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Conservation Catalysts

The Academy as Nature’s Agent

Edited by James N. Levitt with a foreword by Stephen Woodley

November 2014, English

This volume collects more than a dozen firsthand accounts of how conservationists at academic institutions are contending with biodiversity loss and climate change. Readers will learn how to protect wildlife habitats, improve water quality, build sustainable economies, and upgrade public amenities around the world.

Book

City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Environment, Land Conservation, Urbanization

November 2014, English

This volume collects more than a dozen firsthand accounts of how conservationists at academic institutions are contending with biodiversity loss and climate change. Readers will learn how to protect wildlife habitats, improve water quality, build sustainable economies, and upgrade public amenities around the world.

Book

City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Environment, Land Conservation, Urbanization

A Global Compendium and Meta-Analysis of Property Tax Systems

Richard Almy

June 2014, English

Working Paper

Property Tax

June 2014, English

Working Paper

Property Tax

Governing and Financing Cities in the Developing World

Roy W. Bahl and Johannes F. Linn

May 2014, English

Policy Focus Report

City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Housing, Informal Settlements, Infrastructure, Local Government, Poverty and Inequality, Property Tax, Public Finance, Urbanization

May 2014, English

Policy Focus Report

City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Housing, Informal Settlements, Infrastructure, Local Government, Poverty and Inequality, Property Tax, Public Finance, Urbanization

Mobile Telephony and Socioeconomic Dynamics in Africa

Mirjam de Bruijn

May 2013, English

Conference Paper

City and Regional Planning, Infrastructure, Urbanization

May 2013, English

Conference Paper

City and Regional Planning, Infrastructure, Urbanization

Sustainable Infrastructure for Urban Growth

Katherine Sierra

May 2013, English

Conference Paper

City and Regional Planning, Infrastructure, Urbanization, Valuation

May 2013, English

Conference Paper

City and Regional Planning, Infrastructure, Urbanization, Valuation

Financing Metropolitan Governments in Developing Countries

Edited by Roy W. Bahl, Johannes F. Linn, and Deborah L. Wetzel

April 2013, English

This work uses case studies of urban financing mechanisms in China, India, and Brazil to help decision makers in developing countries address the challenges of rapid metropolitan growth. The report includes policy recommendations and explores the effective use of metropolitan revenue instruments, intergovernmental transfers, public-private partnerships, and more.

Book

City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Local Government, Poverty and Inequality, Property Tax, Public Finance, Urbanization

April 2013, English

This work uses case studies of urban financing mechanisms in China, India, and Brazil to help decision makers in developing countries address the challenges of rapid metropolitan growth. The report includes policy recommendations and explores the effective use of metropolitan revenue instruments, intergovernmental transfers, public-private partnerships, and more.

Book

City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Local Government, Poverty and Inequality, Property Tax, Public Finance, Urbanization

Metropolitan Infrastructure and Capital Finance

Gregory K. Ingram, Zhi Liu, and Karin L. Brandt

April 2013, English

Conference Paper

City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Local Government, Public Finance, Urbanization

April 2013, English

Conference Paper

City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Local Government, Public Finance, Urbanization

Book cover for Planet of Cities

Planet of Cities

Shlomo Angel

September 2012, English

Book

City and Regional Planning, Housing, Infrastructure, Land Conservation, Land Markets, Poverty and Inequality, Urbanization

September 2012, English

Book

City and Regional Planning, Housing, Infrastructure, Land Conservation, Land Markets, Poverty and Inequality, Urbanization