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April 1999, English
Myths and Realities of Public Land Leasing
Canberra and Hong Kong
March 1999, English
Many scholars and analysts have suggested that public leasehold systems could allow governments to benefit from a share of future increased land value. Some have even argued that other policy objectives, including stabilizing land prices, controlling land uses and facilitating land redevelopment, could also be achieved through public land leasing. Although these proposals are persuasive […]
March 1999, English
Many scholars and analysts have suggested that public leasehold systems could allow governments to benefit from a share of future increased land value. Some have even argued that other policy objectives, including stabilizing land prices, controlling land uses and facilitating land redevelopment, could also be achieved through public land leasing. Although these proposals are persuasive […]
La expansión del uso de la tierra en Bogotá
¿Puede ser controlada?
March 1999, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 5 del libro Perspectivas urbanas; Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. Las complejas presiones económicas, geográficas y demográficas sobre los patrones del uso de la tierra hacen que el manejo del crecimiento urbano constituya un verdadero desafío en el […]
March 1999, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 5 del libro Perspectivas urbanas; Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. Las complejas presiones económicas, geográficas y demográficas sobre los patrones del uso de la tierra hacen que el manejo del crecimiento urbano constituya un verdadero desafío en el […]
Land Use Expansion in Bogota
Can It Be Controlled?
March 1999, English
The complex demographic, geographic and economic pressures on land use patterns make managing urban growth a difficult challenge throughout the world. This is especially evident in rapidly developing Latin American cities that are outgrowing their boundaries and must work collaboratively with surrounding towns in a political climate that is not generally conducive to metropolitan government. […]
March 1999, English
The complex demographic, geographic and economic pressures on land use patterns make managing urban growth a difficult challenge throughout the world. This is especially evident in rapidly developing Latin American cities that are outgrowing their boundaries and must work collaboratively with surrounding towns in a political climate that is not generally conducive to metropolitan government. […]
Introducing Value-based Property Taxation in Poland
March 1999, English
As a next step in the economic reforms begun in the post-Soviet period, momentum is growing in Poland for the introduction of a property tax based on market value. The recently established Department of Local Government Taxes and Cadastre within the Ministry of Finance is responsible for carrying out the reforms, and has invited the […]
March 1999, English
As a next step in the economic reforms begun in the post-Soviet period, momentum is growing in Poland for the introduction of a property tax based on market value. The recently established Department of Local Government Taxes and Cadastre within the Ministry of Finance is responsible for carrying out the reforms, and has invited the […]
Land Lines, March 1999
March 1999, English
March 1999, English
The Potential for a Property Tax in Bosnia and Herzegovina
March 1999, English
March 1999, English
Smart Growth for the Bluegrass Region
January 1999, English
Like many fast-growing areas across the country, the Bluegrass region of central Kentucky is dealing with two complementary growth management issues: How to manage growth that takes place within the 40-year-old urban growth boundary around Lexington and in the smaller cities and towns of the surrounding counties; How to best preserve the unique rural character […]
January 1999, English
Like many fast-growing areas across the country, the Bluegrass region of central Kentucky is dealing with two complementary growth management issues: How to manage growth that takes place within the 40-year-old urban growth boundary around Lexington and in the smaller cities and towns of the surrounding counties; How to best preserve the unique rural character […]
