Land Lines Julho 2012
Central City Revenues After the Great Recession
Even as the fiscal condition of most state governments is slowly improving, many central cities have only recently begun to feel the full impacts of the economic slowdown and the disruptions to the housing market.
A New Look at Value Capture in Latin America
It is important to shift the debate on value capture from ideological, wishful-thinking rhetoric to a more technical and practical context grounded in evidence that it can be done and has been implemented effectively in many cases.
Managing Risk and Uncertainty
To make decisions today that relate to the impacts of climate change in the future, it is necessary to build capacity for managing risk, uncertainty, and complexity in a way that remains closely connected to the real problems and issues that communities face.
This issue highlights U.S. central cities’ fiscal recovery following the Great Recession; a new perspective on value capture mechanisms in Latin American nations; and scenario planning and adaptation tactics to combat the impacts of climate change.