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Looking Ahead
Five Tips for Successful Scenario Planning
March 2020, English
Editorial note: Scenario planning is a process that enables communities to create and analyze multiple plausible versions of the future in the face of rapid technology advances, climate change, and other twenty-first century challenges. Robert Goodspeed is the author of the forthcoming book Scenario Planning for Cities and Regions, currently available for pre-order, which describes […]
March 2020, English
Editorial note: Scenario planning is a process that enables communities to create and analyze multiple plausible versions of the future in the face of rapid technology advances, climate change, and other twenty-first century challenges. Robert Goodspeed is the author of the forthcoming book Scenario Planning for Cities and Regions, currently available for pre-order, which describes […]
Affordable Housing
Coachella Valley Pilots Regional Approach to Housing Shortage
March 2020, English
Since 2015, the Coachella Valley region of Southern California, home to over 400,000 year-round residents, has produced an average of only 38 new affordable housing units per year. The lag in construction has forced thousands of rent-burdened households to choose between housing and other basic needs. To address the shortage, a public-private partnership has […]
March 2020, English
Since 2015, the Coachella Valley region of Southern California, home to over 400,000 year-round residents, has produced an average of only 38 new affordable housing units per year. The lag in construction has forced thousands of rent-burdened households to choose between housing and other basic needs. To address the shortage, a public-private partnership has […]
Tax Battles
Cities Seek Higher Payments in Lieu of Taxes from Nonprofits
March 2020, English
At a recent rally in front of Baltimore City Hall, activists sang, chanted, and otherwise voiced their view that the city’s major nonprofit institutions weren’t “paying their fair share” of property taxes. The gathering came as the City Council explored renegotiating an agreement under which 14 nonprofit universities and hospital systems voluntarily pay the […]
March 2020, English
At a recent rally in front of Baltimore City Hall, activists sang, chanted, and otherwise voiced their view that the city’s major nonprofit institutions weren’t “paying their fair share” of property taxes. The gathering came as the City Council explored renegotiating an agreement under which 14 nonprofit universities and hospital systems voluntarily pay the […]
Land Matters Podcast
Episode 10: Plotting the Planet’s Future at World Urban Forum 10
February 2020, English
The rhythmic calls to prayer could be heard throughout the days of the United Nations global cities summit, the World Urban Forum 10, in Abu Dhabi earlier this month—a constant reminder of the vast cultural diversity that is threaded through worldwide efforts to improve conditions in fast-growing metropolitan regions. It was the first time […]
February 2020, English
The rhythmic calls to prayer could be heard throughout the days of the United Nations global cities summit, the World Urban Forum 10, in Abu Dhabi earlier this month—a constant reminder of the vast cultural diversity that is threaded through worldwide efforts to improve conditions in fast-growing metropolitan regions. It was the first time […]
Incorporating Water into Comprehensive Planning
A Manual for Land Use Planners in the Colorado River Basin
February 2020, English
February 2020, English
Rezonificar la historia
Influyente cambio de políticas en Minneapolis vincula la asequibilidad y la igualdad
February 2020, Spanish
Con la llegada del 2020, Minneapolis se convierte en la primera ciudad grande de Estados Unidos en implementar una prohibición de zonificación unifamiliar en todos los vecindarios. Durante décadas, la zonificación unifamiliar ha bloqueado casi tres cuartos del territorio urbano en viviendas de baja densidad, y tuvo un impacto directo en desigualdades raciales duraderas. […]
February 2020, Spanish
Con la llegada del 2020, Minneapolis se convierte en la primera ciudad grande de Estados Unidos en implementar una prohibición de zonificación unifamiliar en todos los vecindarios. Durante décadas, la zonificación unifamiliar ha bloqueado casi tres cuartos del territorio urbano en viviendas de baja densidad, y tuvo un impacto directo en desigualdades raciales duraderas. […]
Tecnociudad
Privacidad, igualdad y el futuro de la ciudad inteligente
February 2020, Spanish
Por lo general, los proyectos de desarrollo de 5 hectáreas no tienden a llamar la atención nacional ni internacional. Pero en el caso de Quayside, un lote junto al lago Ontario, en Toronto, esto fue diferente. Hace dos años, Waterfront Toronto (la entidad gubernamental que supervisa el redesarrollo y la reconfiguración de una franja […]
February 2020, Spanish
Por lo general, los proyectos de desarrollo de 5 hectáreas no tienden a llamar la atención nacional ni internacional. Pero en el caso de Quayside, un lote junto al lago Ontario, en Toronto, esto fue diferente. Hace dos años, Waterfront Toronto (la entidad gubernamental que supervisa el redesarrollo y la reconfiguración de una franja […]
Mensaje del presidente
Cuando la teoría y la práctica se bifurcan
February 2020, Spanish
Aún no me recupero de la experiencia de estudiar economía en el posgrado; allí, el saber general era que ciertos desafíos no pueden resolverse. Por ejemplo, una de las primeras lecciones fue que ningún sistema de votación puede llegar con fiabilidad a la “decisión correcta” que satisfaga una serie de principios básicos. Kenneth Arrow, […]
February 2020, Spanish
Aún no me recupero de la experiencia de estudiar economía en el posgrado; allí, el saber general era que ciertos desafíos no pueden resolverse. Por ejemplo, una de las primeras lecciones fue que ningún sistema de votación puede llegar con fiabilidad a la “decisión correcta” que satisfaga una serie de principios básicos. Kenneth Arrow, […]
