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Land Lines, Enero 2018
Revista Land LinesEnero 2018Editado por Maureen ClarkeEn este número: la evolución de las casas prefabricadas como una fuente sólida y deseable de viviendas sociales permanentes; desarrollo innovador de relleno; y talleres de absorción de capital que alivian la escasez de viviendas sociales.
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America's Middle Neighborhoods
Setting the Stage for RevivalDocumentos de trabajoNoviembre 2018Alan MallachIn this paper, I attempt to provide a comprehensive framework to encourage thinking about the growing challenges faced by the middle neighborhoods of the nation’s legacy cities and their inner-...
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What Drives Neighborhood Revival?
Qualitative Research Findings from Baltimore and St. LouisDocumentos de trabajoOctubre 2018Alan Mallach and Karen Beck PooleyWe conduct a case study of neighborhood revival in St. Louis and Baltimore, two legacy cities showing both significant signs of revival along with persistent poverty and neighborhood distress....
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City Tech
Precision-Mapping Water in the DesertRevista Land LinesDiciembre 2018By Rob Walker, December 14, 2018Officials are assessing how precision mapping tools—first developed to understand pollution in the Chesapeake Bay—can help manage drought and, yes, flooding in Arizona’s desert...
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Colorado River Water
The Shift from Farms to CitiesRevista Land LinesDiciembre 2018By Allen BestUntil recent decades, agriculture was the main driver of development along the Colorado River. But with population growth, water use has shifted to urban needs, with implications for water-sharing...
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Hydraulic Empire
Sharing a Legacy, Carving a Future for the Colorado RiverRevista Land LinesDiciembre 2018By Allen BestIn its sheer complexity, the Colorado stands out among the rivers of America, and probably the world. Explore the twists and turns of this 1,450-mile waterway, which lead from the snowy mountains of...
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How Auctioning Building Rights Can Help Fund Infrastructure and Affordable Housing
Revista Land LinesDiciembre 2018By Will Jason, December 14, 2018As U.S. cities struggle to provide adequate infrastructure and affordable housing, many are underutilizing one of their greatest assets: the land on which they sit. They can look to an unlikely place...
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Movilidad cotidiana y cambios en la geografía de oportunidades en la ciudad de Santiago
¿Qué ha pasado con las familias que viven mal localizadas?Documentos de trabajoSeptiembre 2018Joaquín Prieto y Isabel BrainEste estudio describe los cambios en los patrones de movilidad cotidiana de las familias de bajos ingresos que residen en comunas de precio de suelo bajo en la ciudad de Santiago, Chile en la...
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The 2010 Universe of Cities
A New Perspective on Global UrbanizationDocumentos de trabajoSeptiembre 2018Nicolás Galarza Sánchez, Yang Liu, and Shlomo Angel
with Alejandro M. Blei, Achilles Kallergis, Patrick Lamson-Hall, Maria Mónica Salazar, Daniel L. Civco, and Jason ParentUsing a number of data sources, scholars at New York University and the University of Connecticut, in partnership with UN-Habitat and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, and in collaboration with...
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The Shape Compactness of Urban Extents
Documentos de trabajoSeptiembre 2018Shlomo Angel, Sara Arango Franco, Yang Liu, Alejandro M. Blei, and Xinyue ZhangThe shape compactness of urban extents matters, just like urban density matters. Other things being equal, both metrics determine the average travel distances in cities, and hence their energy...
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