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China Program International Fellowship 2024-25
Oportunidades de becasAgosto 2023A call for proposals for academic and policy research papers addressing land, urban, fiscal and environmental issues relating to urbanization in China.
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Postdoctoral Fellows at Peking University-Lincoln Institute Center for Urban Development and Land Policy
Oportunidades de becasSeptiembre 2019The Peking University-Lincoln Institute Center for Urban Development and Land Policy is seeking 2 two-year post-doctoral fellow positions in Beijing, China.
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Should Decreases in Property Value Caused by Regulations Be Compensated?
PonenciasMayo 2009Abraham BellIdeally, government could recoup the benefits of land use planning and redistribute them to those who bear the costs. In this case takings compensation is justified. Given the reciprocal nature of...
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Private Conservation Easements
Balancing Private Initiative and the Public InterestPonenciasMayo 2009A commonly used property rights approach to conserving the environment is private conservation easements. Gerald Korngold discusses the benefits of this policy and proposes methods to mediate some of...
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Decentralization and Environmental Decision Making
PonenciasMayo 2008Shelby GerkingShelby Gerking analyzes the effect of state tax rates on the disposal of chlorinated solvent wastes in the United States. He finds that changes in the disposal costs of these chemicals as a result of...
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A Cross-Country Comparison of Decentralization and Environmental Protection
PonenciasMayo 2008Hilary SigmanHilary Sigman presents a cross-country analysis of the relationships between decentralization and environmental quality. She employs four measures in her study: (1) access to improved sanitation; (2...
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Increasing the Effectiveness of Public Service Delivery
A Tournament ApproachPonenciasMayo 2008Clifford F. ZinnesInterjurisdictional competition under fiscal decentralization may give local governments the incentive to lower their environmental policy standards or grant businesses with lucrative tax exemptions...
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The Economics of Conservation Easements
PonenciasMayo 2007Andrew J. PlantingaEnvironmental preservation—or more specifically conservation easements—is an area of public action that affects property values. According to Andrew J. Plantinga, by 2005 about 3.9 million acres of...
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Scenario Planning
We can't predict the future, but we can prepare for it.Visualización de datosNoviembre 2017What is scenario planning? Scenario planning is a practice through which communities plan for an uncertain future by exploring multiple possibilities of what might happen. The practice guides...
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The Place Database
Visualización de datosOctubre 2017The Place Database is permanently deactivated effective September 30, 2021. After this date, any previously created links to interactive maps will no longer work. You can still interact with many of...
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