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1. Monitoring the Share of Land in Streets

   Public Works and the Quality of Global Urban Expansion
   Ponencias
   Noviembre 2015
   Shlomo Angel

   Whether it is microhousing for hipsters in Seattle, high-rises for the upwardly mobile in Beijing, or informal settlements on the fringe of Nairobi, the expansion of urban areas is poorly monitored...

2. Climate Change and U.S. Cities

   Vulnerability, Impacts, and Adaptations
   Ponencias
   Noviembre 2015
   William Solecki

   William Solecki examines the challenge climate change creates for city planning complicated by the fact that barring serious intervention, some urban land may eventually be underwater. Climate change...

3. Housing Policies and Urban Development

   Lessons from the Latin American Experience, 1960–2010
   Ponencias
   Noviembre 2015
   Eduardo Rojas

   Access and opportunity are tied in many different ways to location. One’s neighborhood and neighbors can have dramatic effects on health and political, socioeconomic, and education opportunities and...

4. Is Location Fate?

   Distributional Aspects of Schooling
   Ponencias
   Mayo 2014
   Eric Hanushek

   Eric A. Hanushek analyzes the impact of human capital on economic outcomes, arguing that cognitive skills are a better measure of human capital than years of schooling. He focuses on urban schools...

5. Beyond “Accidents of Geography”

   Using Housing Policy to Improve Access to Quality Education
   Ponencias
   Mayo 2014
   Elizabeth Mueller and Shannon Van Zandt

   Elizabeth J. Mueller and Shannon S. Van Zandt argue that private restrictive covenants, land use and zoning regulations, and federal housing policies have played a major role in creating income and...

6. Residential Histories, Geography of Opportunities, and Educational Achievement in the City of Santiago

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2014
   Carolina Flores

   This paper explores a fascinating international example of innovation in school choice. In 1980, Chile implemented a universal education voucher. This makes Santiago, a city that exhibits a high...

7. Infrastructure and Urban Development

   Evidence from Chinese Cities
   Ponencias
   Mayo 2013
   Yan Song

   This paper by Yan Song discusses the links between infrastructure provision and urban expansion, the relationship between levels of infrastructure and land prices, and the mechanisms used to finance...

8. Mobile Telephony and Socioeconomic Dynamics in Africa

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2013
   Mirjam de Bruijn

   This paper by Mirjam de Bruijn examines the development of telecommunication infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa and illustrates the impact with anthropological case studies in four specific...

9. Economic Regulation of Utility Infrastructure

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2013
   Janice A. Beecher

   In this paper, Janice A. Beecher examines public infrastructure as having characteristics of both public and private goods that earn a separate classification as a toll good. Utilities demonstrate a...

10. The Unit Approach to the Taxation of Railroad and Public Utility Property

    Ponencias
    Mayo 2013
    Gary C. Cornia, David J. Crapo, and Lawrence C. Walters

    Administering a property tax system presents ongoing challenges under the best of circumstances. Whether it involves keeping taxpayer rolls up to date, pursuing tax evaders, or updating taxable...