Download or read book Investing in Vacant Land written by John Pehrson and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investing in Vacant Land reveals lessons learned by the author from almost two decades of successful vacant land investing.The author has pursued a unique investment approach, generating cash flow while utilizing exceptional wealth-building techniques. His low-risk strategy involves acquiring out-of-favor rural vacant land, creatively adding value to that land, and selling at profit levels traditionally associated only with high-risk investments. This is a "how to" book, using detailed descriptions of investment techniques the author has employed illustrate the basic principles of vacant land investing. The reader is lead through a process that includes how to decide if investing in vacant land is appropriate for him or her, then developing a vacant land investment strategy that is unique to the reader's circumstances.

Download or read book Terra Incognita written by Ann O’M. Bowman and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2004-04-06 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boon or blight? Ann Bowman and Michael Pagano define "vacant land" broadly, to include everything from brownfields (environmentally contaminated land) through trashed lots and abandoned buildings to greenspace (parks, community gardens, etc.). Terra Incognita takes a fresh look at what they believe can be the ultimate urban resource. Beyond the common studies of the influence of market forces, it explores how these areas are affected by the decisions of local governments, and then shows how vacant land can be a valuable strategic asset for localities. Terra Incognita derives from what—until now—has been the lack of substantial information about the amount and the diversity of urban vacant land. This book is based on an unprecedented survey sent to all U.S. towns with a population greater than 50,000, and contains data previously unavailable. Three cities were studied in greater depth for detailed case studies: the greater Phoenix and Seattle areas and Philadelphia-Camden. A number of other cities are cited frequently, including Boston, Chicago, Detroit, New York, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Oklahoma City, among many others. Identifying the fiscal, social, and development imperatives that drive the decisions local officials make about using vacant land, Bowman and Pagano pay particular attention to the varying dynamics of sales, property, and income taxes, and conclude with a model for making strategic decisions about land use based on a city's priorities.

Download or read book The Empty House Next Door written by Alan Mallach and published by . This book was released on 2018-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned city planner and housing advocate Alan Mallach presents effective strategies for community leaders, local officials, and nonprofits contending with vacant properties in the United States. Examples illustrate creative ways to reduce the harm caused by vacant properties, jump-start housing markets in struggling neighborhoods, create the potential for future revival, and transform vacant properties into community assets.

Download or read book Strong Towns written by Charles L. Marohn, Jr. and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem. Inside, you’ll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial struggles—and why it just doesn’t work. New development and high-risk investing don’t generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and improve citizens’ quality of life. Develop in-depth knowledge of the underlying logic behind the “traditional” search for never-ending urban growth Learn practical solutions for ameliorating financial struggles through low-risk investment and a grassroots focus Gain insights and tools that can stop the vicious cycle of budget shortfalls and unexpected downturns Become a part of the Strong Towns revolution by shifting the focus away from top-down growth toward rebuilding American prosperity Strong Towns acknowledges that there is a problem with the American approach to growth and shows community leaders a new way forward. The Strong Towns response is a revolution in how we assemble the places we live.

Download or read book Residential Land Development Practices written by David E. Johnson and published by ASCE Publications. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Primer for use by engineering schools and their students, and will provide real estate industry professionals with the practical tools to realize quick positive project results and the ability to implement these tools immediately on the job.

Download or read book Development of Unused Land Classic Reprint written by United States Bureau of Reclamation and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-04 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Development of Unused Land Dear Mr. Speaker: Herewith I transmit a report upon the development of the unused lands of the country made under authority of the last Congress. This report in much detail gives the possible projects which are available in the various States. The field has not been fully covered because the appropriation made was not sufficent to go further. We have, however, gone far enough to demonstrate that in most of the States, North, South, and West, there, are great bodies of unused lands which with drainage or clearing can be made available at a comparatively small cost for farms. This work has been carried on in the prospect that the Congress would see fit to give to our returned soldiers and sailors an opportunity to go upon these lands under proper guidance and convert them into home farms for themselves. There are one or more bills pending before Congress having this end in view. It is a work that must in my opinion be undertaken soon if we are to maintain our position as a self-supporting people. And surely no other group deserve this opportunity more than the soldiers in the late war. I would not urge this as an exclusive method of stimulating and recognizing the ambition of our soldiers, but I believe it to be one method that carries good and no harm to the country and to the men themselves. If the objection is raised that the Federal finances will not support the drain proposed. I beg to advise that I am authoritatively informed that there will be no difficulty in selling $500,000,000 in Government 33/4 per cent nontaxable bonds which would be sufficient to cover the expenditures contemplated under the Smoot-Mondell bill. This would be in the nature of a reimbursable fund, the whole being repaid over a long period by the farm owners. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Development of Unused Land written by United States. Bureau of reclamation. [from old catalog] and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fundamentals of Land Development written by David E. Johnson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-03-17 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Properly planned and visualized, large-scale developments can be successfully constructed, whether as master planned communities, planned unit developments, or new towns. Fundamentals of Land Development provides an in-depth approach to the design, planning, and development of large land areas into comprehensively designed communities. This book provides in-depth discussions of the full range of development tasks involved in any large development project, from site and land use selection, market analysis, preparing the land use plan and impact statements, to getting approval from the municipality and community, permitting and approval, scheduling and cost management, and the basics of engineering systems and design. Developers and other stake-holders will find guidance on such issues as: • How real-world development is driven by profits, and how team members can maximize profits while developing creatively and responsibly • Site selection and acquisition • Entering the growing business of retirement (active adult) community development Illustrated with real-world case studies drawn from the authors own experience, Fundamentals of Land Development is a practical manual for developers looking to improve the profitability of their projects and gain a better understanding of what all team members undertake in a project of this size and complexity.

