Topic: City and Regional Planning

Course

Financing Through the Collection of Urban Development Charges

August 27, 2016 - October 4, 2016

Online

Free, offered in Spanish


This course, offered in Spanish, seeks to demonstrate the relationships among urban planning practices, the behavior of land markets and the legal foundations of property and public management. The conceptual, legal and economic framework that acts as a base for finance policy and as well as social management of the surplus value of land will be discussed. The course reviews the development of a variety of alternative instruments designed to finance urban goods and services to recover the cost of public investment (tax on improvements and other special contributions), as well as to manage development rights and public land.


Details

Date
August 27, 2016 - October 4, 2016
Application Period
August 1, 2016 - August 14, 2016
Selection Notification Date
August 22, 2016 at 6:00 PM
Location
Online
Language
Spanish
Cost
Free
Educational Credit Type
Lincoln Institute certificate

Keywords

Economic Development, Economics, Land Law, Land Market Monitoring, Land Use Planning, Land Value Taxation, Legal Issues, Local Government, Planning, Public Finance, Taxation, Urban Development, Value Capture

Systems Thinking Pilot

May 16, 2016 - May 17, 2016

Cambridge, MA United States

Free, offered in English

In collaboration with the Congress for New Urbanism and the Public Sector Consortium, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy is hosting a two-day capacity-building seminar focusing on strengthening the fiscal health of local governments on May 16th and 17th, 2016. Our objective is to help city officials strengthen their ability to track, manage, and sustain the fiscal health of their communities, guided by Systems Thinking practices.

Schedule:
Monday:  8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM


Details

Date
May 16, 2016 - May 17, 2016
Location
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
113 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA United States
Language
English
Cost
Free

Keywords

Infrastructure, Local Government, Municipal Fiscal Health

www.sonoraninstitute.org


The Sonoran Institute promotes community decisions that respect the land and people of Western North America. Facing rapid change, western communities recognize and value the importance of their natural and cultural assets – assets that support resilient environmental and economic systems. The Sonoran Institute offers tools, training and sound information for managing growth and change, and we encourage broad participation, collaboration and big-picture thinking to create practical solutions. The decisions communities make about using land, water and other resources affect their prosperity and quality of life today and in the future.