World Urban Forum

Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Time: 5:00 p.m. (GMT +3)

Speakers:

• Enrique Silva, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
• Isabelle Chatry, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
• Maria Camila Uribe, Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
• Sibongile Mazibuko, National Treasury, South Africa
• Astrid Haas, Independent Consultant

Description:

Cities need sustainable sources of revenue to meet the infrastructure and service needs of the 21st Century, especially in places that are growing rapidly. Innovation and national level government support are needed for cities to be thriving and equitable. In collaboration with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), as well as South Africa’s Treasury and urban economics experts, we will host a networking event focusing on the specific conditions and obstacles faced by local governments in accessing both public and private sector finance for local development initiatives. Through an open dialogue, we aim to highlight effective strategies, foster collaboration, and increase awareness regarding the importance of financing at the local level in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Key issues and themes to be addressed during the panel include understanding the challenges encountered by local governments in accessing public and private sector finance, identifying strategies that have proven effective in overcoming these challenges, and exploring the role of revenue raising in municipalities, land value capture, local fiscal management, accountability, and transparency in unlocking access to private finance for the SDGs. These discussions will shed light on the diverse mechanisms and approaches that can be employed by municipal officials and other stakeholders to enhance access to finance at the local level and promote sustainable urban development.

Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Time: 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (GMT +3)

Speakers:  

• Luis Quintanilla, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
• Cynthia Goytia, Torcuato Di Tella University
• Helen Rourke, Development Action Group
• Xiuying Liu, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
• Yunhe Li, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
• Rachelle Alterman, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Description:  

Communities across the world face a crisis of underinvestment in basic infrastructure, affordable housing, and climate resilience. Land value capture can enable local and regional governments to harness land value increases that result from public investments or land use changes and reinvest them in public goods and services.

Through presentations and group discussions, this training will provide a thorough foundation on the functioning of urban land markets, discuss legal frameworks and related considerations for land value capture, and highlight prominent instruments and experiences across regions in a range of applications and policy goals, including transit-oriented development, affordable housing provision, and climate adaptation.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify and understand the economic and planning elements that support land value capture
• Understand the legal landscape underpinning the application of land value capture
• Comprehend technical and contextual aspects of land value capture instruments used in different regions of the world

Program:

The format for this training will be lectures, with time for Q&A and group discussion built into each of the following modules:

• Part 1: Understanding Land Value Capture: The Economic Rationale and the Role of LVC in Urban Development with Cynthia Goytia
• Part 2: Exploration of Prominent Land Value Capture Instruments and Mechanics with Luis Quintanilla
• Part 3: Legal and Institutional Considerations for Land Value Capture with Rachelle Alterman
• Part 4: Applications, Noteworthy Cases and Lessons
  • Inclusionary Zoning in South Africa with Helen Rourke
  • Transit-Oriented Development in China and Singapore with Xiuying Liu, Yunhe Li
  • Climate Adaptation and Informal Settlement Upgrading in Latin America with Cynthia Goytia

Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Time: 2:00 p.m. (GMT +3)

Speakers:  

• Enrique Silva, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
• Jeff Allenby, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
• Amy Cotter, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
• Darla Munroe, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
• Emily Wiggans, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Description:
If you have used the Atlas of Urban Expansion or want to know how it is evolving, this session is for you. Learn how the Lincoln Institute’s Center for Geospatial Solutions is using the latest geospatial data sets and algorithms to enhance monitoring of global urban expansion, exceeding the Atlas’s capacity to recognize urban sprawl patterns. The new tool will create more detailed and sophisticated renderings of development conditions on the ground, allow users to hone more sophisticated research questions, play out scenarios for growth, depending on the types of policies adopted by authorities, and more. The technology builds on the groundbreaking platform originally launched by UN-Habitat, New York University’s Marron Institute of Urban Management, NYU’s Stern School of Business, and the Lincoln Institute.

Date: Friday, November 8, 2024

Time: 10:30 a.m. (GMT +3)

Speakers: 

• Dr. Ibrahim Saber, Governor of Cairo Governorate, Egypt
• Manuel de Araújo, Mayor, Quelimane City, Mozambique
• Kostas Bakoyannis, former Mayor of Athens, Greece (by video)
• Marvin Rees, former Mayor of Bristol, England (by video)
• Anthony Flint, author of Mayor’s Desk: 20 Conversations with Local Leaders Solving Global Problems, moderator

Description:

Speaking directly to this year’s conference theme, “Local Actions for Sustainable Cities and Communities,” current and former mayors will share their experiences developing resilience strategies, and how they have incorporated advances in technology to boost evidence-based solutions around the globe. These cutting-edge approaches are widely replicable and are already inspiring others and forging pathways for change at the local level in other communities.