Urban Land Markets: Improving Land Management for Successful UrbanizationÂ
by Somik Lall, Mila Freire, Belinda Yuen, Robin Rajack, and Jean-Jacques Helluin (Eds.)
The challenge of facilitating economic density is fundamental for successful urbanization. Flexible and forward-looking institutions that help the efficient functioning of land markets are vital in this respect. In particular, institutional arrangements for regulating land use, managing public land and allocating land rights have significant implications for how cities deliver agglomeration economies and improve the welfare of their residents. This book provides fresh insights into these issues, compiling selected pieces of analytical and empirical research presented at the World Bank's Fourth Urban Research Symposium, May 2007. | Private Sector Initiatives in Slum Upgrading
by Judy L. Baker and Kim McClain
This paper reviews current experiences of private sector initiatives in slum upgrading activities with an aim to identify challenges, good practice, and opportunities for scaling up such efforts. A framework for exploring these experiences is presented in the paper, as well as examples of how the development community can innovate to encourage further private sector participation in slum upgrading activities. | Lessons for the Urban Century: Decentralized Urban Infrastructure Finance in the World Bank
by Patricia Clarke Annez, Gwenaelle Huet and George E. PetersonÂ
This book examines the track record of Urban Infrastructure Funds and what can be learned from almost 30 years experience in implementation. The Urban Infrastructure Fund (UIF) is a tool designed to meet the needs of international institutions and governments facing the challenge of efficiently financing investments in infrastructure required to support rapid urban growth. This book will be of interest to governments, international organizations, financial businesses, urban development strategists, academic researchers, and others focused on financing critical infrastructure projects for secondary cities and towns. | Unlocking Land Values to Finance Urban Infrastructure
by George E. PetersonÂ
Recently published book examines the various ways in which land values can be used to help pay for investment in urban infrastructure, in addition to their role as part of the property tax base. It focuses on the principles that underlie different land-based financing techniques, their efficiency in theory, and, above all, what we can learn from practical attempts to convert principles about land-based financing into practice in developing countries. |
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