Buscar

Results

1. Will a Greenbelt Help to Shrink Detroit’s Wasteland?

   Revista Land Lines
   Octubre 2014
   Mark Skidmore

   The first installment in a two-part series, this article outlines the fiscal causes and repercussions of Detroit’s surplus of vacant, publicly held property, and considers the prospect of...

2. Putting People First

   10 Steps Toward Pedestrian-Friendly Suburbs
   Revista Land Lines
   Julio 2014
   Lynn Richards

   Communities across the United States are rescaling their suburban landscapes from places built for cars to vibrant, walkable places built for people. The incoming president of the Congress for the...

3. Land Values in Chicago, 1913–2010

   A City’s Spatial History Revealed
   Revista Land Lines
   Abril 2014
   Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt and Daniel P. McMillen

   The authors’ sampling of data from Olcott’s Land Values Blue Book of Chicago provides a clear picture of the spatial evolution of Chicago from 1913 to 2010, demonstrating the strong role...

4. Faculty Profile

   Antonio Azuela
   Revista Land Lines
   Abril 2014

   Antonio Azuela, a fellow of the Institute for Social Research at Mexico’s National University, holds law degrees from the Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico) and the University of Warwick (England),...

5. Report from the President

   Resolving Land Use Disputes
   Revista Land Lines
   Enero 2014
   Gregory K. Ingram

   With more than 25,000 local governments in the United States involved in the review and approval of proposed changes in zoning, planning, and property development, the number of local land use...

6. Combating Zombie Subdivisions

   How Three Communities Redressed Excess Development Entitlements
   Revista Land Lines
   Enero 2014
   Jim Holway, with Don Elliott and Anna Trentadue

   Partially built subdivisions and vacant lots are skewing development patterns and diminishing fiscal health in municipalities throughout the U.S. Intermountain West. Three communities successfully...

7. City Farms on CLTs

   How Community Land Trusts Are Supporting Urban Agriculture
   Revista Land Lines
   Abril 2014
   Jeffrey Yuen

   Community land trusts (CLTs) are providing an effective framework for urban agriculture—affording a locally controlled approach to land use, fostering community activism and engagement, and...