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Emerging Land and Housing Markets in China
LibrosMarzo 2005Edited by Chengri Ding and Yan SongLand and housing policies are of fundamental importance to sustainable economic growth and the well-being of the rapidly growing Chinese population. Therefore, research on land and housing policy...
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From Walden to Wall Street
Frontiers of Conservation FinanceLibrosOctubre 2005Edited by James N. LevittIn the absence of innovation in the field of conservation finance, a daunting funding gap faces conservationists aiming to protect America’s system of landscapes that provide sustainable...
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Land Lines, October 2005
Revista Land LinesOctubre 2005Edited by Ann LeRoyerThis issue explores the relationships between economic development, infrastructure, and land taxation in the U.S.; informal settlements, and overall land and housing challenges, in Brazil’s Rio...
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Land Lines, April 2005
Revista Land LinesAbril 2005Edited by Ann LeRoyerThis issue explores spatial development patterns in the context of the North American megapolis; current trends of U.S. conservation easements and possibilties for their reinvention; and the role of...
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Connections Between Economic Development and Land Taxation
Revista Land LinesOctubre 2005Jeffrey Chapman and Rex L. Facer IIRecent court decisions have made economic development and tax policy front-page news. The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. City of New London raised a public outcry when it allowed local...
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Faculty Profile
C. Lowell HarrissRevista Land LinesOctubre 2005C. Lowell Harriss is Professor Emeritus at Columbia University, where he taught economics from 1938 until his retirement in 1981. He then served as executive director of the Academy of Political...
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America's Megapolitan Areas
Revista Land LinesJulio 2005Robert E. Lang and Dawn DhavaleMegapolitan areas are integrated networks of metro- and micropolitan areas. The name “megapolitan” plays off Jean Gottmann’s 1961 “megalopolis” label by using the same prefix. We find that the United...
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Stabilizing Property Taxes in Volatile Real Estate Markets
Revista Land LinesJulio 2005Joan Youngman and Jane MalmeProperty taxes based on market value have many features that recommend them as a source of local government revenue. They promote visibility and accountability in public spending by providing...
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Faculty Profile
Jack R. HuddlestonRevista Land LinesJulio 2005Jack Huddleston is professor of urban and regional planning and is affiliated with the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his Ph.D...
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From the Editor
Revista Land LinesAbril 2005Ann LeRoyerGregory K. Ingram, Director-General, Operations Evaluation at the World Bank Group in Washington, DC, has been appointed by the Lincoln Institute Board of Directors to succeed Jim Brown as president...
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