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South Africa
Land Policy and Taxation in Transition
November 1997, English
The shift to a multi-racial government in South Africa is as pronounced and dramatic a transition as that of the new independent states of Central and Eastern Europe. In the past five years, South Africa has adopted a new constitution, elected a new government, redrawn state and municipal boundaries, and undertaken basic reform of its […]
Land and Property Rights, Land Use and Zoning, Property Tax, Public Finance
November 1997, English
The shift to a multi-racial government in South Africa is as pronounced and dramatic a transition as that of the new independent states of Central and Eastern Europe. In the past five years, South Africa has adopted a new constitution, elected a new government, redrawn state and municipal boundaries, and undertaken basic reform of its […]
Land and Property Rights, Land Use and Zoning, Property Tax, Public Finance
Equidad en el acceso al suelo para la población urbana pobre
Sonia Pereira
November 1997, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 2 del libro Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. Al acentuarse las disparidades socioeconómicas y espaciales en las ciudades de América Latina ha resurgido el interés en políticas gubernamentales orientadas hacia la equidad que buscan reducir dichas […]
Environment, Informal Settlements, Land Use and Zoning, Poverty and Inequality
November 1997, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 2 del libro Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. Al acentuarse las disparidades socioeconómicas y espaciales en las ciudades de América Latina ha resurgido el interés en políticas gubernamentales orientadas hacia la equidad que buscan reducir dichas […]
Environment, Informal Settlements, Land Use and Zoning, Poverty and Inequality
Land Equity for the Urban Poor
Sonia Pereira
November 1997, English
Increasing socio-economic and spatial disparities in Latin American cities have prompted a revival of interest in equity-oriented government policies to reduce those disparities. However, solutions to the major urban problems being faced today must go far beyond the implementation of inconsistent and narrowly defined actions. The solutions must ensure equity for all sectors of society. […]
Environment, Land Use and Zoning, Poverty and Inequality, Urbanization
November 1997, English
Increasing socio-economic and spatial disparities in Latin American cities have prompted a revival of interest in equity-oriented government policies to reduce those disparities. However, solutions to the major urban problems being faced today must go far beyond the implementation of inconsistent and narrowly defined actions. The solutions must ensure equity for all sectors of society. […]
Environment, Land Use and Zoning, Poverty and Inequality, Urbanization
Valorización y la recuperación de las inversiones públicas
November 1997, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 4 del libro Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. Dos de los problemas más importantes e urgentes que enfrentan actualmente los planificadores urbanos de las ciudades de latinoamericanas son (1) la especulación del suelo, con todas sus […]
November 1997, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 4 del libro Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. Dos de los problemas más importantes e urgentes que enfrentan actualmente los planificadores urbanos de las ciudades de latinoamericanas son (1) la especulación del suelo, con todas sus […]
Valorization and the Recovery of Public Investment
November 1997, English
Two of the most significant and pressing issues facing urban planners in Latin American cities today are: land speculation, with all its implications regarding the unaffordability of land by low-income families and inefficient patterns of land use; and the lack of funds for serviced land, that is, land invested with appropriate infrastructure to meet social […]
November 1997, English
Two of the most significant and pressing issues facing urban planners in Latin American cities today are: land speculation, with all its implications regarding the unaffordability of land by low-income families and inefficient patterns of land use; and the lack of funds for serviced land, that is, land invested with appropriate infrastructure to meet social […]
Land Lines, September 1997
Edited by Ann LeRoyer
September 1997, English
City and Regional Planning, Environment, Land Markets, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization
September 1997, English
City and Regional Planning, Environment, Land Markets, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization
Model Solutions to Revitalize Urban Industrial Areas
J. Thomas Black
September 1997, English
Most urban areas are experiencing significant disinvestment in older industrial-warehouse areas, along with a net loss of employment, tax base and related activity. The few recent surveys done to measure vacant industrial land suggest that, in Northeastern and Midwestern cities, 15 to 20 percent of industrial sites are inactive. In major cities such as Chicago […]
City and Regional Planning, Environment, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization
September 1997, English
Most urban areas are experiencing significant disinvestment in older industrial-warehouse areas, along with a net loss of employment, tax base and related activity. The few recent surveys done to measure vacant industrial land suggest that, in Northeastern and Midwestern cities, 15 to 20 percent of industrial sites are inactive. In major cities such as Chicago […]
City and Regional Planning, Environment, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization
Planificación estratégica en Córdoba
Douglas Keare and Ricardo Vanella
September 1997, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 5 del libro Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. El Instituto Lincoln está colaborando en Argentina con la ciudad de Córdoba en un proyecto de gran importancia para cambiar las formas de abordar la planificación física de […]
City and Regional Planning, Environment, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization
September 1997, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 5 del libro Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. El Instituto Lincoln está colaborando en Argentina con la ciudad de Córdoba en un proyecto de gran importancia para cambiar las formas de abordar la planificación física de […]
City and Regional Planning, Environment, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization
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