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Compilation of Land Lines articles holds lessons for Latin America
Comunicados de prensaAgosto 13, 2013For Immediate ReleaseContact: Anthony Flint 617-503-2116 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (August 13, 2013) – A new compilation of Land Lines articles from 2000 to 2012 translated into Spanish, Políticas de suelo...
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Ciudad y universidad unidas por la conservación
Revista Land LinesJulio 2013Douglas L. GivensLos estudiantes, el cuerpo docente y los agricultores formaron una coalición comunitaria para proteger el entorno natural que distingue la experiencia de aprendizaje en la Universidad de...
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Metropolitan Cities in the National Fiscal and Institutional Structure
PonenciasAbril 2013Paul SmokeIn this paper, Paul Smoke points out that an important yet neglected issue in the study of urban public finance in developing countries is how urban and metropolitan governments are situated in the...
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Financing Metropolitan Governments in Developing Countries
LibrosAbril 2013Edited by Roy W. Bahl, Johannes F. Linn, and Deborah L. WetzelThis work uses case studies of urban financing mechanisms in China, India, and Brazil to help decision makers in developing countries address the challenges of rapid metropolitan growth. The report...
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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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The Unit Approach to the Taxation of Railroad and Public Utility Property
PonenciasMayo 2013Gary C. Cornia, David J. Crapo, and Lawrence C. WaltersAdministering a property tax system presents ongoing challenges under the best of circumstances. Whether it involves keeping taxpayer rolls up to date, pursuing tax evaders, or updating taxable...
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Land Lines, Abril 2013
Revista Land LinesAbril 2013Coeditado por Ann LeRoyer y Maureen Clarke -
Institutions and Politics of Metropolitan Management
PonenciasAbril 2013Inder Sud and Serder YilmazIn this paper by Inder Sud and Serdar Yilmaz, the authors point out the fact that metropolitan cities play a vital role in economic development. In most countries they account for a significant share...
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Implementing Value Capture in Latin America
Policies and Tools for Urban DevelopmentEnfoques en políticas de sueloJunio 2013This report provides a review of land value capture's antecedents in Latin America and its longstanding presence in the urban planning agenda. It also examines a variety of land value capture...
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Metropolitan Governance and Finance in São Paulo
PonenciasAbril 2013Deborah L. WetzelWith a population of 11.2 million residents, São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere, and the world’s seventh largest city by population. The city is...
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