What role can land use policies play in addressing global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and demographic shifts?
Rudiger Ahrend
Business Statistics as Usual Will No Longer Suffice
OECD experts Rudiger Ahrend, Sandrine Kergroach, and Annabelle Mourougane look at how business statistics play a critical role in driving economic growth, fostering innovation, and addressing climate challenges.
Land-value capture: Money doesn’t grow on trees, it grows below them
A smart policy instrument called “land-value capture” can help governments pay for expensive infrastructure and other public services without drawing from their general budget. Let’s look at how they do it.
Has COVID-19 Triggered an Urban Exodus?
Remote working could help rejuvenate rural areas that have been struggling with both population decline and subdued economic growth. Improving internet access and service provision will be beneficial and help close the gap between them and leading regions…
Where SimCity Gets Zoning Right, and Where Not
Many readers will be familiar with the game SimCity. You play an omnipotent mayor, laying roads, planning infrastructure, and zoning land to grow your city and attract “Sims”, the inhabitants of your marvel creation. With good planning, your city prospers, Sims are happy, and you earn “Simoleons” (SimCity’s currency) to develop your city further. That is, of course, barring the occasional zombie apocalypse.