This issue looks at the unanticipated improvements in property tax administration and uniformity in the U.S.; the relationships between growth, land use, and water supply in the West; the need for significant urban reform in Latin America and Africa; and urban land policy reforms in China.

This issue features informal settlements in the context of urban poverty and land market dynamics in Latin America; a debate between planners and economists on U.S. land market policies and implementation; prospects on land value taxation in Britain; and a symposium dedicated to a man who sought to bridge the gap between urbanism and ecology.