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A Planet of Cities
Urban Land Cover Estimates and Projections for All Countries, 2000-2050
Shlomo Angel, Jason Parent, Daniel Civco, Alexander Blei, and David Potere
November 2010, English
A data set comprising the universe of all 3,649 named metropolitan agglomerations and cities that had populations in excess of 100,000 in the year 2000, their populations in that year, and their built-up area identified in the MOD500 map, currently the best satellite-based global map of urban land cover.
Working Paper
Urbanization
November 2010, English
A data set comprising the universe of all 3,649 named metropolitan agglomerations and cities that had populations in excess of 100,000 in the year 2000, their populations in that year, and their built-up area identified in the MOD500 map, currently the best satellite-based global map of urban land cover.
Working Paper
Urbanization
The New American Ghost Town
Foreclosure, Abandonment, and the Prospects for City Planning
Justin Hollander, Colin Polsky, Dan Zinder, and Dan Runfola
Property Tax Reform
The Northern Ireland Experience
William J. McCluskey and Nigel D. Woods
November 2010, English
Property Tax
November 2010, English
Property Tax
Outperforming the Market
Delinquency and Foreclosure Rates in Community Land Trusts
Emily Thaden and Greg Rosenberg
October 2010, English
The foreclosure crisis and its impact on the U.S. economy seem far from abating as mortgage delinquencies and foreclosure filings continue to climb. According to RealtyTrac, a total of 2.8 million properties had foreclosure filings during 2009, or one out of every 45 residences. That foreclosure rate was 21 percent higher than in 2008 and […]
Economic Development, Housing, Land and Property Rights, Poverty and Inequality
October 2010, English
The foreclosure crisis and its impact on the U.S. economy seem far from abating as mortgage delinquencies and foreclosure filings continue to climb. According to RealtyTrac, a total of 2.8 million properties had foreclosure filings during 2009, or one out of every 45 residences. That foreclosure rate was 21 percent higher than in 2008 and […]
Economic Development, Housing, Land and Property Rights, Poverty and Inequality
Report from the President
PILOTs in Perspective
Gregory K. Ingram
October 2010, English
Nonprofit organizations operated for charitable purposes in the United States are exempt from most taxes, including investment income, sales, and property taxes. They benefit from the tax deductions that donors receive for charitable contributions, and some nonprofits also benefit from financing raised through tax-exempt bonds. Data allows informed estimates of the size of these tax […]
Property Tax, Public Finance
October 2010, English
Nonprofit organizations operated for charitable purposes in the United States are exempt from most taxes, including investment income, sales, and property taxes. They benefit from the tax deductions that donors receive for charitable contributions, and some nonprofits also benefit from financing raised through tax-exempt bonds. Data allows informed estimates of the size of these tax […]
Property Tax, Public Finance
What the Housing Crisis Means for State and Local Governments
Kim Rueben and Serena Lei
October 2010, English
As the U.S. housing market experiences its largest contraction since the Great Depression, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the Urban–Brookings Tax Policy Center took a closer look at the consequences of this crisis for state and local governments in a May 2010 conference. A major theme of the discussion was the fallibility of […]
Housing, Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance
October 2010, English
As the U.S. housing market experiences its largest contraction since the Great Depression, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the Urban–Brookings Tax Policy Center took a closer look at the consequences of this crisis for state and local governments in a May 2010 conference. A major theme of the discussion was the fallibility of […]
Housing, Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance
Expandiendo nuestro alcance en América Latina por medio de la educación a distancia
October 2010, Spanish
La región de América Latina enfrenta desafíos formidables en educación y capacitación sobre temas de política, planeamiento y tributación de suelo. Por casi 20 años, el Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (Instituto Lincoln) ha estado ofreciendo programas sobre estos tópicos en 17 países de América del Sur continental y varios otros países caribeños. Estos países […]
Urbanization
October 2010, Spanish
La región de América Latina enfrenta desafíos formidables en educación y capacitación sobre temas de política, planeamiento y tributación de suelo. Por casi 20 años, el Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (Instituto Lincoln) ha estado ofreciendo programas sobre estos tópicos en 17 países de América del Sur continental y varios otros países caribeños. Estos países […]
Urbanization
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