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1. Metropolitan Infrastructure and Capital Finance

   Ponencias
   Abril 2013
   Gregory K. Ingram, Zhi Liu, and Karin L. Brandt

   This paper provides a baseline analysis and comparison of private participation in key infrastructure (energy, transportation, telecommunications, water and sanitation) for developing countries...

2. Regenerating America’s Legacy Cities

   Enfoques en políticas de suelo
   Mayo 2013
   Alan Mallach and Lavea Brachman

   This report explores the challenges of regenerating America's legacy cities and suggests ways to overcome obstacles such as job and population loss. Community and economic developers will learn...

3. Infrastructure and Land Policies

   Libros
   Mayo 2013
   Edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Karin L. Brandt

   More than 50 percent of the global population resides in urban areas where land policy and infrastructure interactions facilitate economic opportunities, affect the quality of life, and influence...

4. Involuntary Resettlement in Infrastructure Projects

   A Development Perspective
   Ponencias
   Mayo 2013
   Robert Picciotto

   A perennial issue with megaprojects and mega-events is the involuntary resettlement and forced displacement that are often associated with infrastructure development. Mega-events involve large...

5. Planning for States and Nation/States

   A TransAtlantic Exploration
   Revista Land Lines
   Abril 2013
   Gerrit Knaap and Zorica Nedovic-Budic

   Our ability to meet critical global challenges depends on the legal and institutional foundations of planning. Several U.S. states and European nations have begun to experiment with new and...

6. The Road to Recovery

   Governing Post-Disaster Reconstruction
   Revista Land Lines
   Julio 2013
   Laurie A. Johnson and Robert B. Olshansky

   Governments face an extraordinary set of management challenges in the wake of an earthquake or tsunami. After researching post-disaster recovery settings around the world for 20 years, the authors...

7. Strengthening Urban Industry

   The Importance of Infrastructure and Location
   Ponencias
   Mayo 2013
   Nancey Green Leigh

   Within urban policy development and planning practice, a little acknowledged conflict exists: efforts to increase population density and promote more effective use of grey infrastructure—built...

8. Slum Upgrading

   Ponencias
   Abril 2013
   Maria E. Freire

   In this paper, Maria E. Freire discusses the alternatives available to finance slum upgrading in metropolitan areas and large cities. It examines the size of the problem as described by the U.N....

9. Town-Gown Conservation at Kenyon College

   Revista Land Lines
   Julio 2013
   Douglas L. Givens

   Students, faculty, and farmers formed a grassroots coalition to protect the natural setting that distinguishes the Kenyon College learning experience. Their successful efforts present a replicable...

10. Uncertainty and Risk

    Building a Resilient West
    Revista Land Lines
    Enero 2013
    Erika Mahoney and Hannah Oliver

    Climate-related impacts vary across regions, affecting communities economically, socially, and environmentally. Efforts are underway in the West to plan holistically for climate change, build...