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Land-Based Mitigation Strategies and Their Implications for Local Communities in the Global South
Documentos de trabajoSeptiembre 2023Katherine A. SnyderLand-based carbon mitigation strategies are receiving considerable interest for their potential to sink carbon or provide sources of alterative clean energy. The actors and agencies in this sector...
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Effects of Flood Hazard on Property Prices in Cape Town, South Africa
Documentos de trabajoJulio 2023Claus Rabe and David KarpulIn many cities in the Developing South, a growing number of households live in areas prone to flooding. Past research indicates that flood risk has a discount effect on property prices, an important...
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Integrated Policy and Planning for Connectivity Conservation
Lessons from Kenya, Romania, and Vermont, U.S.A.Documentos de trabajoJunio 2022Zachary WurtzebachEcological connectivity—the unimpeded movement of species and the flow of natural processes that sustain life on earth—is fundamental for biodiversity conservation in the 21st century. In...
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A Global Perspective on Land Use Regulations and Housing Outcomes
Documentos de trabajoJunio 2022Cynthia Goytia and Eric J. HeikkilaThis paper examines the relationship between land use regulations and housing outcomes, especially housing affordability and informality. Using a unique and important database of 191 metropolitan...
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Providing Affordable Home Ownership Opportunities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Documentos de trabajoJunio 2021Larissa Larsen and Kumelachew YeshitelaThe City Administration of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has engaged in an extensive public effort to build owner-occupied housing to meet the needs of low- and moderate-income residents. By comparing the...
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Addressing Inequality through Bold Spatial Interventions
The Case of the Corridors of Freedom in Johannesburg, South AfricaDocumentos de trabajoMayo 2021Philip Harrison, PhD and Margot Rubin, PhDIn 2016, UN Habitat ranked Johannesburg the most unequal large city in the world. Although extreme in international terms, and particular for its apartheid history, experiences from Johannesburg...
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Co-Design and Implementation of Climate Change Adaptation Mainstreaming Strategies and Projects in Coastal Dar es Salaam
Documentos de trabajoMayo 2021Liana Ricci and Brendan WIlliamsThe United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs estimates that the ten fastestgrowing cities from 2018 to 2035 will all be in Africa, with major development challenges emerging (UNDESA,...
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Programmes, Practices, and Preconditions
Learning from Cape Town’s Experience with One-Off Contributions from DevelopersDocumentos de trabajoJulio 2021Stephen Berrisford, Liza Rose Cirolia, and Elisabeth MakumbiThere is increasing interest in the applicability of land-based financing instruments in subSaharan Africa. African cities are opportune sites to explore the potential of land-based financing....
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Conserving Biodiversity on South Africa’s Privately-Owned Grasslands
Farmer Experiences with Protected AreasDocumentos de trabajoJulio 2020South Africa’s Biodiversity Stewardship Initiative and Protected Areas Act are programs designed to help protect threatened species and provide other conservation benefits. Private grasslands...
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Special Assessment Districts and the Financing of Infrastructure in South Africa
The Innovative Use of a Special Rating Area in Claremont, Cape TownDocumentos de trabajoJunio 2020Willard Matiashe and Arthur GermondSince 2000, special rating areas (SRAs), also known as Special Assessment Districts and/or city improvement districts (CIDs), have been used to revive urban nodes across the City of Cape Town (Cape...
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