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The Economic Value of Open Space
Charles J. Fausold and Robert J. Lilieholm
September 1996, English
Governments have long recognized the need to preserve certain open space lands because of their importance in producing public goods and services such as food, fiber, recreation and natural hazard mitigation, or because they possess important geological or biological features. New impetus for open space preservation results from the desire to counteract the effects of […]
Economic Development, Land Conservation, Land Markets, Valuation
September 1996, English
Governments have long recognized the need to preserve certain open space lands because of their importance in producing public goods and services such as food, fiber, recreation and natural hazard mitigation, or because they possess important geological or biological features. New impetus for open space preservation results from the desire to counteract the effects of […]
Economic Development, Land Conservation, Land Markets, Valuation
The New Urbanism Challenges Conventional Planning
William Fulton
September 1996, English
The New Urbanism has captured the imagination of the American public like no urban planning movement in decades. Amid great fanfare, New Urbanists are seeking to redefine the nature of the American metropolis by reintroducing traditional notions of neighborhood design and fitting those ideas into a variety of urban and suburban settings. The New Urbanism […]
City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization
September 1996, English
The New Urbanism has captured the imagination of the American public like no urban planning movement in decades. Amid great fanfare, New Urbanists are seeking to redefine the nature of the American metropolis by reintroducing traditional notions of neighborhood design and fitting those ideas into a variety of urban and suburban settings. The New Urbanism […]
City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization
Communications Technology and Settlement Patterns
Benjamin Chinitz and Thomas Horan
September 1996, English
In four years, there will be a fresh count of Americans. The 2000 Census will reveal how many of us there are, who we are in terms of race, nativity, income, family size and occupation, what kind of housing we occupy, where we live and where we work. All these numbers, but especially the latter […]
City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Technology and Tools, Urbanization
September 1996, English
In four years, there will be a fresh count of Americans. The 2000 Census will reveal how many of us there are, who we are in terms of race, nativity, income, family size and occupation, what kind of housing we occupy, where we live and where we work. All these numbers, but especially the latter […]
City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Technology and Tools, Urbanization
Land Lines, September 1996
Edited by Ann LeRoyer
September 1996, English
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land Conservation, Technology and Tools, Urbanization, Valuation
September 1996, English
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land Conservation, Technology and Tools, Urbanization, Valuation
Overcoming Obstacles to Smart Development
Edward H. Starkie and Bonnie Gee Yosick
July 1996, English
Driven by an awareness of population expansion and the difficulties that follow growth, Oregon’s Departments of Transportation and of Land Conservation and Development created the “Smart Development” program. The state retained Leland Consulting Group and Livable Oregon to define the goals of Smart Development, to identify obstacles to its execution and to enjoin the development […]
City and Regional Planning, Infrastructure, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization
July 1996, English
Driven by an awareness of population expansion and the difficulties that follow growth, Oregon’s Departments of Transportation and of Land Conservation and Development created the “Smart Development” program. The state retained Leland Consulting Group and Livable Oregon to define the goals of Smart Development, to identify obstacles to its execution and to enjoin the development […]
City and Regional Planning, Infrastructure, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization
Local Property Tax Reform
Prospects and Politics
July 1996, English
To what extent are problems of distressed urban areas attributable to the property tax, and how can changes in property taxation help remedy urban decline? Political leaders, policy analysts and public finance experts gathered to discuss this complex and controversial issue during a Lincoln Institute seminar in New Haven on March 15. John DeStefano, Jr., […]
Economic Development, Property Tax, Public Finance
July 1996, English
To what extent are problems of distressed urban areas attributable to the property tax, and how can changes in property taxation help remedy urban decline? Political leaders, policy analysts and public finance experts gathered to discuss this complex and controversial issue during a Lincoln Institute seminar in New Haven on March 15. John DeStefano, Jr., […]
Economic Development, Property Tax, Public Finance
Is Federal Tax Policy for Real Estate in the Public Interest?
Michael Hudson
July 1996, English
The idea of reducing or abolishing capital gains taxes to encourage private investment and general economic growth often comes up in state and national political campaigns. Advocates of cutting these taxes argue that if investors could keep their gains, they would invest them in new enterprises, thereby creating new jobs and strengthening local economies. The […]
Economic Development, Land and Property Rights, Public Finance
July 1996, English
The idea of reducing or abolishing capital gains taxes to encourage private investment and general economic growth often comes up in state and national political campaigns. Advocates of cutting these taxes argue that if investors could keep their gains, they would invest them in new enterprises, thereby creating new jobs and strengthening local economies. The […]
Economic Development, Land and Property Rights, Public Finance
Land Lines, July 1996
Edited by Ann LeRoyer
July 1996, English
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land Use and Zoning, Property Tax, Urbanization
July 1996, English
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land Use and Zoning, Property Tax, Urbanization
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