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1. Improving Tax Increment Financing (TIF) for Economic Development

   Enfoques en políticas de suelo
   Junio 2018
   David Merriman

   This Policy Focus Report will be available in June 2018. Virtually every U.S. state allows some form of tax increment financing (TIF) — using the increased property tax revenues generated by...

2. The Empty House Next Door

   Understanding and Reducing Vacancy and Hypervacancy in the United States
   Enfoques en políticas de suelo
   Mayo 2018
   Alan Mallach

   Renowned city planner and housing advocate Alan Mallach assesses the problem of vacant properties in the United States and recommends mitigation strategies for local officials, nonprofits, and...

3. Revitalizing America’s Smaller Legacy Cities

   Strategies for Postindustrial Success from Gary to Lowell
   Enfoques en políticas de suelo
   Agosto 2017
   Torey Hollingsworth and Alison Goebel

   This Policy Focus Report examines the unique challenges of smaller American legacy cities — older industrial centers with populations of less than 200,000, located primarily in the Midwest and...

4. Para leer el suelo urbano

   Catastros multifinalitarios para la planificación y el desarrollo de las ciudades de América Latina
   Enfoques en políticas de suelo
   Enero 2017
   Diego Alfonso Erba and Mario Andrés Piumetto

   In Latin America, a territorial cadastre is a public registry that manages information relating to parcels of land. As an institution, the cadastre is common in many countries, although it does not...

5. Buy-In for Buyouts

   The Case for Managed Retreat from Flood Zones
   Enfoques en políticas de suelo
   Septiembre 2016
   Robert Freudenberg, Ellis Calvin, Laura Tolkoff, and Dare Brawley

   This report presents an in-depth study of buyouts in the New York metropolitan region following Hurricanes Irene and Sandy as a tool for adaptation against flooding. It provides an overview of...

6. After Great Disasters

   How Six Countries Managed Community Recovery
   Enfoques en políticas de suelo
   Julio 2016
   Laurie A. Johnson and Robert B. Olshansky

   The aftermath of great natural disasters and the management of the recovery process have an enormous effect on the lives of citizens and can change the future of a city or region forever. This report...

7. Making Land Legible

   Cadastres for Urban Planning and Development in Latin America
   Enfoques en políticas de suelo
   Junio 2016
   Diego Alfonso Erba and Mario Andrés Piumetto

   In Latin America, a territorial cadastre is a public registry that manages information relating to parcels of land. As an institution, the cadastre is common in many countries, although it does not...

8. Detroit and the Property Tax

   Strategies to Improve Equity and Enhance Revenue
   Enfoques en políticas de suelo
   Noviembre 2015
   Gary Sands and Mark Skidmore

   In December 2014, the City of Detroit emerged from bankruptcy with a plan that cut $7 billion from the city’s $18 billion debt load. Although the causes of the bankruptcy were complex, a...

9. Use-Value Assessment of Rural Lands

   Time for Reform?
   Enfoques en políticas de suelo
   Noviembre 2015
   John E. Anderson and Richard W. England

   Use-value assessment (UVA) is the practice of valuing rural land according to its current use rather than its market value to reduce property taxes for rural land owners in the United States. This...

10. Mejoramiento del desempeño del impuesto sobre la propiedad en América Latina

    Enfoques en políticas de suelo
    Octubre 2015
    Claudia M. De Cesare

    This report, Mejoramiento del desempeño del impuesto sobre la propiedad en América Latina (Improving the Performance of the Property Tax in Latin America), presents a comprehensive...