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1. European Spatial Planning

   Books
   December 2002
   Edited by Andreas Faludi

   The European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP) was adopted in 1999 after more than ten years of intensive, transnational networking across linguistic and cultural divides. However, Europe’...

2. Property Taxes in South Africa

   Challenges in the Post-Apartheid Era
   Books
   March 2002
   Edited by Michael E. Bell and John H. Bowman

   Editors Michael E. Bell and John H. Bowman have assembled the first comprehensive overview of the challenges of adapting property taxation to the many changes brought about by the end of apartheid in...

3. Exploring Ad Hoc Regionalism

   Policy Focus Reports
   December 2002
   Douglas R. Porter and Allan D. Wallis

   A growing number of urban challenges—from threats of environmental degradation and sprawl, to social and fiscal disparity, to economic transformation and globalization—call for action at...

4. Current-Use Property Assessment and Land Development

   A Theoretical and Empirical Review of Development Penalties
   Working Papers
   December 2002
   Richard W. England

   During the 15 years after 1982, the developed area of the U.S. grew by more than a third. In addition, developed regions became less densely populated—inevitably resulting in a loss of crop and...

5. Identifying the Real Costs and Benefits of Sports Facilities

   Working Papers
   December 2002
   Tim Chapin

   While public spending on sports facilities has been staggering, this economic development strategy is rife with inadequate information on major issues relating to these projects. Decision makers...

6. Widening the Net

   Extending the Property Tax into Previously Untaxed Areas of South Africa
   Working Papers
   December 2002
   Michael E. Bell and John H. Bowman

   In South Africa, during apartheid, blacks were typically not permitted private ownership of real property, a distinction that is especially important for consideration of the post-apartheid property...

7. Property Taxation and Current Use Assessment

   A Theoretical Note
   Working Papers
   December 2002
   Richard W. England and Robert D. Mohr

   This paper discusses the relationships between property taxation and patterns of land use. In particular, it models a landowner's decision to develop a parcel when she has the option to enroll...

8. Property Taxation in New Zealand

   Working Papers
   December 2002
   William J. McCluskey, with Arthur Grimes and Jason Timmins

   Since European colonisation of New Zealand in 1840, property taxes have formed the foundation of local authorities’ revenues. Currently, over half of local authority revenues are sourced from...

9. Taxes on Buildings and Land in a Dynamic Model of Real Estate Markets

   Working Papers
   December 2002
   Alex Anas

   Henry George’s single tax on land is an elusive concept to implement, because land is occupied by a variety of buildings or is undeveloped. Land value is undefined since the value of the land...

10. A Guide to the Structure of Property Tax Abatements in the United States

    Working Papers
    November 2002
    John L. Mikesell, C. Kurt Zorn, Esteban Dalehite, and Sung-Jin Park

    Property tax abatements—full or partial relief from property tax for certain property parcels—constitute an integral component of many state and local economic development programs....