The operation of valorization programs in Bogota, Colombia is evaluated as a means of facilitating urban services provision in growing cities of developed countries. The major conceptual issues involving...
The considerable importance of housing to the urban and national economy contrasts sharply with housing conditions and official policies that exist in many developing countries. For all but the middle-...
The considerable importance of housing to the urban and national economy contrasts sharply with housing conditions and official policies that exist in many developing countries. For all but the middle-...
The relationship between urban development and urban land taxation is investigated. Fiscal instruments of urban land taxation include land value increment taxes, betterment levies, taxes on speculative...
In rural areas of the Ivory Coast, land tenure patterns are in a transitional stage in which traditional leaders have less control, but the State does not yet have full control over the use of agricultural...
The manner in which land prices within the Kinshasa urbanized area of Zaire are determined is examined. Many parts of the plain Kinshasa are cut off from normal transport and public services. In these...