Libros

Abril 2007, inglés

Marzo 2007, inglés

Febrero 2007, inglés

This best-selling and richly illustrated book by landscape architect Julie Campoli and aerial photographer Alex S. MacLean helps planners, designers, public officials, and citizens better understand how residential density can help save energy, dollars, and the environment.

Diciembre 2006, portugués

This volume, Sistemas de información geográfica aplicados a estudios urbanos: Experiencias latinoamericanas (Geographic Information Systems Applied to Urban Studies: Latin American Experiences), presents case studies, in Spanish and Portuguese, of GIS projects that resulted in the (re)definition of urban land policy. The nineteen chapters correspond to work developed in nine Latin American countries and were selected based on their geographic distribution, replicability, and relevance. The topics were grouped in three areas: informal settlements, urban cadastre, and urban studies.

Octubre 2006, inglés

Junio 2006, inglés

Abril 2006, inglés

This report summarizes what was learned from a workshop held in a tribal area of Limpopo Province, which sought to assist local residents in identifying land attributes that affect the relative desirability of different plots, and to apply those criteria to selected plots as a step toward developing taxable values that are reasonable proxies for market value. Although the focus here is on South Africa, the approach and lessons learned have broader applications in other developing and transitional countries where a modern, mature property tax based on market values is not feasible.

Enero 2006, inglés