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1. Application of Multipurpose Cadastres in Defining Urban Land Policies 18 Aplicaciones del Catastro Multifinalitario en la Definición de Políticas de Suelo Urbano 18
Date(s): April 5 - May 22, 2010
Location(s): Online / Curso a Distancia
Application Deadline: March 19, 2010
The course covers topics related to land tenure, geotechnologies and valuation systems for urban land used in different Latin American jurisdictions. Participants identify the virtues and shortcomings of the cadastral systems in their jurisdictions, and develop proposals for eventual necessary administrative, legal, and technological changes for the implementation of a multipurpose system oriented toward developing land policies for urban development.

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2. Property Tax and Urban Financing 10 Impuesto Predial y Financiamiento Urbano 10
Date(s): April 5 - May 22, 2010
Location(s): Online / Curso a Distancia
Application Deadline: March 19, 2010
This course provides an analysis of the legal, political, and economic principles of land taxation as a beneficial instrument for urban development. Participants identify methods for overcoming the factors that cause inequity in the current systems, alternatives for the restructuring of the territorial cadastre, and strategies to achieve greater efficiency in property tax collection and consequently better financing of cities.

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El curso propicia el examen de principios jurídicos, polít...

3. Management of Urban Land Markets 11 Gestión de los Mercados de Suelo Urbano 11
Date(s): April 5 - May 22, 2010
Location(s): Online / Curso a Distancia
Application Deadline: March 19, 2010
This course provides an examination of the structure, function, and regulation of Latin American land markets and their relationship to the economic, social, and environmental problems of cities. It analyzes the motivations and consequences of policies and practices in the region, and considers a number of experiences from other parts of the world and their potential adaptation to Latin America.

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Curso por Internet (gratuito), interactivo e intensivo, que propicia el examen crítico de l...

4. Financing Cities with Urban Land 11 Financiamiento de Ciudades con Suelo Urbano 11
Date(s): April 5, 2010 - May 22, 2013
Location(s): Online / Curso a Distancia
Application Deadline: March 19, 2010
The course fosters a critical examination of the various policies regarding the financing of cities through urban land. Participants discuss various direct action, regulatory and fiscal instruments, particularly the property tax, that mobilize land value increments to finance urban goods and services for large segments of the population, particularly the low-income sector. The course draws on experiences from various parts of the world, placing special emphasis on the Latin American context.

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5. Legal Dimensions of Land Policy 5 Dimensiones Jurídicas de las Políticas de Suelo 5
Date(s): April 5 - May 22, 2010
Location(s): Online / Curso a Distancia
Application Deadline: March 19, 2010
The course fosters the analysis of the main approaches and categories found in urban law systems in Latin America, through the review of relevant theoretical and practical aspects for urban managers and public authorities. Participants identify and discuss the relationships between urban dynamics and the law, based on land as property, informality and regulation, expropriation and alternative means for the acquisition of public land, as well as legal precedents for value capture of increments and land readj...

6. Urban Land Valuation Techniques 4 Técnicas de Valuación de Inmuebles 4
Date(s): April 5 - May 22, 2010
Location(s): Online / Curso a Distancia
Application Deadline: March 19, 2010
The course presents the techniques and basic principles of commercial valuations and mass appraisal of urban properties. Applying learning-by-doing techniques, participants develop appraisals for expropriation purposes and land value maps useful in the definition of land taxation policies, collection of betterment levies, or value capture.

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El curso presenta las técnicas y los principios básicos de las valuaciones comerciales y en masa de inmuebles urbanos. Trabajando con técnicas de l...

7. Urban Land Markets Analysis Techniques 3 Técnicas de Análisis de Mercados de Suelo Urbano 3
Date(s): April 5 - May 22, 2010
Location(s): Online / Curso a Distancia
Application Deadline: March 19, 2010
This course presents the basic principles of land and real estate economics and the application of empirical methods to analyze land markets. It covers the theory behind the supply and demand of land; the main aspects of urban economics; regression analysis and impact analysis. Participants are trained to understand the dynamics of formal and informal urban land markets and issues associated with evaluating the impacts of land use regulations and public interventions.

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8. GIS Applications for Urban Studies 12 SIG Aplicados a Estudios Urbanos 12
Date(s): April 5 - May 22, 2010
Location(s): Online / Curso a Distancia
Application Deadline: March 19, 2010
The course covers basic concepts of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), alphanumeric database structures, and cartographic tools applied to urban studies. Applying learning-by-doing techniques, participants use data from several sources to build thematic maps and databases and develop a project that involves spatial analysis oriented to the definition of land policies for urban development.

