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Fiscal and Regulatory Instruments for Value Capture
The Case of Santo Andre
Jeroen Klink, Luis Carlos Afonso, and Irineu Bagnariolli Jr.
September 1998, English
In Santo Andre and all Brazilian cities, the value per square meter of land is fixed by law, thus hindering the capacity of the city administration to tax real estate property according to its market value. In 1993 the Santo Andre city administration passed a law to grant a 40 percent discount on the property […]
City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Land Value Taxation, Value Capture
September 1998, English
In Santo Andre and all Brazilian cities, the value per square meter of land is fixed by law, thus hindering the capacity of the city administration to tax real estate property according to its market value. In 1993 the Santo Andre city administration passed a law to grant a 40 percent discount on the property […]
City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Land Value Taxation, Value Capture
Overcoming Obstacles to Brownfield and Vacant Land Redevelopment
Thomas K. Wright and Ann Davlin
September 1998, English
June 22, 1998, saw an event that would have been improbable only a short while ago-developers, public officials and environmentalists gathered in Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood to announce the opening of a new $4.5 million state-of-the-art compressed gas packaging facility on an old brownfield site. The facility, owned by Welco Gases Corp., will provide industrial and […]
City and Regional Planning, Land Conservation, Land Use and Zoning
September 1998, English
June 22, 1998, saw an event that would have been improbable only a short while ago-developers, public officials and environmentalists gathered in Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood to announce the opening of a new $4.5 million state-of-the-art compressed gas packaging facility on an old brownfield site. The facility, owned by Welco Gases Corp., will provide industrial and […]
City and Regional Planning, Land Conservation, Land Use and Zoning
Exploración de la herencia urbana y medioambiental de Cuba
September 1998, Spanish
Cuba es un país sorprendente. La ciudad de La Habana, su capital histórica, ostenta 400 años de herencia arquitectónica. Muchas de sus áreas se encuentran en un estado de triste deterioro, pero otras, representan formas muy creativas de abordar la conservación y el desarrollo económico. Debido al enfoque en el desarrollo rural luego de la […]
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land Conservation, Urbanization
September 1998, Spanish
Cuba es un país sorprendente. La ciudad de La Habana, su capital histórica, ostenta 400 años de herencia arquitectónica. Muchas de sus áreas se encuentran en un estado de triste deterioro, pero otras, representan formas muy creativas de abordar la conservación y el desarrollo económico. Debido al enfoque en el desarrollo rural luego de la […]
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land Conservation, Urbanization
Exploring Cuba’s Urban and Environmental Heritage
September 1998, English
Cuba is a striking country. Its historic capital city of Havana boasts 400 years of architectural heritage. Many areas are in a state of sad decay but some represent very creative approaches to preservation and economic development. Because of the focus on rural development after the 1959 revolution, Cuba did not experience the same kind […]
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land Conservation, Urbanization
September 1998, English
Cuba is a striking country. Its historic capital city of Havana boasts 400 years of architectural heritage. Many areas are in a state of sad decay but some represent very creative approaches to preservation and economic development. Because of the focus on rural development after the 1959 revolution, Cuba did not experience the same kind […]
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land Conservation, Urbanization
Desarrollo a gran escala
Propuesta de un telepuerto en Córdoba
David Amborski and Douglas Keare
September 1998, 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. Los cambios en la economía global, las telecomunicaciones y los sistemas de transporte obligan a las ciudades de todo el mundo a pensar en proyectos de desarrollo urbano […]
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land Markets, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization
September 1998, 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. Los cambios en la economía global, las telecomunicaciones y los sistemas de transporte obligan a las ciudades de todo el mundo a pensar en proyectos de desarrollo urbano […]
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land Markets, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization
Large-scale Development
A Teleport Proposal for Cordoba
David Amborski and Douglas Keare
September 1998, English
Changes in the global economy, telecommunications and transportation systems are causing cities throughout the world to look at large-scale development projects as a way to restructure land uses and stimulate the local economy. For example, large, well-located areas previously occupied by railroad facilities and related transportation and industrial uses have been left abandoned in many […]
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land Markets, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization
September 1998, English
Changes in the global economy, telecommunications and transportation systems are causing cities throughout the world to look at large-scale development projects as a way to restructure land uses and stimulate the local economy. For example, large, well-located areas previously occupied by railroad facilities and related transportation and industrial uses have been left abandoned in many […]
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land Markets, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization
Land Lines, September 1998
Edited by Ann LeRoyer
September 1998, English
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land Conservation, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization, Value Capture
September 1998, English
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land Conservation, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization, Value Capture
Foro Internacional sobre Regularización y Mercados de la Tierra
July 1998, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 2 del libro Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. Académicos y profesionales involucrados en la regularización de asentamientos en sectores de bajos ingresos en Latinoamérica compartieron sus experiencias en un foro patrocinado por el Instituto Lincoln en […]
Informal Settlements, Land and Property Rights, Land Markets, Urbanization
July 1998, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 2 del libro Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. Académicos y profesionales involucrados en la regularización de asentamientos en sectores de bajos ingresos en Latinoamérica compartieron sus experiencias en un foro patrocinado por el Instituto Lincoln en […]
Informal Settlements, Land and Property Rights, Land Markets, Urbanization
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