Infrastructure and land policies : [proceedings of the 2012 Land Policy Conference]

XIII, 438 S.

Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.

Includes index

Enth. 14 Beitr.

List of illustrationsPreface -- Infrastructure, land, and development -- Global infrastructure : ongoing realities and emerging challenges / Gregory K. Ingram and Karin L. Brandt -- Infrastructure and urban development : evidence from Chinese cities / Yan Song -- Commentary : David Levinson -- Mobile telephony and socioeconomic dynamics in Africa / Mirjam de Bruijn -- Commentary: Anthony M. Townsend -- Finance, regulation, and taxation -- Economic regulation of utility infrastructure / Janice A. Beecher -- Commentary: Timothy J. Brennan -- The unit approach to the taxation of railroad and public utility property / Gary C. Cornia, David J. Crapo, and Lawrence C. Walters -- Commentary: J. Fred Giertz -- The location effects of alternative road-pricing policies / Alex Anas -- Commentary: Don Pickrell -- The challenges of large projects -- Chicago and its skyway : lessons from an urban megaproject / Louise Nelson Dyble -- Commentary: Richard G. Little -- Assessing the infrastructure impact of mega-events in emerging economies / Victor A. Matheson -- Commentary: David E. Luberoff -- Involuntary resettlement in infrastructure projects : a development perspective / Robert Picciotto -- Commentary: Dolores Koenig -- Improving sustainability and efficiency -- Sustainable infrastructure for urban growth / Katherine Sierra -- Understanding urban infrastructure-related greenhouse gas emissions and key mitigation strategies / Anu Ramaswami -- Commentary: W. Ross Morrow -- Strengthening urban industry : the importance of infrastructure and location / Nancey Green Leigh -- Commentary: Alain Bertaud -- What is the value of infrastructure maintenance a survey / Felix Rioja -- Commentary: Waheed Uddin -- How and why does the quality of service delivery vary across countries? / George R. G. Clarke -- Commentary: Ahmed Abdel Aziz -- Contributors -- Index -- About the lincoln institute of land policy.

List of illustrations ; Preface ; Infrastructure, land, and development ; Global infrastructure : ongoing realities and emerging challenges / Gregory K. Ingram and Karin L. Brandt

Infrastructure and urban development : evidence from Chinese cities / Yan Song

Commentary : David Levinson ; Mobile telephony and socioeconomic dynamics in Africa / Mirjam de Bruijn

Commentary: Anthony M. Townsend ; Finance, regulation, and taxation ; Economic regulation of utility infrastructure / Janice A. Beecher

Commentary: Timothy J. Brennan ; The unit approach to the taxation of railroad and public utility property / Gary C. Cornia, David J. Crapo, and Lawrence C. Walters

Commentary: J. Fred Giertz ; The location effects of alternative road-pricing policies / Alex Anas

Commentary: Don Pickrell ; The challenges of large projects ; Chicago and its skyway : lessons from an urban megaproject / Louise Nelson Dyble

Commentary: Richard G. Little ; Assessing the infrastructure impact of mega-events in emerging economies / Victor A. Matheson

Commentary: David E. Luberoff ; Involuntary resettlement in infrastructure projects : a development perspective / Robert Picciotto

Commentary: Dolores Koenig ; Improving sustainability and efficiency ; Sustainable infrastructure for urban growth / Katherine Sierra

Understanding urban infrastructure-related greenhouse gas emissions and key mitigation strategies / Anu Ramaswami

Commentary: W. Ross Morrow ; Strengthening urban industry : the importance of infrastructure and location / Nancey Green Leigh

Commentary: Alain Bertaud ; What is the value of infrastructure maintenance a survey / Felix Rioja

Commentary: Waheed Uddin ; How and why does the quality of service delivery vary across countries? / George R. G. Clarke

Commentary: Ahmed Abdel Aziz ; Contributors ; Index ; About the lincoln institute of land policy.

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