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Scenario Planning for Cities and Regions Teaches Planners How—and Why—to Apply This Critical Tool
Abril 2020, inglês
In the face of rapid changes to technology, the climate, and the global economy, a growing number of cities and regions use scenario planning to prepare for an uncertain future. The new book Scenario Planning for Cities and Regions: Managing and Envisioning Uncertain Futures, by Robert Goodspeed, explores this growing and evolving practice and […]
Abril 2020, inglês
In the face of rapid changes to technology, the climate, and the global economy, a growing number of cities and regions use scenario planning to prepare for an uncertain future. The new book Scenario Planning for Cities and Regions: Managing and Envisioning Uncertain Futures, by Robert Goodspeed, explores this growing and evolving practice and […]
Property Tax
Detroit Tries New Approaches to Tax Assessment and Collection
Abril 2020, inglês
Like many U.S. cities, Detroit suffered a housing collapse during the Great Recession. The crisis delivered a serious blow to the city’s already struggling revenue stream. Unlike other cities, however, Detroit’s foreclosure crisis wasn’t driven by unpaid mortgages. Instead, one-third of its properties went into foreclosure because owners couldn’t—or wouldn’t—pay their taxes. Even in […]
Abril 2020, inglês
Like many U.S. cities, Detroit suffered a housing collapse during the Great Recession. The crisis delivered a serious blow to the city’s already struggling revenue stream. Unlike other cities, however, Detroit’s foreclosure crisis wasn’t driven by unpaid mortgages. Instead, one-third of its properties went into foreclosure because owners couldn’t—or wouldn’t—pay their taxes. Even in […]
Sponge City
Shenzhen Explores the Benefits of Designing with Nature
Abril 2020, inglês
At the heart of Shenzhen, China, the city’s massive, wavelike Civic Center stands surrounded by a mind-boggling panoply of futuristic skyscrapers. Forty years ago, this area was home to just a few scattered fishing villages on the Pearl River Delta. Today, approximately 24 million people live within Shenzhen’s greater urban area. In China, Shenzhen has come […]
Abril 2020, inglês
At the heart of Shenzhen, China, the city’s massive, wavelike Civic Center stands surrounded by a mind-boggling panoply of futuristic skyscrapers. Forty years ago, this area was home to just a few scattered fishing villages on the Pearl River Delta. Today, approximately 24 million people live within Shenzhen’s greater urban area. In China, Shenzhen has come […]
Housing Affordability in Chinese Cities
Abril 2020, inglês
Abril 2020, inglês
Scenario Planning for Cities and Regions
Managing and Envisioning Uncertain Futures
Abril 2020, inglês
Abril 2020, inglês
Recuperación de plusvalías urbanas en Brasil, Colombia y otros países de América Latina
Conceptos, instrumentos e implementación
Março 2020, espanhol
Março 2020, espanhol
Property Tax Delinquency in the United States
Março 2020, inglês
Março 2020, inglês
City Tech
New Apps Encourage Climate Positive Design
Março 2020, inglês
A couple of years ago, landscape architect Pamela Conrad got curious about the climate impact of her work. How much carbon dioxide did her chosen materials release into the atmosphere? How much carbon was sequestered, or captured, by any given project’s mix of trees, shrubs, grasses, and other plants? What factors could she adjust […]
Março 2020, inglês
A couple of years ago, landscape architect Pamela Conrad got curious about the climate impact of her work. How much carbon dioxide did her chosen materials release into the atmosphere? How much carbon was sequestered, or captured, by any given project’s mix of trees, shrubs, grasses, and other plants? What factors could she adjust […]
