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Fighting FEMA
Urban Informality and Disaster Response in Rio Grande Valley Colonias
Danielle Zoe Rivera
October 2019, English
This case study examines the legal case LUPE, et al. v. FEMA, B:08-cv-487 [2008], which discusses the issue of informal housing repairs in post-disaster situations.
Descriptive Case Study
Housing, Informal Settlements
October 2019, English
This case study examines the legal case LUPE, et al. v. FEMA, B:08-cv-487 [2008], which discusses the issue of informal housing repairs in post-disaster situations.
Descriptive Case Study
Housing, Informal Settlements
Environmental Protection, Climate Regulation, and the Persistence of Sprawl in California
Sean Kennedy and Stephanie Pincetl
October 2019, English
In California, a leader in environmental protection, changes in land use (driver of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other environmental impacts) continue unabated.
Descriptive Case Study
City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Land Conflict Resolution
October 2019, English
In California, a leader in environmental protection, changes in land use (driver of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other environmental impacts) continue unabated.
Descriptive Case Study
City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Land Conflict Resolution
The Long Beach, California, Civic Center Project
A Public-Private Partnership to Rehabilitate Municipal Infrastructure
Michael Bennon
December 2018, English
This case examines the process and mechanics of using the public-private partnership model to invest in local infrastructure in one U.S. city.
Inquiry Case Study
Infrastructure, Local Government, Public Finance
December 2018, English
This case examines the process and mechanics of using the public-private partnership model to invest in local infrastructure in one U.S. city.
Inquiry Case Study
Infrastructure, Local Government, Public Finance
Negotiated Value
Community Amenity Contributions and Value Capture in the City of Vancouver
Neal LaMontagne
October 2018, English
The case study reviews the Community Amenity Contribution (CAC) policy in Vancouver, BC. CACs are either fixed-rate or negotiated charges levied on new development through rezoning.
Descriptive Case Study
Land Use and Zoning, Local Government, Value Capture
October 2018, English
The case study reviews the Community Amenity Contribution (CAC) policy in Vancouver, BC. CACs are either fixed-rate or negotiated charges levied on new development through rezoning.
Descriptive Case Study
Land Use and Zoning, Local Government, Value Capture
Rheingold Brewery Redevelopment in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York
Barry Hersh
October 2018, English
This case study describes the key elements of Rheingold Brewery redevelopment in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York.
Descriptive Case Study
City and Regional Planning, Housing
October 2018, English
This case study describes the key elements of Rheingold Brewery redevelopment in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York.
Descriptive Case Study
City and Regional Planning, Housing
The Valley of Ashes
New York City’s Next Great Neighborhood?
Donovan Finn
October 2018, English
Willets Point is an industrial neighborhood in NYC target of multiple redevelopment efforts. Significant opposition stalled these efforts. Debates continue over what should be built on the land.
Inquiry Case Study
City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Poverty and Inequality
October 2018, English
Willets Point is an industrial neighborhood in NYC target of multiple redevelopment efforts. Significant opposition stalled these efforts. Debates continue over what should be built on the land.
Inquiry Case Study
City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Poverty and Inequality
Tourism, Conservation, and Contestation in Florianópolis, Brazil
Allison Bridges
October 2018, English
This case study explores how the intersecting urban development agendas of multiple stakeholders can work to accelerate sustainable outcomes in land use.
Descriptive Case Study
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land Conservation, Poverty and Inequality
October 2018, English
This case study explores how the intersecting urban development agendas of multiple stakeholders can work to accelerate sustainable outcomes in land use.
Descriptive Case Study
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land Conservation, Poverty and Inequality
“Floating TDR” and Land Value Capture in Taiwan
Designing a More Effective Land-Finance Tool
Mi Shih, Ying-Hui Chiang, and Hsiutzu Betty Chang
October 2018, English
This case study tells an analytical story of Taiwan’s “floating” transfer of development rights (TDR) through the lens of land-based finance.
Descriptive Case Study
City and Regional Planning, Land Markets, Value Capture
October 2018, English
This case study tells an analytical story of Taiwan’s “floating” transfer of development rights (TDR) through the lens of land-based finance.
Descriptive Case Study
City and Regional Planning, Land Markets, Value Capture
Community Toilets and the Challenge of Urban Sanitation in Nairobi, Kenya
Carlos Rufín and Johann Frield
October 2018, English
The case focuses on the growth of community toilets in Nairobi’s sprawling informal settlements.
Inquiry Case Study
Economic Development, Informal Settlements, Infrastructure
October 2018, English
The case focuses on the growth of community toilets in Nairobi’s sprawling informal settlements.
Inquiry Case Study
Economic Development, Informal Settlements, Infrastructure
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