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Respuestas urbanas a las “Décadas Perdidas”
Revista Land LinesAbril 2003Priscilla Connolly, William W. Goldsmith, and Alan MabinUna versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 1 del libro Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. Como delegados en la...
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Informalidad, pobreza urbana y precios de la tierra
Revista Land LinesEnero 2003Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 2 del libro Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. El precio excesivamente...
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Las plusvalías en beneficio de los pobres
El proyecto Usme en ColombiaRevista Land LinesJulio 2003Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 4 del libro Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. Las políticas públicas y...
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Land Lines, April 2003
Revista Land LinesAbril 2003Edited by Ann LeRoyerThis issue looks at the unanticipated improvements in property tax administration and uniformity in the U.S.; the relationships between growth, land use, and water supply in the West; the need for...
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Urban Responses to the "Lost Decades"
Revista Land LinesAbril 2003Priscilla Connolly, William W. Goldsmith, and Alan MabinAs delegates to the World Social Forum (WSF) in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in January 2003, the authors examined alternatives to the neoliberal approach to urban development, to escape the negative...
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Using Value Capture to Benefit the Poor
The Usme Project in ColombiaRevista Land LinesJulio 2003Public policies and actions regarding social housing in Colombia, as in other Latin American countries, have concentrated on regularization and upgrading programs, which in many cases are linked to...
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Making Sense of Place, Phoenix
The Urban DesertVideos y multimediaAbril 2003In only half a century, Phoenix has expanded from a small desert town into the sixth largest city in the U.S. Through the eyes and voices of Phoenix residents, this film explores the...
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Planners and Economists Debate Land Market Policy
Revista Land LinesEnero 2003Paul Cheshire, Rosalind Greenstein, and Stephen C. SheppardThe land market allocates land and access to urban amenities, and it does so with impressive efficiency. Yet, economists and planners continue to debate the extent to which the market fails to...
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Informality, Urban Poverty and Land Market Prices
Revista Land LinesEnero 2003The excessively high price of serviced land in Latin America is one of several explanations for the extent and persistence of informal land markets. Contrary to popular beliefs, informality is...