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1. Relocalizaciones Urbanas y Riesgos Ambientales

   Un análisis de los casos de Magaldi y Villa 26 en la cuenca Matanza Riachuelo (Argentina)
   Documentos de trabajo
   Mayo 2017
   Daniel Ryan and Cecilia Larivera, with collaboration from Andrés Nápoli

   Este trabajo explora la problemática de la relocalización por riesgos ambientales en el contexto de la cuenca Matanza Riachuelo, una de las áreas urbanas más contaminadas...

2. Asymmetry in Municipal Government Responses in Growing vs. Shrinking Counties with Focus on Capital Spending

   Documentos de trabajo
   Noviembre 2017
   Biswa Das and Mark Skidmore 

   Spending by municipal governments in the United States increased by more than 250 percent between 1972 and 2012, faster than population growth (48 percent increase) and growth in median household...

3. An Evaluation Framework for the Use of Scenarios in Urban Planning

   Documentos de trabajo
   Noviembre 2017
   Robert Goodspeed

   Professionals in urban planning have increasingly adopted scenario planning methods for projects that address urban land use, transportation, economic development, resilience, and other issues. This...

4. The Development of Copycat Towns in China

   An Initial Analysis of Their Economic, Social, and Environmental Implications
   Documentos de trabajo
   Octubre 2017
   Daniel Sui, Bo Zhao, and Hui Kong

   The great urban leap forward in China during the past four decades has dramatically transformed the Chinese landscape across the country as well as Chinese society in many profound ways. By situating...

5. Investing in Collections Software to Allow for Monthly Property Tax Payments

   Documentos de trabajo
   Octubre 2017
   Vincent Reitano

   Local governments across the United States rely on property taxes for a significant share of revenue. Administration of the property tax typically includes annual or semi-annual collection. This...

6. Una hacienda local pobre

   Los determinantes de la recaudación predial en México
   Documentos de trabajo
   Octubre 2017
   Mónica Unda Gutiérrez

   What explains variation in property tax collection in Mexico? This project explores economic, political, and administrative factors explaining the level of property tax collection through a mixed-...

7. Institutional Innovation and Rural Land Reform in China

   The Case of Chengdu
   Documentos de trabajo
   Septiembre 2017
   Raul P. Lejano and Hongping Lian

   China has embarked on an important institutional experiment in the area of rural land reform. Responding to lagging rural incomes and the scarcity of developable urban land, the Central Government...

8. Inclusionary Housing in the United States

   Prevalence, Impact, and Practices
   Documentos de trabajo
   Septiembre 2017
   Emily Thaden and Ruoniu Wang

   Inclusionary housing refers to any programs or policies that require or incentivize the creation of affordable housing when new development occurs, including impact or linkage fees that generate...

9. Urban Property and Land Taxation in Argentina

   The Challenge of Decentralization
   Documentos de trabajo
   Agosto 2017
   Cynthia Goytia and Marcela Cristini

   The unsatisfactory operation of the fiscal federalism in Argentina has resulted in new reform initiatives to reduce the imbalances between collections of own resources and expenditures between the...

10. Evaluating the Effect of Differences in Revenue Systems on the Fiscal Health of Large U.S. Cities

    Documentos de trabajo
    Junio 2017
    Howard Chernick

    Sustainable fiscal health is crucial for cities. To do this, they must be able to generate flows of revenue over time sufficient to pay for needed services, even as the cost of those services grows....