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Volatility of Individual Property Tax Payments
Documentos de trabajoMarzo 2010Nathan B. AndersonThe most important independent source of local government revenue in the United States is the property tax. Yet the widespread unpopularity of the property tax leads voters to support state policies...
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Payments in Lieu of Taxes
Balancing Municipal and Nonprofit InterestsEnfoques en políticas de sueloNoviembre 2010Payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) programs for nonprofits provide crucial revenue for many municipalities, but they are not perfect. Through case studies and research, this report provides guidelines...
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Large Landscape Conservation
A Strategic Framework for Policy and ActionEnfoques en políticas de sueloMayo 2010Matthew McKinney, Lynn Scarlett, and Daniel KemmisThe most important land and water conservation issues facing North America—including land use patterns, sustainable water management, biodiversity protection, and adaptation to climate change...
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Assessing the Theory and Practice of Land Value Taxation
Enfoques en políticas de sueloFebrero 2010Through an examination of more than 30 countries and several U.S. municipalities that have implemented a land value tax as an alternative to the traditional property tax, this report helps officials...
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Planning for Climate Change in the West
Enfoques en políticas de sueloEnero 2010Rebecca Carter and Susan CulpPlanning for Climate Change in the West offers regional planners techniques for addressing climate change concerns while they focus on issues affecting regional growth. A warmer and dryer climate in...
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Prospects for Private Infrastructure in the United States
The Case of Toll RoadsPonenciasMayo 2010José Gómez-IbáñezAnother way to finance public goods is to invite the private sector to construct and maintain the facilities directly. José A. Gómez-Ibáñez argues that private participation in the provision of road...
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U.S. Private Property Rights in International Perspective
PonenciasMayo 2010In this paper, Harvey M. Jacobs examines the conceptualization of private property rights in U.S. history and argues that the current private property rights system is unique and is constantly...
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Inclusionary Housing in International Perspective
Affordable Housing, Social Inclusion, and Land Value RecaptureLibrosJulio 2010Edited by Nico Calavita and Alan Mallach“Countries around the world are looking for innovative ways to deal with growing problems of housing need and social exclusion. With its international perspective on inclusionary housing, this...
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Municipal Revenues and Land Policies
LibrosMayo 2010Edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Yu-Hung HongBased on the proceedings of Lincoln Institute of Land Policy’s fourth annual cross-disciplinary land policy conference, this volume collects scholarly work by a wide range of experts in land...
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The Community Land Trust Reader
LibrosMayo 2010Edited by John Emmeus Davis“The immensely damaging U.S. housing bubble, which was built on speculation, burst suddenly, with disastrous results not just for our national economy, but for individual homeowners and renters...
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