Financing Transit-Oriented Development with Land Values: Adapting Land Value Capture in Developing Countries

by Beth Tamayose, Hiroaki Suzuki, Yu-Hung Hong, et al.

Cities in developing countries are experiencing unprecedented urban growth. Unfortunately, this is often accompanied by the negative impacts of sprawl as a result of rapid motorization such as congestion, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, inefficient use of energy and time, and unequal accessibility. As these cities are often under severe fiscal constraints, they face great challenges in financing capital-intensive mass transit systems to reverse...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1464801495
• ISBN13: 9781464801495
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.9"