[PDF] Analysis Of Urban Land Markets And The Impact Of Land Market Regulations eBook

Author : Somik V. Lall
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 47,93 MB
Release : 2009-10-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1402088620

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As urbanization progresses at a remarkable pace, policy makers and analysts come to understand and agree on key features that will make this process more efficient and inclusive, leading to gains in the welfare of citizens. Drawing on insights from economic geography and two centuries of experience in developed countries, the World Bank’s World Development Report 2009: Reshaping Economic Geography emphasizes key aspects that are fundamental to ensuring an efficient rural-urban transformation. Critical among these are land, as the most important resource, and well-functioning land markets. Regardless of the stage of urbanization, flexible and forward-looking institu- ons that help the efficient functioning of land markets are the bedrock of succe- ful urbanization strategies. In particular, institutional arrangements for allocating land rights and for managing and regulating land use have significant implica- ons for how cities deliver agglomeration economies and improve the welfare of their residents. Property rights, well-functioning land markets, and the management and servicing of land required to accommodate urban expansion and provide trunk infrastructure are all topics that arise as regions progress from incipient urbani- tion to medium and high density.

Author : Amitabh Kundu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 15,99 MB
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0429776268

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First published in 1997, this study is one of the forerunners in the area of urban land market and land price studies on a Third World city, focusing on Lucknow City in Uttar Pradesh, India, and exploring house prices, economic changes and construction. Amitabh responds to the 2nd Habitat Conference of 1996, which realised that housing conditions for lower income group people in most Third World cities have not improved, especially with regards to tenure, affordability and overall housing quality.

Author : Ramakrishna Nallathiga
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 38,60 MB
Release : 2012-06
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ISBN : 9783659132520

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This publication is perhaps the first one to document the impact of density regulation (a class of development regulations) on urban land and housing markets. It provides insights of land use regulation impacts in general and development density regulation impacts in particular. It is useful to policy makers, planners, academicians and professionals concerned with urban policy and planning. It will be a more valuable reading material to those concerned with cities, land use planning and land markets in developing countries.

Author : Jonathan Levine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 40,52 MB
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1136526692

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Researchers have responded to urban sprawl, congestion, and pollution by assessing alternatives such as smart growth, new urbanism, and transit-oriented development. Underlying this has been the presumption that, for these options to be given serious consideration as part of policy reform, science has to prove that they will reduce auto use and increase transit, walking, and other physical activity. Zoned Out forcefully argues that the debate about transportation and land-use planning in the United States has been distorted by a myth?the myth that urban sprawl is the result of a free market. According to this myth, low-density, auto-dependent development dominates U.S. metropolitan areas because that is what Americans prefer. Jonathan Levine confronts the free market myth by pointing out that land development is already one of the most regulated sectors of the U.S. economy. Noting that local governments use their regulatory powers to lower densities, segregate different types of land uses, and mandate large roadways and parking lots, he argues that the design template for urban sprawl is written into the land-use regulations of thousands of municipalities nationwide. These regulations and the skewed thinking that underlies current debate mean that policy innovation, market forces, and the compact-development alternatives they might produce are often 'zoned out' of metropolitan areas. In debunking the market myth, Levine articulates an important paradigm shift. Where people believe that current land-use development is governed by a free-market, any proposal for policy reform is seen as a market intervention and a limitation on consumer choice, and any proposal carries a high burden of scientific proof that it will be effective. By reorienting the debate, Levine shows that the burden of scientific proof that was the lynchpin of transportation and land-use debates has been misassigned, and that, far from impeding market forces or limiting consumer choice, policy reform that removes regulatory obstacles would enhance both. A groundbreaking work in urban planning, transportation and land-use policy, Zoned Out challenges a policy environment in which scientific uncertainty is used to reinforce the status quo of sprawl and its negative consequences for people and their communities.

Author : Paul C. Cheshire
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,51 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Land use
ISBN : 9781783472987

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This important volume brings together seminal papers investigating the framework upon which the economic analysis of land markets is based, stretching from the earliest insights of the founding fathers to current debates and research. Recent work on the process and implications of 'land value capitalisation' and land use regulation is well represented, for due to capitalisation, land is responsible for far more of the distribution of real incomes than is widely recognised. This collection settles this, restoring the study of land markets to its rightful place - central to economic understanding. With an original introduction by the editors this insightful collection is an essential reference point for students, researchers and policymakers.