Land Lines July 2008
Features
Revisiting the Who Versus the Where of Urban Development
One of the longest standing debates in community economic development is between “place-based” and “people-based” approaches. Should help go to distressed places or distressed people?
The Humane Metropolis
The failure to control sprawl is widely blamed on the usual suspects, but a more constructive response is to take a deep breath and ask, “What next?”
Does Building and Land Use Regulation Matter?
New evidence from Brazil indicates that the regulation of land use and building standards can reinforce other factors that contribute to informal and irregular urban land occupation.
The response to emerging concerns about climate change impacts will require significantly changing prevalent land use planning and development patterns in the region.
