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The Adoption and Repeal of the Two Rate Property Tax in Amsterdam, New York
Donald J. Reeb
January 1998, English
Working Paper
Local Government, Property Tax
January 1998, English
Working Paper
Local Government, Property Tax
Comparative Analysis of Global City Regions
Rosalind Greenstein
November 1997, English
How have infrastructure investments shaped global city regions? What have been the effects on the residents? Do the effects differ among residents in different sections of the city? Is the process different by type of infrastructure, such as highways, mass transit, airports or seaports? What if high-technology telecommunications infrastructures are included among our considerations? When […]
City and Regional Planning, Technology and Tools, Urbanization
November 1997, English
How have infrastructure investments shaped global city regions? What have been the effects on the residents? Do the effects differ among residents in different sections of the city? Is the process different by type of infrastructure, such as highways, mass transit, airports or seaports? What if high-technology telecommunications infrastructures are included among our considerations? When […]
City and Regional Planning, Technology and Tools, Urbanization
Land Use in the Southeast
Kathryn J. Lincoln
November 1997, English
Would you like to experience the results of dedicated city and regional planning achieved with the cooperation and participation of the citizenry? Then you might consider Chattanooga. Participants in the recent Lincoln Institute conference, “Land Use in the Southeast: Reflections and Directions,” experienced Chattanooga’s renaissance first hand. The conference was the third in a series […]
City and Regional Planning, Environment, Land Use and Zoning
November 1997, English
Would you like to experience the results of dedicated city and regional planning achieved with the cooperation and participation of the citizenry? Then you might consider Chattanooga. Participants in the recent Lincoln Institute conference, “Land Use in the Southeast: Reflections and Directions,” experienced Chattanooga’s renaissance first hand. The conference was the third in a series […]
City and Regional Planning, Environment, Land Use and Zoning
Institute Mourns Madrazo
November 1997, English
The Lincoln Institute mourns the sudden death of Ignacio Madrazo, a member of the Board of Directors from 1991 to 1997, who perished in a helicopter crash near Cuernavaca, Mexico, in August. Madrazo was head of state investments for the state of Morelos, Mexico. He brought to the Institute his knowledge of Latin American land […]
Land Use and Zoning
November 1997, English
The Lincoln Institute mourns the sudden death of Ignacio Madrazo, a member of the Board of Directors from 1991 to 1997, who perished in a helicopter crash near Cuernavaca, Mexico, in August. Madrazo was head of state investments for the state of Morelos, Mexico. He brought to the Institute his knowledge of Latin American land […]
Land Use and Zoning
South Africa
Land Policy and Taxation in Transition
November 1997, English
The shift to a multi-racial government in South Africa is as pronounced and dramatic a transition as that of the new independent states of Central and Eastern Europe. In the past five years, South Africa has adopted a new constitution, elected a new government, redrawn state and municipal boundaries, and undertaken basic reform of its […]
Land and Property Rights, Land Use and Zoning, Property Tax, Public Finance
November 1997, English
The shift to a multi-racial government in South Africa is as pronounced and dramatic a transition as that of the new independent states of Central and Eastern Europe. In the past five years, South Africa has adopted a new constitution, elected a new government, redrawn state and municipal boundaries, and undertaken basic reform of its […]
Land and Property Rights, Land Use and Zoning, Property Tax, Public Finance
Equidad en el acceso al suelo para la población urbana pobre
Sonia Pereira
November 1997, 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. Al acentuarse las disparidades socioeconómicas y espaciales en las ciudades de América Latina ha resurgido el interés en políticas gubernamentales orientadas hacia la equidad que buscan reducir dichas […]
Environment, Informal Settlements, Land Use and Zoning, Poverty and Inequality
November 1997, 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. Al acentuarse las disparidades socioeconómicas y espaciales en las ciudades de América Latina ha resurgido el interés en políticas gubernamentales orientadas hacia la equidad que buscan reducir dichas […]
Environment, Informal Settlements, Land Use and Zoning, Poverty and Inequality
Land Equity for the Urban Poor
Sonia Pereira
November 1997, English
Increasing socio-economic and spatial disparities in Latin American cities have prompted a revival of interest in equity-oriented government policies to reduce those disparities. However, solutions to the major urban problems being faced today must go far beyond the implementation of inconsistent and narrowly defined actions. The solutions must ensure equity for all sectors of society. […]
Environment, Land Use and Zoning, Poverty and Inequality, Urbanization
November 1997, English
Increasing socio-economic and spatial disparities in Latin American cities have prompted a revival of interest in equity-oriented government policies to reduce those disparities. However, solutions to the major urban problems being faced today must go far beyond the implementation of inconsistent and narrowly defined actions. The solutions must ensure equity for all sectors of society. […]
Environment, Land Use and Zoning, Poverty and Inequality, Urbanization
Valorización y la recuperación de las inversiones públicas
November 1997, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 4 del libro Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. Dos de los problemas más importantes e urgentes que enfrentan actualmente los planificadores urbanos de las ciudades de latinoamericanas son (1) la especulación del suelo, con todas sus […]
November 1997, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 4 del libro Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. Dos de los problemas más importantes e urgentes que enfrentan actualmente los planificadores urbanos de las ciudades de latinoamericanas son (1) la especulación del suelo, con todas sus […]
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