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1. The Relationship Between the Rise of Private Communities and Increasing Socioeconomic Stratification

   Ponencias
   Noviembre 2015
   Evan McKenzie

   In this paper, Evan McKenzie examines the rise of common interest housing, which takes the form of private homeowners’ associations, condominiums, and housing cooperatives. The relationship between...

2. 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...

3. 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...

4. Involuntary Resettlement in Infrastructure Projects

   A Development Perspective
   Ponencias
   Mayo 2013
   Robert Picciotto

   A perennial issue with megaprojects and mega-events is the involuntary resettlement and forced displacement that are often associated with infrastructure development. Mega-events involve large...

5. Strengthening Urban Industry

   The Importance of Infrastructure and Location
   Ponencias
   Mayo 2013
   Nancey Green Leigh

   Within urban policy development and planning practice, a little acknowledged conflict exists: efforts to increase population density and promote more effective use of grey infrastructure—built...

6. How and Why Does the Quality of Infrastructure Service Delivery Vary?

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2013
   George R. G. Clarke

   In this paper, presented by George R. G. Clarke at Lincoln Institute’s 2012 Conference on Infrastructure and Land Policy the author observes that access to infrastructure and the quality of...

7. Metropolitan Cities

   Their Rise, Role, and Future
   Ponencias
   Abril 2013
   Shahid Yusuf

   In this paper, the author points out that the world’s population crossed the 7 billion mark in 2011, more than half of it in cities. Each week the ranks of urban residents increase by 1million and on...

8. The Decentralization of Governance in Metropolitan Areas

   Ponencias
   Abril 2013
   Roy W. Bahl

   The theory and practice of providing government services in metropolitan areas are subjects that have attracted a great deal of attention in the industrial countries but have been largely ignored in...

9. Slum Upgrading

   Ponencias
   Abril 2013
   Maria E. Freire

   In this paper, Maria E. Freire discusses the alternatives available to finance slum upgrading in metropolitan areas and large cities. It examines the size of the problem as described by the U.N....

10. The Affordability Challenge

    Inclusionary Housing and Community Land Trusts in a Federal System
    Ponencias
    Mayo 2012
    Richard P. Voith and Susan M. Wachter

    Richard P. Voith and Susan M. Wachter discuss the relationship between building durable affordable housing and land value capture, using inclusionary housing requirements and community land trusts (...