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1. Reinventing Development Regulations

   Livros
   Outubro 2017
   Jonathan Barnett and Brian W. Blaesser

   In this practical guide, two well-known experts argue that municipal leaders can dramatically improve the quality of life in their communities by adjusting local land use regulations. Development...

2. After Great Disasters

   An In-Depth Analysis of How Six Countries Managed Community Recovery
   Livros
   Junho 2017
   Laurie A. Johnson and Robert B. Olshansky

   Great natural disasters are rare, but their aftermath can change the fortunes of a city or region forever. This book and its companion Policy Focus Report identify lessons from different parts of the...

3. Property Tax in Africa

   Status, Challenges, and Prospects
   Livros
   Junho 2017
   Edited by Riël Franzsen and William McCluskey

   This book—the first comprehensive study of the property tax in Africa—provides an overview of the property tax systems of 29 African countries, mapping out the most salient features of...

4. Nature and Cities

   The Ecological Imperative in Urban Design and Planning
   Livros
   Novembro 2016
   Edited by Frederick R. Steiner, George F. Thompson and Armando Carbonell

   Note: If you are ordering multiple copies of this book, please contact our warehouse by email at lincolnorders@pssc.com or by phone at 877-526-3257 for a shipping quote. Named one of the American...

5. Sistemas del impuesto predial en América Latina y el Caribe

   Livros
   Outubro 2016
   Editado por Cláudia M. De Cesare

   This Spanish-language book consolidates studies by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy representing a decade’s worth of research, from 2005 to 2014. The data, which include particularities...

6. A Good Tax

   Legal and Policy Issues for the Property Tax in the United States
   Livros
   Março 2016
   Joan Youngman

   The property tax has great strengths, particularly as an independent source of nearly half of all general revenue for local governments. However, it is undermined by inaccurate valuations,...

7. Land and the City

   Livros
   Janeiro 2016
   Edited by George W. McCarthy, Gregory K. Ingram, and Samuel A. Moody

   This 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...

8. Zoning Rules!

   The Economics of Land Use Regulation
   Livros
   Julho 2015
   William A. Fischel

   Zoning has for a century enabled cities to chart their own course. It is a useful and popular institution, enabling homeowners to protect their main investment and provide safe neighborhoods. As home...

9. Planeta de ciudades

   Livros
   Junho 2015
   Shlomo Angel

   Planeta de ciudades (Planet of Cities) and its companion, the Atlas of Urban Expansion (only available in English), develop a science of global cities to prepare for the coming expansion of the...

10. Planning for States and Nation-States in the U.S. and Europe

    Livros
    Abril 2015
    Edited by Gerrit-Jan Knaap, Zorica Nedović-Budić, and Armando Carbonell

    Climate change, economic development, social justice, and community revitalization top the planning agenda in some European nations and U.S. states. The case studies in this volume follow the changes...