Sprawl
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The Fight to End Blight: What Can Cities Do to Minimize Urban Deterioration?
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A study demonstrates the effectiveness of urban containment policies in reducing city blight with the end goal of promoting population growth in downtown neighborhoods.
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Time for China to Embrace Property Tax?
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Chinese local government’s revenue dependence on land granting is no longer sustainable due to exhausted land resources, distorted profit distribution, and rampant sprawl development. Property tax might solve the problem.
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Has the Green Metropolis Sprouted?
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The New Yorker scribe details the environmental perks of cities—and why we have a long way to go to escape our manifest destiny of sprawl.