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1. Nature and Cities

   The Ecological Imperative in Urban Design and Planning
   Books
   November 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. “This book overflows...

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

   Books
   October 2016
   Edited by Cláudia M. De Cesare

   This Spanish-language book consolidates a decade's worth of data on fiscal and tax management decisions in 200 jurisdictions across nine Latin American and Caribbean countries. By highlighting...

3. A Good Tax

   Legal and Policy Issues for the Property Tax in the United States
   Books
   March 2016
   Joan Youngman

   “This book makes clear, cogent arguments in support of the property tax, emphasizing transparency and the need for autonomous funding for local government, while dispelling myths about...

4. Land and the City

   Books
   January 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...

5. Towards Property Tax Compliance

   A Case Study of Attitudes Toward Paying Property Taxes in Jamaica
   Working Papers
   December 2016
   Tina M. F. Beale, Rochelle A. Channer Miller, Amani Ishemo, and Cadien A. Murray-Stuart

   Jamaica’s property tax compliance rate has consistently been described as “low,” “dismal,” and “inadequate.” Its performance is of utmost importance to the...

6. Creating Productive Urban Landscapes: An Emerging Framework

   Videos and Multimedia
   December 2016
   Teresa Lynch and Chris Reed

   Teresa Lynch and Chris Reed present the outlines of a new, multi-disciplinary framework for conceptualizing and utilizing urban land, and discuss the enormous challenges that remain.

7. Nonprofit PILOTs (Payments in Lieu of Taxes)

   Policy Briefs
   November 2016
   Daphne A. Kenyon and Adam H. Langley

   This policy brief covers key issues surrounding the use of nonprofit payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs): payments made voluntarily by tax-exempt nonprofits as a substitute for property taxes. It...

8. Potencial e Exploração do Imposto Patrimonial Imobiliário no Brasil

   Uma Análise do IPTU a Partir da Teoria dos Conjuntos Fuzzy
   Working Papers
   November 2016
   José Roberto R. Afonso, Kleber Pacheco de Castro, and Fabrício Marques Santos

   A fim de identificar os determinantes do potencial de arrecadação do IPTU (Imposto sobre Propriedade Predial e Territorial Urbana), bem como a utilização dessa capacidade...

9. Mensaje del presidente

   El camino a El Dorado
   Land Lines Magazine
   October 2016
   By George W. McCarthy

   Este mes, como los conquistadores de los siglos pasados, decenas de miles de personas ascenderán los andes hasta Quito, Ecuador, en busca de El Dorado. Pero, a diferencia de nuestros predecesores...

10. Tecnociudad

    App de reajuste de suelo de Open Reblock
    Land Lines Magazine
    October 2016
    By Rob Walker

    El reajuste de suelo es un proceso vital pero difícil y prolongado: es una especie de versión retroactiva de planificación de barrios que se desarrollaron informalmente, con viviendas no autorizadas...