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The Decentralization of Governance in Metropolitan Areas
PonenciasAbril 2013Roy W. BahlThe 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...
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Airport Improvement Fees, Benefit Spillovers, and Land Value Capture Mechanisms
PonenciasMayo 2012Anming ZhangAirports may use land value capture as a funding source for infrastructure improvements. Anming Zhang explores the questions of how positive externalities generated by airports should be internalized...
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U.S. Urban Revitalization in the Twenty-First Century
Hopeful SignsPonenciasMayo 2007Eugénie L. BirchEugénie L. Birch discusses past attempts by municipalities to revitalize U.S. inner cities. The U.S. urban renewal strategies described by Birch are similar in many ways to the British urban...
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Brazil’s Urban Land and Housing Markets
How Well Are They Working?PonenciasMayo 2007David E. DowallAs does the United States, Brazil faces many housing policy challenges. David E. Dowell points out that Brazilian housing is expensive and lacks local services and secure land tenure—a phenomenon...