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1. Zoning Rules!

   The Economics of Land Use Regulation
   Books
   July 2015
   William A. Fischel

   “Everyone who cares about American cities and metropolitan areas—and the laws that shape their development—should read this excellent book. The fact that Fischel conveys his...

2. Planeta de ciudades

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   June 2015
   Shlomo Angel

   This book develops a science of global cities to prepare for the coming expansion of the planet's population and questions the main tenets of the Containment Paradigm. It provides planners and...

3. Instrumentos notables de políticas de suelo en América Latina

   Books
   April 2014
   Edited by Martim O. Smolka and Fernanda Furtado

   Based on work presented at the May 2013 Latin American Forum on Noteworthy Instruments of Urban Intervention, this book (which includes work written in Spanish and Portuguese) presents 21 case...

4. Definición de políticas de suelo urbano en América Latina

   Teoría y práctica
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   December 2013
   Edited by Diego Alfonso Erba

   Definición de políticas de suelo urbano en América Latina: Teoría y práctica (Defining Urban Land Policies in Latin America: Theory and Practice) presents concepts...

5. Financing Metropolitan Governments in Developing Countries

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   April 2013
   Edited by Roy W. Bahl, Johannes F. Linn, and Deborah L. Wetzel

   This work uses case studies of urban financing mechanisms in China, India, and Brazil to help decision makers in developing countries address the challenges of rapid metropolitan growth. The report...

6. Planet of Cities

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   September 2012
   Shlomo Angel

   “Students and others looking for a place to start often ask, ‘If I could read just one book about xxxx, which would you suggest?’ When it comes to cities, I have a new favorite. It...

7. Climate Change and Land Policies

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   May 2011
   Edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Yu-Hung Hong

   Developing policies that will keep climate change in check has become a global priority, as increasing greenhouse gas emissions contribute to extreme weather patterns. If these emissions remain...

8. China’s Housing Reform and Outcomes

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   April 2011
   Edited by Joyce Yanyun Man

   “This book provides a unique evaluation of the most sweeping, swift, and successful housing policy reform ever conducted in any country. It is indispensable for any professional involved in...

9. The Community Land Trust Reader

   Books
   May 2010
   Edited by John Emmeus Davis

   “The immensely damaging U.S. housing bubble, which was built on speculation, burst suddenly, with disastrous results not just for our national economy, but for individual homeowners and renters...

10. Progress and Poverty

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    January 2003
    Henry George

    Subtitled “An Inquiry into the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth...The Remedy,” this classic book, published originally in 1879, presents...