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El desafío de la formación de asentamientos informales en los países en vías de desarrollo

Claudio Acioly Jr.

April 2007, 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. Hoy en día, uno de cada tres ciudadanos urbanos del mundo vive en condiciones de pobreza y hacinamiento. Según el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para los Asentamientos […]

April 2007, 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. Hoy en día, uno de cada tres ciudadanos urbanos del mundo vive en condiciones de pobreza y hacinamiento. Según el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para los Asentamientos […]

The Challenge of Slum Formation in the Developing World

Claudio Acioly Jr.

April 2007, English

One of every three urban citizens lives in slum conditions across the world today. According to the United Nations Human Settlement Programme, in 2006 there were nearly 1 billion people who could find housing only in slum settlements in most cities of Latin America, Asia, and Africa, and a smaller number in the cities of […]

Informal Settlements, Land and Property Rights, Local Government, Urbanization

April 2007, English

One of every three urban citizens lives in slum conditions across the world today. According to the United Nations Human Settlement Programme, in 2006 there were nearly 1 billion people who could find housing only in slum settlements in most cities of Latin America, Asia, and Africa, and a smaller number in the cities of […]

Informal Settlements, Land and Property Rights, Local Government, Urbanization

Property Taxation in Anglophone Africa

Riël C.D. Franzsen

April 2007, English

A well-functioning property tax system could offer many benefits to the nations of sub-Saharan Africa. At a time of decentralization, when local governments are being asked to assume new responsibilities for services and infrastructure in such countries as Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Uganda, a dependable and locally administered source of revenue would greatly benefit […]

Economic Development, Local Government, Property Tax, Urbanization

April 2007, English

A well-functioning property tax system could offer many benefits to the nations of sub-Saharan Africa. At a time of decentralization, when local governments are being asked to assume new responsibilities for services and infrastructure in such countries as Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Uganda, a dependable and locally administered source of revenue would greatly benefit […]

Economic Development, Local Government, Property Tax, Urbanization

Social Conflict Over Property Rights

Harvey M. Jacobs

April 2007, English

That there is social conflict over property rights is clear to anyone with even passing attention to the national media.

City and Regional Planning, Land and Property Rights

April 2007, English

That there is social conflict over property rights is clear to anyone with even passing attention to the national media.

City and Regional Planning, Land and Property Rights

Faculty Profile

Peter Pollock

April 2007, English

Peter Pollock, FAICP, is the Ronald Smith Fellow at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Since July 2006 he has been working with the Department of Planning and Urban Form to manage the Institute’s joint venture projects with the Sonoran Institute and the Public Policy Research Institute of the Universtiy of Montana.

City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Environment, Urbanization

April 2007, English

Peter Pollock, FAICP, is the Ronald Smith Fellow at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Since July 2006 he has been working with the Department of Planning and Urban Form to manage the Institute’s joint venture projects with the Sonoran Institute and the Public Policy Research Institute of the Universtiy of Montana.

City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Environment, Urbanization

Land Lines, April 2007

Edited by Ann LeRoyer

April 2007, English

City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Environment, Land and Property Rights, Urbanization

April 2007, English

City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Environment, Land and Property Rights, Urbanization

What Happens When a Large City Doesn’t Have a Property Tax But Attempts to Enact One

A Case Study of Mesa Arizona

Jeffrey I. Chapman

April 2007, English

Working Paper

Economic Development, Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance

April 2007, English

Working Paper

Economic Development, Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance

April 2007, English

Working Paper