Economy / cities
Land, cities and shared prosperity
How can the value of a place serve its residents?
Project stage
Research scoping
Planned scope
- value and its sources
- Land
- finance and development
- Cities
- effects on residents
- People
Concept targets, not project results.
The question we begin with
How do urban finance and the way land value is managed affect residents’ lives?
Land value also grows through what surrounds it: transport, services and the work of a whole community. We want to better understand its role in how cities develop.
What we want to do
We are mapping knowledge about land value, municipal finance and the possible effects of different approaches. One topic under consideration is land value taxation, or LVT.
The first step is to define questions, available data, methods and limitations. We want to understand potential benefits alongside costs and effects on different groups of residents.
This is research scoping. We have not selected a pilot city or an implementation model. Conclusions should follow from evidence and analysis.
Who it is for
Economics and urban policy researchers, local authorities and organisations interested in housing, public services and equitable urban development.
What we want to learn
- 01
Which questions can be meaningfully studied using available data?
- 02
How might different approaches affect municipal budgets and households?
- 03
What conditions and limitations need examining before a pilot is considered?
Who we want to work with
- Economists, public policy and urban researchers
- Local authorities and institutions with relevant data
- Specialists in analysis and modelling
- Funders interested in independent exploratory research
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