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1. Case Study: Community Toilets and the Challenge of Urban Sanitation in Nairobi, Kenya

   Otro
   Octubre 2018
   Carlos Rufín and Johann Frield

   The case focuses on the growth of community toilets in Nairobi’s sprawling informal settlements.

2. Case Study: Law and the Urban Environment

   Using the Law to Resolve Conflicts Over Land
   Otro
   Octubre 2018
   Thomas Coggin

   This case study considers conflicts over urban land, a problem prevalent in many densely settled environments today, and advocates for the use of the law as a way to balance competing interests.

3. Envisioning Climate Resilience

   Experts from the Lincoln Institute Network Weigh in on Promising Land and Water Policy Solutions
   Revista Land Lines
   Enero 2021
   January 12, 2021

   The Lincoln Institute asked experts from across our professional network to answer this question: If you could implement one land-based policy in 2021 that would have a meaningful impact on climate...

4. Making a Good Tax Better: From Assessment to Collection, Three Places That Built Stronger Property Tax Systems

   Revista Land Lines
   Enero 2021
   By Liz Farmer, January 12, 2021

   What does the property tax look like when it works well, and how can municipalities improve the way they assess properties, collect taxes, and communicate about this essential financial instrument?...

5. Webinar: Land Value Capture and Equitable Development

   Eventos
   Mayo 4, 2021

   Join WRI and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy for an engaging conversation with urban experts from around the world to discuss whether and how land value capture can be implemented effectively and in service to urban equity objectives.

6. Property Taxation and Land Value Capture in Africa

   Eventos
   Mayo 5, 2021

   This conference, organized in partnership with the African Tax Institute, provides a forum for scholars and practitioners to discuss a range of issues on property taxation in Africa.

7. Conserving Biodiversity on South Africa’s Privately-Owned Grasslands

   Farmer Experiences with Protected Areas
   Documentos de trabajo
   Julio 2020
   Jeffrey O. Sundberg

   South Africa’s Biodiversity Stewardship Initiative and Protected Areas Act are programs designed to help protect threatened species and provide other conservation benefits. Private grasslands...

8. Special Assessment Districts and the Financing of Infrastructure in South Africa

   The Innovative Use of a Special Rating Area in Claremont, Cape Town
   Documentos de trabajo
   Junio 2020
   Willard Matiashe and Arthur Germond

   Since 2000, special rating areas (SRAs), also known as Special Assessment Districts and/or city improvement districts (CIDs), have been used to revive urban nodes across the City of Cape Town (Cape...

9. Design with Nature Now

   Libros
   Octubre 2019
   Edited by Frederick Steiner, Richard Weller, Karen M’Closkey, and Billy Fleming

   “I highly encourage students, faculty, and practitioners to read this book and distill for themselves the overarching lessons. Design With Nature Now is timely because it reintroduces us to an...

10. Urban Land Value Capture in São Paulo, Addis Ababa, and Hyderabad

    Differing Interpretations, Equity Impacts, and Enabling Conditions
    Documentos de trabajo
    Enero 2020
    Anjali Mahendra, Robin King, Erin Gray, Maria Hart, Laura Azeredo, Luana Betti, Surya Prakash, Amartya Deb, Elleni Ashebir, and Asmaa Ibrahim

    This paper presents analysis of the fiscal and equity impacts of urban land value capture instruments based on three case studies from the global south. These include the Lideta redevelopment in...