Publications

January 2011, English

Data from global satellite imagery and new technologies for processing digital maps are facilitating the study of urban expansion on a global scale. The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy’s most recent policy focus report, Making Room for a Planet of Cities, by Shlomo Angel and his colleagues, demonstrates this new capability. It analyzes the spatial […]

January 2011, Spanish

Las ciudades enfrentan grandes dificultades a la hora de intentar introducir un sistema del impuesto a la propiedad más eficiente. Uno de los desafíos consiste en controlar la alta volatilidad política relacionada con los impuestos que gravan en forma directa los activos, como por ejemplo el impuesto a la propiedad, que posee un alto nivel […]

January 2011, English

Cities face major difficulties when attempting to introduce a more efficient property tax system. One such challenge is controlling volatile political issues associated with taxes levied directly on assets, such as the highly visible property tax. The close proximity between the taxing authority and the taxpayer translates into political pressure to reduce taxes and avoid […]

January 2011, English

Ciro Biderman is an associate professor in the graduate and undergraduate programs in public administration and in economics at Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) in São Paulo; associate researcher at the Center for the Study of the Politics and Economics of the Public Sector (CEPESP/FGV); and associate researcher at the Metropolis Laboratory of Urbanism at São […]