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1. Case Study: Can Meandering Paths Connect a Fragmented Planning System?

   Developing a Regional Governance Structure to Enable Watershed Planning in Southeast Louisiana
   Outro
   Junho 2021
   Rachelle Sanderson, Thomas Douthat, Manohar “Manny” Patole

   Louisiana’s flat geography, proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, and seasonal rain events make the state especially susceptible to flooding. Risks are particularly high because water can flow...

2. 50-State Property Tax Comparison Study

   For Taxes Paid in 2020
   Outro
   Junho 2021
   Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence

   As the largest source of revenue raised by local governments, a well-functioning property tax system is critical for promoting municipal fiscal health. This report documents the wide range of...

3. Fact Sheet: U.S. Local Government Finance Tools

   Outro
   Abril 2021

   Local governments in the United States are responsible for paying for and providing certain services and infrastructure, such as public education, affordable housing, road maintenance, and water...

4. Plus ça Change

   Three Decades of Fiscal Policy and Central-Local Relations in China
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Junho 2021
   Christine Wong

   In China’s decentralised fiscal system, since virtually all vital public services (education, healthcare, social welfare) are provided by local governments, a well-functioning intergovernmental...

5. Development Tax in France as a Tool for Land Value Capture and Social Equity

   Case Studies on Bordeaux and Strasbourg
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Julho 2021
   Sonia Guelton, Agnes Pouillaude, and David Rosen

   In a context of severe pressure on public budgets, aging urban infrastructure, and increasing pressures of urbanization, municipalities, and metropolitan regions on five continents are looking at...

6. Scenario Planning in Small and Mid-Size Legacy Cities

   Framework and Tool Adaptations in Youngstown, Ohio
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Agosto 2021
   Thomas Hilde and Hunter Morrison

   This paper examines how scenario planning frameworks and tools—largely designed for contexts of regional growth—can be adapted for land use and development planning in small and mid-size...

7. Property Taxes

   What Everybody Needs to Know
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Setembro 2021
   Ronald C. Fisher

   The property tax is the largest single source of revenue under the control of state or local governments in the United States. Property taxes provide a fundamental fiscal foundation for all types of...

8. Climate Change Adaptation and Property Values

   A Survey of the Literature
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Agosto 2021
   Katherine A. Kiel

   This paper surveys the current literature of the impact of climate change adaptation on residential property values. Several categories of adaptation are considered including ecosystem management,...

9. Programmes, Practices, and Preconditions

   Learning from Cape Town’s Experience with One-Off Contributions from Developers
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Julho 2021
   Stephen Berrisford, Liza Rose Cirolia, and Elisabeth Makumbi

   There is increasing interest in the applicability of land-based financing instruments in subSaharan Africa. African cities are opportune sites to explore the potential of land-based financing....

10. Neighborhood Restructuring, the Built Environment, and Quality of Life in Urban China

    A Comparative Analysis
    Documentos de Trabalho
    Junho 2021
    Qiang Fu, Jiaxin Gu, and Piao Han

    Has China’s urban transformation improved its urban environment in terms of quality of life? If so, how can we reconcile the influx of Chinese migrants who are seeking a better ‘...