Land Utilization : Theory And Practice
Author: R.B. Mandal
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9788170223269
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: R.B. Mandal
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9788170223269
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Richard F. Dye
Publisher: Lincoln Inst of Land Policy
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781558442047
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The land value tax is the focus of this Policy Focus Report, Assessing the Theory and Practice of Land Value Taxation. A concept dating back to Henry George, the land value tax is a variant of the property tax that imposes a higher tax rate on land than on improvements, or taxes only the land value. Many other types of changes in property tax policy, such as assessment freezes or limitations, have undesirable side effects, including unequal treatment of similarly situated taxpayers and distortion of economic incentives. The land value tax can enhance both the fairness and the efficiency of property tax collection, with few undesirable effects; land is effectively in fixed supply, so an increase in the tax rate on land value will raise revenue without distorting the incentives for owners to invest in and use their land. A land value tax has also been seen as a way to combat urban sprawl by encouraging density and infill development. Authors Richard F. Dye and Richard W. England examine the experience of those who have implemented the land value tax -- more than 30 countries around the world, and in the United States, several municipalities dating back to 1913, when the Pennsylvania legislature permitted Pittsburgh and Scranton to tax land values at a higher rate than building values. A 1951 statute gave smaller Pennsylvania cities the same option to enact a two-rate property tax, a variation of the land value tax. About 15 communities currently use this type of tax program, while others tried and rescinded it. Hawaii also has experience with two-rate taxation, and Virginia and Connecticut have authorized municipalities to choose a two-rate property tax. The land value tax has been subjected to studies comparing jurisdictions with and without it, and to legal challenges. A land value tax also raises administrative issues, particularly in the area of property tax assessments. Land value taxation is an attractive alternative to the traditional property tax, especially to much more problematic types of property tax measures such as assessment limitations, the authors conclude. A land value tax is best implemented if local officials use best assessing practices to keep land and improvement values up to date; phase in dual tax rates over several years; and include a tax credit feature in those communities where land-rich but income-poor citizens might suffer from land value taxation.
Author: Richard L. Settle
Publisher: MICHIE
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9780409203592
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book provides a comprehensive discussion of the theory & practice of land use & environmental law in the state of Washington. Coverage includes the constitutional limitations, statutory requirements, court made rules & local enactments that regulate land use. The text is divided into two sections; the first presents the principles, issues & law & the second is a practice manual.
Author: Richard F. Dye
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Provides historical, economic, political and legal perspectives for understanding the many issues surrounding land taxation." - cover.
Author: Grant Ian Thrall
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-10-12
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9781138055773
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Cover page"--"Halftitle page" -- "Title page" -- "Copyright page" -- "Introduction to the Reissue of Land Use and Urban Form" -- "Title page" -- "Copyright page" -- "Dedication" -- "Contents" -- "List of figures" -- "List of tables" -- "Preface" -- "PART I Foundations of the Consumption Theory of Land Rent (CTLR)" -- "1 Introduction" -- "2 Foundations" -- "3 Further specification of the CTLR model" -- "4 Income" -- "PART II Transportation Systems" -- "5 Transportation cost" -- "6 Transportation effort" -- "7 Transportation nodes" -- "PART III Government Revenue" -- "8 Tax expenditure overview" -- "9 Income tax, interest rates, and mortgage interest deductions" -- "10 Sales tax" -- "11 Property tax" -- "PART IV Government Services" -- "12 Planning" -- "13 Public goods and externalities" -- "PART V Multilevel Decision-making" -- "14 Housing" -- "15 Postscript" -- "Glossary" -- "Bibliography
Author: Kenneth Pickett Davis
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Concepts of land: its ownership and use; Its characteristics and ownership; Lands of many uses; Land classification; Use controls; Planning processes; Value measurement; Decisio making processes; Lake tahoe; To cut a tree; Land use in review.
Author: R. J. Allison
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2002-06-14
Total Pages: 502
ISBN-13: 9780471895558
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is the first book to bring together practical examples from around the world to show how geomorphological evidence can help in effective land utilisation and hazard risk assessment. Case studies provide important lessons in risk management, and experts provide summaries of current research. The text also promotes good practice and effective land use, and looks at problems caused by misuse of the environment and potential solutions based on geomorphological evidence.
Author: Jörg Niewöhner
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-07-29
Total Pages: 379
ISBN-13: 3319336282
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book contributes to broadening the interdisciplinary knowledge basis for the description, analysis and assessment of land use practices. It presents conceptual advances grounded in empirical case studies on four main themes: distal drivers, competing demands on different scales, changing food regimes and land-water competition. Competition over land ownership and use is one of the key contexts in which the effects of global change on social-ecological systems unfold. As such, understanding these rapidly changing dynamics is one of the most pressing challenges of global change research in the 21st century. This book contributes to a deeper understanding of the manifold interactions between land systems, the economics of resource production, distribution and use, as well as the logics of local livelihoods and cultural contexts. It addresses a broad readership in the geosciences, land and environmental sciences, offering them an essential reference guide to land use competition.