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The Valley of Ashes
New York City’s Next Great Neighborhood?
Donovan Finn
October 2018, English
Willets Point is an industrial neighborhood in NYC target of multiple redevelopment efforts. Significant opposition stalled these efforts. Debates continue over what should be built on the land.
Inquiry Case Studies
City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Poverty and Inequality
October 2018, English
Willets Point is an industrial neighborhood in NYC target of multiple redevelopment efforts. Significant opposition stalled these efforts. Debates continue over what should be built on the land.
Inquiry Case Studies
City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Poverty and Inequality
Tourism, Conservation, and Contestation in Florianópolis, Brazil
Allison Bridges
October 2018, English
This case study explores how the intersecting urban development agendas of multiple stakeholders can work to accelerate sustainable outcomes in land use.
Descriptive Case Studies
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land Conservation, Poverty and Inequality
October 2018, English
This case study explores how the intersecting urban development agendas of multiple stakeholders can work to accelerate sustainable outcomes in land use.
Descriptive Case Studies
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land Conservation, Poverty and Inequality
“Floating TDR” and Land Value Capture in Taiwan
Designing a More Effective Land-Finance Tool
Mi Shih, Ying-Hui Chiang, and Hsiutzu Betty Chang
October 2018, English
This case study tells an analytical story of Taiwan’s “floating” transfer of development rights (TDR) through the lens of land-based finance.
Descriptive Case Studies
City and Regional Planning, Land Markets, Value Capture
October 2018, English
This case study tells an analytical story of Taiwan’s “floating” transfer of development rights (TDR) through the lens of land-based finance.
Descriptive Case Studies
City and Regional Planning, Land Markets, Value Capture
Community Toilets and the Challenge of Urban Sanitation in Nairobi, Kenya
Carlos Rufín and Johann Frield
October 2018, English
The case focuses on the growth of community toilets in Nairobi’s sprawling informal settlements.
Inquiry Case Studies
Economic Development, Informal Settlements, Infrastructure
October 2018, English
The case focuses on the growth of community toilets in Nairobi’s sprawling informal settlements.
Inquiry Case Studies
Economic Development, Informal Settlements, Infrastructure
Coordinating Conservation Programs in the Albuquerque–Bernalillo Region
Agustin Leon-Moreta and Silvia Saenz-Montenegro
October 2018, English
This case study documents recent public and nonprofit organizations’ land conservation plans in the Albuquerque–Bernalillo region.
Descriptive Case Studies
October 2018, English
This case study documents recent public and nonprofit organizations’ land conservation plans in the Albuquerque–Bernalillo region.
Descriptive Case Studies
Home Buyouts in New York State
Strategies for Maximizing Homeowner Participation
Pooya Ghorbani
October 2018, English
This case study discusses the structure of the buyout program in New York State after Superstorm Sandy.
Descriptive Case Studies
City and Regional Planning, Housing, Local Government
October 2018, English
This case study discusses the structure of the buyout program in New York State after Superstorm Sandy.
Descriptive Case Studies
City and Regional Planning, Housing, Local Government
Informal Settlements and Rights in Conflict
An Inquiry Case of Guryong Village Land Development in Seoul, South Korea
Jongwoong Kim
October 2018, English
This inquiry case focuses on the complicated decision-making process of urban development in Seoul, South Korea. How can a controversial slum development project be best planned?
Inquiry Case Studies
Housing, Informal Settlements, Land Markets, Poverty and Inequality
October 2018, English
This inquiry case focuses on the complicated decision-making process of urban development in Seoul, South Korea. How can a controversial slum development project be best planned?
Inquiry Case Studies
Housing, Informal Settlements, Land Markets, Poverty and Inequality
It Takes an International Village
How Two West Side Neighborhoods in Cleveland Transitioned from Vacancy and Foreclosure to Housing Rehabilitation and Refugee Resettlement
Devin Day
October 2018, English
The International Village case uniquely presents refugee resettlement as a response to Rust Belt vacancy issues and thus warrants further inquiry.
Descriptive Case Studies
Economic Development, Environment, Housing
October 2018, English
The International Village case uniquely presents refugee resettlement as a response to Rust Belt vacancy issues and thus warrants further inquiry.
Descriptive Case Studies
Economic Development, Environment, Housing
Law and the Urban Environment
Using the Law to Resolve Conflicts Over Land
Thomas Coggin
October 2018, English
This case study considers conflicts over urban land, a problem prevalent in many densely settled environments today, and advocates for the use of the law as a way to balance competing interests.
Descriptive Case Studies
Housing, Land and Property Rights
October 2018, English
This case study considers conflicts over urban land, a problem prevalent in many densely settled environments today, and advocates for the use of the law as a way to balance competing interests.
Descriptive Case Studies
Housing, Land and Property Rights
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