striving to adapt complex social and economic systems to changing conditions. To help Estonian policymakers enhance their understanding of land economics, taxation and related policy issues, the Lincoln Institute has embarked on a far-reaching collaborative education program with the American Institute for […]
September 1995, English
Like the other New Independent States of Central and Eastern Europe, Estonia is striving to adapt complex social and economic systems to changing conditions. To help Estonian policymakers enhance their understanding of land economics, taxation and related policy issues, the Lincoln Institute has embarked on a far-reaching collaborative education program with the American Institute for […]
Gestión de recursos del suelo en América Latina
May 1995, 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 rápida integración de América Latina a la economía mundial está acentuando más las tensiones socioeconómicas y políticas en la región. Las autoridades responsables de las políticas están […]
May 1995, 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 rápida integración de América Latina a la economía mundial está acentuando más las tensiones socioeconómicas y políticas en la región. Las autoridades responsables de las políticas están […]
Entender los mercados inmobiliarios que no existen
El desafío de Cuba
May 1995, 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. ¿Cómo funcionan los mercados inmobiliarios en entornos donde los mecanismos normales del mercado son deficientes o no existen? Este es el caso de Cuba –país que lucha por […]
May 1995, 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. ¿Cómo funcionan los mercados inmobiliarios en entornos donde los mecanismos normales del mercado son deficientes o no existen? Este es el caso de Cuba –país que lucha por […]
Land Policy and Boom-Bust Real Estate Markets
September 1994, English
September 1994, English
Reconcebir la ciudad
Una nueva perspectiva de las políticas sobre los asentamientos humanos en América Latina
January 1994, 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. Las ciudades latinoamericanas han crecido hasta sobrepasar por mucho su capacidad para brindar a los ciudadanos un entorno productivo y saludable. Las estructuras administrativas públicas tienen escasa idoneidad […]
January 1994, 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. Las ciudades latinoamericanas han crecido hasta sobrepasar por mucho su capacidad para brindar a los ciudadanos un entorno productivo y saludable. Las estructuras administrativas públicas tienen escasa idoneidad […]
Dealing with Change in the Connecticut River Valley
A Design Manual for Conservation and Development
June 1988, English
In a cooperative project between the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 19 towns and cities along the Connecticut River were involved in developing practical planning standards to balance community preservation and future development. This critically acclaimed manual uses striking perspective drawings, plans, and photos to explain how any community can use creative planning guidelines to accommodate growth while preserving rural landscapes.
June 1988, English
In a cooperative project between the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 19 towns and cities along the Connecticut River were involved in developing practical planning standards to balance community preservation and future development. This critically acclaimed manual uses striking perspective drawings, plans, and photos to explain how any community can use creative planning guidelines to accommodate growth while preserving rural landscapes.
Economics and Tax Policy
January 1986, English
This clear and concise explanation of the basic principles of microeconomic theory shows the implications of property tax policy for individual enterprises. The first section introduces the basic notions of supply, demand and market allocation, as well as the criteria of economic efficiency, equity and growth. The second section discusses household and firm behavior in competitive markets. The third section looks at markets critically and suggests that tax policy can be used to correct for market imperfections and to redistribute income and wealth.
January 1986, English
This clear and concise explanation of the basic principles of microeconomic theory shows the implications of property tax policy for individual enterprises. The first section introduces the basic notions of supply, demand and market allocation, as well as the criteria of economic efficiency, equity and growth. The second section discusses household and firm behavior in competitive markets. The third section looks at markets critically and suggests that tax policy can be used to correct for market imperfections and to redistribute income and wealth.
