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1. Making Room for a Planet of Cities

   Enfoques en políticas de suelo
   Enero 2011
   Shlomo Angel, with Jason Parent, Daniel L. Civco, and Alejandro M. Blei

   This report—the precursor to Planet of Cities—provides policy makers and planners with a conceptual framework for understanding urban expansion and provides research-based suggestions for...

2. Experimenting with Land Value Capture on Western State Trust Land

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2012
   Susan Culp and Dan Hunting

   The use of land value capture to finance investments in state trust land is another potential extension of the concept. Traditionally, state trust land has been leased to private companies and...

3. Congestion Pricing

   An Overview of Experience and Impact
   Ponencias
   Mayo 2011
   Kiran Bhatt

   In this paper, Kiran Bhatt reviews the experience of roadway congestion pricing strategies around the world, focusing on the systems in London, Stockholm, Singapore, and selected U.S. cities. He...

4. Changing Land Uses in Forestry and Agriculture Through Payments for Environmental Services

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2011
   Sven Wunder and Jan Börner

   Examining international experiences, Sven Wunder and Jan Börner argue that Payment for Environmental Services (PES) systems have met with some success in both developing and developed countries. They...

5. Capturing Economic Rents to Pay for Conservation of Sensitive Sites

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2011
   John A. Dixon

   In this paper, John A. Dixon discusses a type of Payment for Environmental Services (PES) system that he calls Direct Rent Capture (DRC). He argues that the reason for the lack of funding to conserve...

6. The Environment and Global Governance

   Can the Global Community Rise to the Challenge?
   Ponencias
   Mayo 2011
   Uma Lele, Aaron Zazueta, and Benjamin Singer

   In this paper, Uma Lele, Aaron Zazueta, and Benjamin Singer address the nature and magnitude of global environmental challenges and the responses of international environmental and aid agencies. They...

7. Community Land Trusts and Housing Affordability

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2007
   Steven C. Bourassa

   The U.S. government housing programs for assisting low-income families are administered largely at the state and local levels, and they include the Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher) program, Section...

8. Planeta de ciudades

   Libros
   Junio 2015
   Shlomo Angel

   This book develops a science of global cities to prepare for the coming expansion of the planet's population and questions the main tenets of the Containment Paradigm. It provides planners and...

9. Planet of Cities

   Libros
   Septiembre 2012
   Shlomo Angel

   “Students and others looking for a place to start often ask, ‘If I could read just one book about xxxx, which would you suggest?’ When it comes to cities, I have a new favorite. It...

10. Atlas of Urban Expansion

    Libros
    Junio 2012
    Shlomo Angel, Jason Parent, Daniel L. Civco, and Alejandro M. Blei

    Note: This volume is currently out of stock and an updated edition is now available in two volumes — Atlas of Urban Expansion—2016 Edition, Volume 1: Areas and Densities and Atlas of...