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Risk, Vulnerability, and Disaster Prevention in Large Cities
Manuel Perló Cohen
February 2008, English
Working Paper
February 2008, English
Working Paper
February 2008, English
Working Paper
The Distribution and Concentration of Population in the United States, 1900-2000
Gregory K. Ingram and John Whitehead
February 2008, English
Working Paper
February 2008, English
Working Paper
Mechanisms for Urban Value Capture Resulting from Public Actions
Leopoldo Moura, Jr.
February 2008, English
Working Paper
February 2008, English
Working Paper
Message From the President
Activities In China
Gregory K. Ingram
January 2008, English
In October 2007 Peking University Provost Lin Jianhua and I signed an agreement to establish the joint Lincoln Institute of Land Policy–Peking University Center for Urban Developmentand Land Policy. Lincoln Institute and Peking University established this joint center to provide support for education, training, and research in urban economics, land policy and management, property taxation, […]
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Public Finance, Urbanization
January 2008, English
In October 2007 Peking University Provost Lin Jianhua and I signed an agreement to establish the joint Lincoln Institute of Land Policy–Peking University Center for Urban Developmentand Land Policy. Lincoln Institute and Peking University established this joint center to provide support for education, training, and research in urban economics, land policy and management, property taxation, […]
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Public Finance, Urbanization
Planning for Climate Change
Patrick Condon
January 2008, English
The debate about the reality of global warming, and the human role in precipitating climate change, has been largely put to rest. Four working groups from the United Nations–sponsored Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (2007) have come to a consensus that would be gratifying if it were not so frightening. Yes, the globe is warming […]
City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Environment, Technology and Tools
January 2008, English
The debate about the reality of global warming, and the human role in precipitating climate change, has been largely put to rest. Four working groups from the United Nations–sponsored Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (2007) have come to a consensus that would be gratifying if it were not so frightening. Yes, the globe is warming […]
City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Environment, Technology and Tools
The Property Tax and the Fortunes of Older Industrial Cities
Barry Bluestone and Chase M. Billingham
January 2008, English
Most people are not particularly fond of paying taxes of any sort, but the discontent with one particular type of public levy, the local property tax, is gaining momentum across the country. Disgruntled homeowners are demanding that governors and mayors find alternative methods to raise revenue in order to relieve their own property tax burden. […]
Economic Development, Poverty and Inequality, Property Tax, Public Finance
January 2008, English
Most people are not particularly fond of paying taxes of any sort, but the discontent with one particular type of public levy, the local property tax, is gaining momentum across the country. Disgruntled homeowners are demanding that governors and mayors find alternative methods to raise revenue in order to relieve their own property tax burden. […]
Economic Development, Poverty and Inequality, Property Tax, Public Finance
Housing Inequality in Chinese Cities
How Important is Hukou?
Mark Duda and Bingqin Li
January 2008, English
Although vast differences in standard of living exist among the native-born residents of Chinese cities, the distinction between all urban natives and rural migrants runs deeper. It is, in fact, the fundamental social division in Chinese cities for several reasons, including labor market segmentation that sees migrants doing dirty, dangerous, and low-paying work; institutional rules […]
Housing, Land and Property Rights, Poverty and Inequality, Urbanization
January 2008, English
Although vast differences in standard of living exist among the native-born residents of Chinese cities, the distinction between all urban natives and rural migrants runs deeper. It is, in fact, the fundamental social division in Chinese cities for several reasons, including labor market segmentation that sees migrants doing dirty, dangerous, and low-paying work; institutional rules […]
Housing, Land and Property Rights, Poverty and Inequality, Urbanization
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