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Urban Land as a Factor in Economic and Social Inclusion
The Experience of Havana
Ricardo Núñez Fernández
October 2008, English
Working Paper
October 2008, English
Working Paper
The Land Tax Is Pretty Neutral
N. Edward Coulson and Herman Li
September 2008, English
Working Paper
Land Value Taxation
September 2008, English
Working Paper
Land Value Taxation
How Differences in Property Taxes within Cities Affect Urban Sprawl
Yan Song and Yves Zenou
September 2008, English
Working Paper
Property Tax, Urbanization
September 2008, English
Working Paper
Property Tax, Urbanization
People or Place?
Revisiting the Who Versus the Where of Urban Development
Randall Crane and Michael Manville
July 2008, English
One of the longest standing debates in community economic development is between “place-based” and “people-based” approaches to combating poverty, housing affordability, chronic unemployment, and community decline. Should help go to distressed places or distressed people?
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Poverty and Inequality
July 2008, English
One of the longest standing debates in community economic development is between “place-based” and “people-based” approaches to combating poverty, housing affordability, chronic unemployment, and community decline. Should help go to distressed places or distressed people?
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Poverty and Inequality
Report From the President
Property Rights
Gregory K. Ingram
July 2008, English
Report from the President on Property Rights
Economic Development, Environment, Land and Property Rights
July 2008, English
Report from the President on Property Rights
Economic Development, Environment, Land and Property Rights
After Sprawl
The Humane Metropolis
Rutherford H. Platt
July 2008, English
Harmful impacts of sprawl in terms of air and water pollution, waste of energy and time, traffic congestion and highway accidents, lack of affordable housing, increased flooding, and loss of biodiversity have been widely documented (Platt 2004, ch. 6). Also, the fiscal impacts of sprawl on local communities have been evaluated by researchers at the […]
City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Environment, Land Use and Zoning
July 2008, English
Harmful impacts of sprawl in terms of air and water pollution, waste of energy and time, traffic congestion and highway accidents, lack of affordable housing, increased flooding, and loss of biodiversity have been widely documented (Platt 2004, ch. 6). Also, the fiscal impacts of sprawl on local communities have been evaluated by researchers at the […]
City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Environment, Land Use and Zoning
Urban Housing Informality
Does Building and Land Use Regulation Matter?
Ciro Biderman, Martim Smolka, and Anna Sant’Anna
July 2008, English
New evidence from Brazil indicates that the regulation of land use and building standards can reinforce other factors that contribute to informal and irregular urban land occupation. The magnitude and persistence of informality in Latin American cities cannot be fully explained by poverty rates (which are declining), insufficient public investment in social housing or urban […]
Informal Settlements, Land and Property Rights, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization
July 2008, English
New evidence from Brazil indicates that the regulation of land use and building standards can reinforce other factors that contribute to informal and irregular urban land occupation. The magnitude and persistence of informality in Latin American cities cannot be fully explained by poverty rates (which are declining), insufficient public investment in social housing or urban […]
Informal Settlements, Land and Property Rights, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization
A Model for Sustainable Development in Arizona’s Sun Corridor
Luther Propst
July 2008, English
Emerging concerns about climate change impacts along with changing preferences for housing options are shaping the debate over growth patterns and sustainability. Climate modeling experts expect Arizona’s Sun Corridor to become hotter, drier, and more prone to extreme weather events. In a region where summer temperatures top 110°, annual precipitation is only 9 to 10 […]
Climate Change, Environment, Housing, Land Use and Zoning
July 2008, English
Emerging concerns about climate change impacts along with changing preferences for housing options are shaping the debate over growth patterns and sustainability. Climate modeling experts expect Arizona’s Sun Corridor to become hotter, drier, and more prone to extreme weather events. In a region where summer temperatures top 110°, annual precipitation is only 9 to 10 […]
Climate Change, Environment, Housing, Land Use and Zoning
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