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Central City Revenues After the Great Recession
Howard Chernick, Adam H. Langley, and Andrew Reschovsky
July 2012, English
The Great Recession of 2007–2009 and the sluggish recovery since then have produced extraordinarily large state budget gaps. Even as the fiscal condition of most state governments is slowly improving, many central cities have only recently begun to feel the full impacts of the economic slowdown and the disruptions to the housing market. A number […]
Housing, Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance
July 2012, English
The Great Recession of 2007–2009 and the sluggish recovery since then have produced extraordinarily large state budget gaps. Even as the fiscal condition of most state governments is slowly improving, many central cities have only recently begun to feel the full impacts of the economic slowdown and the disruptions to the housing market. A number […]
Housing, Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance
Informe del presidente
Infraestructura
Gregory K. Ingram
July 2012, Spanish
La infraestructura, en cuya definición se incluye el transporte, las telecomunicaciones, la energía eléctrica, el agua potable y los servicios de limpieza, es uno de los temas candentes tanto en los países industriales como en los países en vías de desarrollo. En los Estados Unidos, existen motivos de preocupación en cuanto al insuficiente mantenimiento de […]
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Urbanization
July 2012, Spanish
La infraestructura, en cuya definición se incluye el transporte, las telecomunicaciones, la energía eléctrica, el agua potable y los servicios de limpieza, es uno de los temas candentes tanto en los países industriales como en los países en vías de desarrollo. En los Estados Unidos, existen motivos de preocupación en cuanto al insuficiente mantenimiento de […]
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Urbanization
Report from the President
Infrastructure
Gregory K. Ingram
July 2012, English
Infrastructure, defined to include transport, telecommunication, electric power, water, and sanitation, is high on the agenda of both industrial and developing countries. In the United States, concern has been mounting about insufficient maintenance and the resulting decline in the quality of infrastructure facilities and services, especially in transport. Additional investments in infrastructure have also figured […]
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Urbanization
July 2012, English
Infrastructure, defined to include transport, telecommunication, electric power, water, and sanitation, is high on the agenda of both industrial and developing countries. In the United States, concern has been mounting about insufficient maintenance and the resulting decline in the quality of infrastructure facilities and services, especially in transport. Additional investments in infrastructure have also figured […]
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Urbanization
Una nueva mirada a la recuperación de plusvalías en América Latina
July 2012, Spanish
Muchos países de América Latina han aprobado legislaciones para respaldar políticas de recuperación de plusvalías como medio de recuperar parte o todo el aumento en el valor del suelo privado debido a regulaciones o inversiones públicas. Hasta ahora, sin embargo, sólo algunas jurisdicciones en ciertos países han aplicado esta herramienta financiera potencialmente poderosa de forma […]
City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Public Finance, Value Capture
July 2012, Spanish
Muchos países de América Latina han aprobado legislaciones para respaldar políticas de recuperación de plusvalías como medio de recuperar parte o todo el aumento en el valor del suelo privado debido a regulaciones o inversiones públicas. Hasta ahora, sin embargo, sólo algunas jurisdicciones en ciertos países han aplicado esta herramienta financiera potencialmente poderosa de forma […]
City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Public Finance, Value Capture
A New Look at Value Capture in Latin America
July 2012, English
Many countries in Latin America have passed legislation that supports value capture policies as a way to recoup some or all the unearned increase in private land values resulting from public regulations or investments. Thus far, however, only a few jurisdictions in certain countries have applied this potentially powerful financing tool systematically and successfully. In […]
City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Public Finance, Value Capture
July 2012, English
Many countries in Latin America have passed legislation that supports value capture policies as a way to recoup some or all the unearned increase in private land values resulting from public regulations or investments. Thus far, however, only a few jurisdictions in certain countries have applied this potentially powerful financing tool systematically and successfully. In […]
City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Public Finance, Value Capture
Cómo gestionar el riesgo y la incertidumbre
Enfoques colaborativos para el cambio climático
Elizabeth Fierman, Patrick Field, and Stephen Aldrich
July 2012, Spanish
El cambio climático está presentando una variedad de riesgos, incertidumbres y opciones difíciles que las comunidades deben aprender a analizar: ¿Cómo deben considerarse el riesgo y la incertidumbre sobre el futuro en los procesos de toma de decisiones actuales sobre el uso del suelo? ¿Cómo pueden involucrarse las partes interesadas en la toma de decisiones […]
City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Environment
July 2012, Spanish
El cambio climático está presentando una variedad de riesgos, incertidumbres y opciones difíciles que las comunidades deben aprender a analizar: ¿Cómo deben considerarse el riesgo y la incertidumbre sobre el futuro en los procesos de toma de decisiones actuales sobre el uso del suelo? ¿Cómo pueden involucrarse las partes interesadas en la toma de decisiones […]
City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Environment
Managing Risk and Uncertainty
Collaborative Approaches for Climate Change
Elizabeth Fierman, Patrick Field, and Stephen Aldrich
July 2012, English
Climate change is presenting a variety of risks, uncertainties, and difficult choices that communities must learn to address: How should future risk and uncertainty be dealt with in today’s land use decision-making processes? How can stakeholders be involved in decision making in a way that helps to both clarify trade-offs and build consensus on the […]
City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Environment
July 2012, English
Climate change is presenting a variety of risks, uncertainties, and difficult choices that communities must learn to address: How should future risk and uncertainty be dealt with in today’s land use decision-making processes? How can stakeholders be involved in decision making in a way that helps to both clarify trade-offs and build consensus on the […]
City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Environment
Perfil académico
Siqi Zheng
July 2012, Spanish
Siqi Zheng es profesora asociada del Centro Hang Lung para Bienes Raíces y subdirectora del Departamento de Gestión de Construcciones de la Universidad Tsinghua en Beijing, China. Se especializa en economía urbana y mercado inmobiliario de China, en particular en estructuras espaciales urbanas, ciudades verdes, oferta y demanda de vivienda, dinámica de los precios de […]
Environment, Housing, Informal Settlements, Urbanization
July 2012, Spanish
Siqi Zheng es profesora asociada del Centro Hang Lung para Bienes Raíces y subdirectora del Departamento de Gestión de Construcciones de la Universidad Tsinghua en Beijing, China. Se especializa en economía urbana y mercado inmobiliario de China, en particular en estructuras espaciales urbanas, ciudades verdes, oferta y demanda de vivienda, dinámica de los precios de […]
Environment, Housing, Informal Settlements, Urbanization
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