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El curso aborda conceptos básicos de Sistemas de Información Geográfica (SIG), bases de datos ...

9. Land Policy Definition in Small Cities 1 Definición de Políticas de Suelo en Pequeñas Ciudades 1
Date(s): April 5 - May 22, 2010
Location(s): Online / Curso a Distancia
Application Deadline: March 19, 2010
The course provides a transversal treatment of all of the topics relevant to the definition of land policies. The topics addressed include formal and informal markets, property tax policy, cadastre, information systems, legal framework and alternatives to improve urban development financing. Course participants will be mainly decision-makers and advisers to local government of cities with 40,000 inhabitants or less.  Participants will have the opportunity to interchange ideas and experiences about land poli...

10. Specialization on Cadastral EngineeringEspecialización en Ingeniería Catastral
Date(s): March 15 - September 30, 2010
Location(s): Online / Curso a Distancia
Application Deadline: March 3, 2010
This specialization aims to train professionals with the capacity for critical analysis on the existing cadastral structure within their jurisdiction, the methods being applied to determine the tax value of property, and tax policy that defines the property tax. After reading, reflection and discussion, it is expected that participants be ready to take on any challenges that require paradigm shifts for better financing of the cities and harmonious urban development. It also seeks to develop human resources...

11. Comparative Analysis of the Property Tax in Latin AmericaAnálise Comparativa do Imposto sobre a Propriedade Imobiliária na América Latina
Date(s): November 23 - December 18, 2009
Location(s): Online / Curso a Distancia
Application Deadline: November 15, 2009
The objective of this workshop is to contribute by organizing and disseminating information, building indicators and evaluating the performance of real estate taxation systems regarding the administration and characteristics of the tax levied on urban real estate property (IPTU). The aim is to provide input for practical training, primarily of public administrators involved in activities related to tax policy and/or the administration of the IPTU tax. The office seeks to facilitate the integration of munic...

12. Financing of cities with Urban Land 10Financiamiento de las Ciudades con Suelo Urbano 10
Date(s): October 5 - November 29, 2009
Location(s): Online / Curso a Distancia
Application Deadline: September 13, 2009
This course examines diverse policies for the generation and distribution of land value increments. The curriculum includes the analysis of regulatory, participatory, and fiscal instruments that mobilize land value increments to finance urban goods and services for different sectors of the population, especially lower-income groups. The course integrates experiences from different parts of the world with a special emphasis on Latin America.

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Curso por Internet (gratuito), interactivo e ...

13. Real Estate Valuation for Taxation Purposes Valuación de inmuebles con fines fiscales
Date(s): May 18 - June 12, 2009
Location(s): Online / Curso a Distancia
Application Deadline: May 15, 2009
The objective of this course is to provide a general view of the methods used to appraise real estate which are the base for expropriations and mass cadastral appraisals.

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El curso tiene como objetivo dar una visión general de las metodologías que se utilizan para realizar los avalúos de inmuebles, los cuales son base para las expropiaciones y los avalúos masivos catastrales.

14. Cadastre and Urban Informality El Catastro y la Informalidad Urbana
Date(s): May 18 - June 12, 2009
Location(s): Online / Curso a Distancia
Application Deadline: May 15, 2009
The objective of this course is to describe how informal and formal urban land markets function and identify the relationships with cadastre to consolidate a complete urban territorial information system.

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El curso tiene como objetivo describir el funcionamiento de los mercados formales e informales de suelo urbano e identificar las relaciones con el catastro territorial, para la consolidación de un sistema de información territorial urbana completo.

15. Multipurpose Cadastres in Defining Urban Land Policies 16 Aplicaciones del Catastro Multifinalitario en la Definición de Políticas de Suelo Urbano 16
Date(s): March 23 - May 17, 2009
Location(s): Online / Curso a Distancia
Application Deadline: March 1, 2009
This course covers legal frameworks, land valuation, land taxation systems, and geotechnologies used in different Latin American jurisdictions. Participants identify the virtues and shortcomings of the cadastral systems in their jurisdictions, and develop ideas on the administrative, legal, and technological changes necessary for an effective information system to develop new land policies promoting sustainable urban development.

