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Governing and Financing Cities in the Developing World
May 2014, English
May 2014, English
Instrumentos notables de políticas de suelo en América Latina
April 2014, Spanish
April 2014, Spanish
City Farms on CLTs
How Community Land Trusts Are Supporting Urban Agriculture
April 2014, English
Despite the growing popularity of urban agriculture, many city farms continue to face the challenge of insecure land tenure and overly restrictive public policies. Some researchers and policy makers have identified the need for an updated framework for the movement that would support urban farmers as they navigate land use, zoning, and property tax regulations. […]
April 2014, English
Despite the growing popularity of urban agriculture, many city farms continue to face the challenge of insecure land tenure and overly restrictive public policies. Some researchers and policy makers have identified the need for an updated framework for the movement that would support urban farmers as they navigate land use, zoning, and property tax regulations. […]
The Window Tax
A Transparent Case of Excess Burden
April 2014, English
A major argument in support of land-value taxation is that it creates no incentives for altering behavior in order to avoid the tax. By contrast, a conventional property tax, levied on buildings, can deter landowners from erecting otherwise desirable structures on their land. For example, homeowners may decide against finishing a basement or adding a […]
April 2014, English
A major argument in support of land-value taxation is that it creates no incentives for altering behavior in order to avoid the tax. By contrast, a conventional property tax, levied on buildings, can deter landowners from erecting otherwise desirable structures on their land. For example, homeowners may decide against finishing a basement or adding a […]
Informe del presidente
Educación, suelo y ubicación
April 2014, Spanish
Durante los últimos ocho años, cada una de nuestras conferencias anuales sobre políticas de suelo ha tocado un tema diferente. En la conferencia del año pasado se analizaron los vínculos cambiantes que existen entre la educación, el suelo y la ubicación a la luz de la creciente importancia de elección de escuela. Como resultado de […]
April 2014, Spanish
Durante los últimos ocho años, cada una de nuestras conferencias anuales sobre políticas de suelo ha tocado un tema diferente. En la conferencia del año pasado se analizaron los vínculos cambiantes que existen entre la educación, el suelo y la ubicación a la luz de la creciente importancia de elección de escuela. Como resultado de […]
Report from the President
Education, Land, and Location
April 2014, English
For the past eight years, each of our annual land policy conferences has addressed a different theme; last year’s explored the changing links between education, land, and location in light of the growing importance of school choice. The volume resulting from our 2013 conference—Education, Land, and Location, coedited by Lincoln Institute Fellow Daphne A. Kenyon […]
April 2014, English
For the past eight years, each of our annual land policy conferences has addressed a different theme; last year’s explored the changing links between education, land, and location in light of the growing importance of school choice. The volume resulting from our 2013 conference—Education, Land, and Location, coedited by Lincoln Institute Fellow Daphne A. Kenyon […]
Valores del suelo en Chicago, 1913-2010
La historia espacial de una ciudad, revelada
April 2014, Spanish
Más que cualquier otra variable, el cambio en los valores del suelo a través del tiempo y del espacio brinda una perspectiva importante sobre la evolución de la estructura espacial de una ciudad. Mientras que la venta normal de una propiedad refleja el valor combinado del suelo y los edificios, el valor del suelo solo […]
April 2014, Spanish
Más que cualquier otra variable, el cambio en los valores del suelo a través del tiempo y del espacio brinda una perspectiva importante sobre la evolución de la estructura espacial de una ciudad. Mientras que la venta normal de una propiedad refleja el valor combinado del suelo y los edificios, el valor del suelo solo […]
Land Values in Chicago, 1913–2010
A City’s Spatial History Revealed
April 2014, English
More than any other single variable, the change in land values across time and over space provides important insights into the shifting spatial structure of a city. Whereas a typical property sale reflects the combined value of the land and buildings, the land value alone represents the actual current worth of a location and suggests […]
April 2014, English
More than any other single variable, the change in land values across time and over space provides important insights into the shifting spatial structure of a city. Whereas a typical property sale reflects the combined value of the land and buildings, the land value alone represents the actual current worth of a location and suggests […]
