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1. El catastro territorial en los países latinoamericanos

   Libros
   Febrero 2008
   Diego Alfonso Erba

   El catastro territorial en los países latinoamericanos (Territorial Cadastre in Latin American Countries) describes in detail the main characteristics of the cadastral systems implemented in...

2. Instruments for the Recovery of Value Increments in Latin America

   Weak Implementation, Ambiguous Interpretation
   Documentos de trabajo
   Octubre 2008
   Fernanda Furtado

   The private appropriation of land value increments is often cited as a central factor in the literature on problems of Latin American urbanization. Researchers have been in agreement for at least 20...

3. Urban Land as a Factor in Economic and Social Inclusion

   The Experience of Havana
   Documentos de trabajo
   Octubre 2008
   Ricardo Núñez Fernández

   This paper explores the topic of planning under a centrally planned socialist economy, as exemplified by the case of Havana, Cuba. The specific features of urban land management in Cuba are explored...

4. Achievements and Shortcomings of the Venezuelan Government in Value Capture

   Documentos de trabajo
   Marzo 2008
   Oscar Olinto Camacho and Ariana Tarhan

   The study begins with a bibliographic review of the historical background and the existing legal framework for the capture of value increments. It goes on to examine cases where value capture could...

5. Municipal Taxes as Instruments for Value Capture in Perú

   Documentos de trabajo
   Marzo 2008
   Julio A. Calderón Cockburn

   This article describes the overall Peruvian policy on municipalities and their legal mechanisms for the recovery of local government investments (the Betterment Levy and the Special Assessment on...

6. Risk, Vulnerability, and Disaster Prevention in Large Cities

   Documentos de trabajo
   Febrero 2008
   Manuel Perló Cohen

   This work is a brief descriptive history. It provides an overview of disasters that have occurred in large urban centers over the last 30 years, as well as the damages and deaths these have caused. I...

7. Land Value Capture in Mexico

   Documentos de trabajo
   Febrero 2008
   Manuel Perló Cohen

   This work constitutes an initial approach to the topic of taxes on property value appreciation in Mexico. These value capture taxes are imposed by public authorities on land value increments that...

8. Mechanisms for Urban Value Capture Resulting from Public Actions

   Documentos de trabajo
   Febrero 2008
   Leopoldo Moura, Jr.

   In Brazil, there are no appropriate policies to capture value increments resulting from public investment. Decreases in public revenue and the current financial crisis have pushed local governments...

9. Management of Suburban Growth

   Changes in Land Use and the Real Estate Market in the Area of Influence of the New International Airport of Quito, Ecuador
   Documentos de trabajo
   Octubre 2008
   Andrea Carrión

   This study analyzes development policies in suburban areas of the city of Quito and the effects of these policies on land use and the real estate market during the period from 1997 to 2007, with...