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Mensaje del presidente
Lo que no sabíamos antes
April 2020, Spanish
En mi mensaje de octubre, reflexioné sobre la clásica canción de Bob Seger: “Ojalá no supiera ahora lo que no sabía antes”. La letra invita a reflexionar acerca de la inocencia perdida. Si bien no fue hace mucho que escribí ese artículo, ya parece ser producto de una era distinta. La pandemia del coronavirus […]
April 2020, Spanish
En mi mensaje de octubre, reflexioné sobre la clásica canción de Bob Seger: “Ojalá no supiera ahora lo que no sabía antes”. La letra invita a reflexionar acerca de la inocencia perdida. Si bien no fue hace mucho que escribí ese artículo, ya parece ser producto de una era distinta. La pandemia del coronavirus […]
Land Lines, April 2020
Edited by Katharine Wroth
April 2020, English
City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Economic Development, Environment, Infrastructure, Local Government, Public Finance, Urbanization, Water
April 2020, English
City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Economic Development, Environment, Infrastructure, Local Government, Public Finance, Urbanization, Water
New Publication
Scenario Planning for Cities and Regions Teaches Planners How—and Why—to Apply This Critical Tool
By Allison Ehrich Bernstein
April 2020, English
In the face of rapid changes to technology, the climate, and the global economy, a growing number of cities and regions use scenario planning to prepare for an uncertain future. The new book Scenario Planning for Cities and Regions: Managing and Envisioning Uncertain Futures, by Robert Goodspeed, explores this growing and evolving practice and […]
City and Regional Planning, Technology and Tools
April 2020, English
In the face of rapid changes to technology, the climate, and the global economy, a growing number of cities and regions use scenario planning to prepare for an uncertain future. The new book Scenario Planning for Cities and Regions: Managing and Envisioning Uncertain Futures, by Robert Goodspeed, explores this growing and evolving practice and […]
City and Regional Planning, Technology and Tools
Property Tax
Detroit Tries New Approaches to Tax Assessment and Collection
By Liz Farmer
April 2020, English
Like many U.S. cities, Detroit suffered a housing collapse during the Great Recession. The crisis delivered a serious blow to the city’s already struggling revenue stream. Unlike other cities, however, Detroit’s foreclosure crisis wasn’t driven by unpaid mortgages. Instead, one-third of its properties went into foreclosure because owners couldn’t—or wouldn’t—pay their taxes. Even in […]
Property Tax
April 2020, English
Like many U.S. cities, Detroit suffered a housing collapse during the Great Recession. The crisis delivered a serious blow to the city’s already struggling revenue stream. Unlike other cities, however, Detroit’s foreclosure crisis wasn’t driven by unpaid mortgages. Instead, one-third of its properties went into foreclosure because owners couldn’t—or wouldn’t—pay their taxes. Even in […]
Property Tax
Sponge City
Shenzhen Explores the Benefits of Designing with Nature
By Matt Jenkins
April 2020, English
At the heart of Shenzhen, China, the city’s massive, wavelike Civic Center stands surrounded by a mind-boggling panoply of futuristic skyscrapers. Forty years ago, this area was home to just a few scattered fishing villages on the Pearl River Delta. Today, approximately 24 million people live within Shenzhen’s greater urban area. In China, Shenzhen has come […]
City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Environment, Water
April 2020, English
At the heart of Shenzhen, China, the city’s massive, wavelike Civic Center stands surrounded by a mind-boggling panoply of futuristic skyscrapers. Forty years ago, this area was home to just a few scattered fishing villages on the Pearl River Delta. Today, approximately 24 million people live within Shenzhen’s greater urban area. In China, Shenzhen has come […]
City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Environment, Water
Housing Affordability in Chinese Cities
Li Sun
April 2020, English
Working Paper
Housing, Informal Settlements, Poverty and Inequality, Public Finance, Urbanization
April 2020, English
Working Paper
Housing, Informal Settlements, Poverty and Inequality, Public Finance, Urbanization
Scenario Planning for Cities and Regions
Managing and Envisioning Uncertain Futures
Robert Goodspeed
April 2020, English
Book
City and Regional Planning
April 2020, English
Book
City and Regional Planning
Recuperación de plusvalías urbanas en Brasil, Colombia y otros países de América Latina
Conceptos, instrumentos e implementación
Fernanda Furtado y Claudia Acosta
March 2020, Spanish
Working Paper
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land and Property Rights, Land Use and Zoning, Value Capture
March 2020, Spanish
Working Paper
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land and Property Rights, Land Use and Zoning, Value Capture
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