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Land and the City
LivrosJaneiro 2016Edited by George W. McCarthy, Gregory K. Ingram, and Samuel A. MoodyThis book from the Lincoln Institute's 2014 Land Policy Conference examines issues of land use policies and their impact on sustainable urbanization. By 1960, one-third of the world’s...
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Infrastructure and Land Policies
LivrosMaio 2013Edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Karin L. BrandtMore than 50 percent of the global population resides in urban areas where land policy and infrastructure interactions facilitate economic opportunities, affect the quality of life, and influence...
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Financing Metropolitan Governments in Developing Countries
LivrosAbril 2013Edited by Roy W. Bahl, Johannes F. Linn, and Deborah L. WetzelThis work uses case studies of urban financing mechanisms in China, India, and Brazil to help decision makers in developing countries address the challenges of rapid metropolitan growth. The report...
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Municipal Revenues and Land Policies
LivrosMaio 2010Edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Yu-Hung HongBased on the proceedings of Lincoln Institute of Land Policy’s fourth annual cross-disciplinary land policy conference, this volume collects scholarly work by a wide range of experts in land...
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Conservation Capital in the Americas
Exemplary Conservation Finance InitiativesLivrosJaneiro 2010Edited by James N. LevittConservation finance innovations are central to protecting ecosystems. Through case studies, this book shows environmentalists and policy makers how to find the financial, human, social, and natural...
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Toward a Vision of Land in 2015
International PerspectivesLivrosAbril 2008Edited by Gary C. Cornia and Jim RiddellBased on the proceedings of a 2006 conference cohosted by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the International Center for Land Policy Studies and Training (ICLPST) in Taiwan, this book offers...
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Making the Property Tax Work
Experiences in Developing and Transitional CountriesLivrosMarço 2008Edited by Roy Bahl, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Joan YoungmanThis book analyzes the property tax in developing and transitional countries, addressing why it does not work well there and what can be done to make it a more relevant source of revenue for those...
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From Walden to Wall Street
Frontiers of Conservation FinanceLivrosOutubro 2005Edited by James N. LevittIn the absence of innovation in the field of conservation finance, a daunting funding gap faces conservationists aiming to protect America’s system of landscapes that provide sustainable...