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Curso por Internet (gratuito), interactivo e intensivo, ...

16. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Applications for Urban Studies 11 Sistemas de Información Geográfica (SIG) Aplicados a Estudios Urbanos 11
Date(s): March 23 - May 17, 2009
Location(s): Online / Curso a Distancia
Application Deadline: March 1, 2009
Concepts of GIS, alphanumeric databases, and cartographic tools for each kind of urban study are addressed in this course. Participants perform spatial analysis in a GIS environment using data from several sources to develop thematic maps and useful databases for the implementation of land policies for urban development.


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Curso por Internet (gratuito), interactivo e intensivo, que tiene como objetivo difundir conocimientos de SIG y desarrollar trabajos orientados a elaborar cartas tem...

17. Property Taxes 8 Impuestos a la Propiedad Inmobiliaria 8
Date(s): March 23 - May 17, 2009
Location(s): Online / Curso a Distancia
Application Deadline: March 1, 2009
This course examines the legal, political, and economic principles of land taxation as a beneficial instrument for urban development. It identifies methods of overcoming the factors that cause unfairness in the current systems by presenting alternatives for the operation of the real estate cadastre and strategies to achieve greater efficiency in property tax collection.

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Curso por Internet (gratuito), interactivo e intensivo, que tiene como objetivo propiciar el examen de principios ju...

18. Urban Land Markets in Latin American Cities 9 Mercados de Suelo Urbano en Ciudades Latinoamericanas 9
Date(s): March 23 - May 17, 2009
Location(s): Online / Curso a Distancia
Application Deadline: March 1, 2009
This course provides an examination of the structure, function, and regulation of Latin American land markets and their relationship to the economic, social, and environmental problems of cities. It analyzes the motivations and consequences of policies and practices in the region, and considers a number of experiences from other parts of the world and their potential adaptation to Latin America.

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Curso por Internet (gratuito), interactivo e intensivo, que propicia el examen crítico de l...

19. Financing Latin American Cities with Urban Land 9 Financiamiento de Ciudades Latinoamericanas con Suelo Urbano 9
Date(s): March 23 - May 17, 2009
Location(s): Online / Curso a Distancia
Application Deadline: March 1, 2009
This course examines diverse policies for the generation and distribution of land value increments. The curriculum includes the analysis of regulatory, participatory, and fiscal instruments that mobilize land value increments to finance urban goods and services for different sectors of the population, especially lower-income groups. The course integrates experiences from different parts of the world with a special emphasis on Latin America.
ResumenCurso por Internet (gratuito), interactiv...

20. Access to Urban Land by/for the Poor in Latin America 5 Acceso y Gestión de Suelo Urbano por/para los Pobres en América Latina 5
Date(s): March 23 - May 17, 2009
Location(s): Online / Curso a Distancia
Application Deadline: March 1, 2009
This course fosters a critical examination of the conditions affecting access to urban land by and for the poor through various informal and formal mechanisms, and how it reflects in economic, social and urban problems. Alternative experiences are examined from other parts of the world, as well as those emerging in Latin America.

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Curso por Internet (gratuito), interactivo e intensivo, que tiene como objetivos propiciar el análisis crítico de las condiciones y mecanismos de acceso ...

21. Legal Dimension of Land Policies 3 Dimensión Jurídica de las Políticas de Suelo 3
Date(s): March 23 - May 17, 2009
Location(s): Online / Curso a Distancia
Application Deadline: March 1, 2009
This course is designed to train professionals from diverse disciplines in the relationships between urban dynamics and the law. The course combines analysis of the major approaches and categories found in Latin American urban legal systems with the review of theoretical and practical issues of interest to urban public managers. Emphasis will be placed on issues relating to land as property, informality and regularization; expropriation and alternative means for public land acquisition; legal precedents for...

22. Real Estate Property Assessment Techniques 2 Técnicas de Valuación de Inmuebles 2
Date(s): March 23 - May 17, 2009
Location(s): Online / Curso a Distancia
Application Deadline: March 1, 2009
This online course is interactive and intensive, and aims to provide a general view of the methodologies used to make market assessments of the value of real estate properties. Market assessment is the basis for massive assessments used for fiscal cadastres. It is also the type of assessment used to valuate land in countries that implement betterment levies or tax to capture land value increments.
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Curso por Internet (gratuito) interactivo e intensivo que tiene como objetivo dar una vis...