Download or read book DEVELOPMENT OF UNUSED LAND written by Harry Thomas 1870 Cory and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book Development Of Unused Lands written by United States Bureau of Reclamation and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report, prepared by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, offers an in-depth analysis of the development potential of unused lands in the country. Covering everything from irrigation to land use planning, this comprehensive work is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the sustainable development of natural resources. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book Land Policy and Urban Growth written by Haim Darin-Drabkin and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Land Policy and Urban Growth explores the relationships between urban growth patterns, land prices, and land policies in countries with market economies. The effects of the peculiar character of the private land market on land prices are discussed, along with the link between market mechanisms and government intervention in the urban-growth process. Comprised of 18 chapters, this book begins with a brief survey of patterns of urban growth, with emphasis on the high rate of urban expansion and what future land needs might be in urban areas. The next section is concerned with urban land prices in industrialized and developing countries and highlights the dramatic increases in urban land prices arising from urban development. Various theories of urban land-price formation are examined, together with public policies on urban land and their impact not only on the land market but also on land supply and allocation. Finally, some alternative urban land policies are outlined. This monograph will be of interest to policymakers involved in land use and urban planning.

Download or read book Land Use Survey and Analysis Population and Economy Land Development Plan Newport North Carolina Classic Reprint written by N. C. Division Of Community Planning and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Land Use Survey and Analysis, Population and Economy, Land Development Plan, Newport, North Carolina In order for Newport to plan for orderly growth and development, its existing land use, its pattern of development, and the physi cal features of its undeveloped land must be ascertained and analyzed. In the Spring of 1968, the Division of Community Planning conducted a detailed land use survey of the Newport planning area which included all incorporated land and all the area with in one mile of its corporate limits. Upon the completion of the survey, land uses were plotted on a map and were classified into five major categories: residential, commercial; industrial; public and semi - public; and vacant land. Each of these cate gories is shown on the land use map on the following page. In addition, the amount and the percentage of land allocated to each use is listed in the land use table on page 3. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Development of Unused Lands written by United States. Bureau of Reclamation and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Vacant Lands in Minneapolis and St Paul written by Barbara Lukermann and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sourcing Land for Urban Development written by Jit Kumar Gupta and published by IndraStra Global. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, 'Sourcing Land for Urban Development- Issues and Options', is a compilation of a number of articles, written over a period of time, with a focus on making optimum use of urban land for rationalizing and promoting planned and orderly development of urban settlements. Articles try to define and detail prevailing practices used for sourcing land for meeting the need of housing, industry, trade and commerce, institutions, etc. of cities and towns. Articles also try to detail innovative options, which can be leveraged for making available adequate land for meeting the urban needs at the most affordable price; using innovatively land as a resource, to make cities slum-free and promote infrastructure development to ensure appropriate quality of life to all urban residents; generating resources for urban local bodies for funding different development projects.

Download or read book Land Ownership and Land Use Development written by Erwin Hepperle and published by vdf Hochschulverlag AG. This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across Europe, land is constantly the subject of enormous and widely varied pressures. The land we have is shrinking in area due to numerous reasons, including those that are directly related to climate change and migration. In fact all disciplines that have responsibilities for the husbandry use, management, and administration of the land are forced to address the problems of how to plan and how to utilise this increasingly valuable resource. The papers contained within this book emerge from two symposia held in 2014 and 2015, which now have been arranged along four general themes reflecting the multi-disciplinary nature of the disciplines concerned with land. The first part is dedicated to the interpretation of key terms in their context and the dissimilar conceptual approaches in the governance of different states. It is followed by papers that identify the process of decision-taking: how to organize and co-operate. One large section addresses the identification of land pattern changes and the reason for it. The papers in the final cluster deal with the general theme of strategies and measures used to steer future evolution in land policies. The publication addresses various needs that have to be balanced: the tasks of living space in the face of societal and demographic changes, infrastructure supply, challenges of an increasingly urbanised region, food production, ‘green energy’, natural hazards, habitats and cultural landscapes protection.

Download or read book Reframing Adopt a Lot Managing Vacant Land for Community Benefit in Pittsburgh PA written by Emerson (William) O'Donnell and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The challenges presented by vacant land are a pressing issue in many so-called legacy cities of the American Rust Belt and East Coast, where the loss of industry since the mid-20th century has led to shrinking populations and decline. Land left unused on former residential and industrial sites contributes to urban decline in these cities via its impact on the tax base, increased crime rates, and a general sense of disuse and abandonment. However, vacant land can provide opportunities for cities as well, in the form of new, transformative uses including greenways, parks, urban farms and green stormwater infrastructure(Mallach & Brachman, 2013). The development of such transformative uses requires a process which allows individuals or organizations interested in rehabilitating vacant land to identify and gain access to land that suits their purposes. Cities benefit from a streamlined process for acquiring and distributing vacant land, overseen by an entity such as a land bank (Schilling & Logan, 2008). Cities which lack a coherent process for handling vacant land often struggle to manage the use of vacant land within their limits, leading to reinforcing feedback loops of decline as unmanaged vacant lots drive down property values, create spaces where undesirable behavior can flourish, and damage the communities which surround them. Such feedback loops disproportionately develop in marginalized communities affected by disinvestment and decay, leaving vulnerable neighborhoods open to collapse or destructive gentrification (Mallach, 2018). This research seeks to develop a fuller understanding of the current situation regarding vacant land and its management within the City of Pittsburgh, a mid-sized legacy city in Pennsylvania, in the eastern United States. This study aims to characterize the distribution of vacant land across the city and its relationship to environmental factors, to gather major themes from stakeholder interviews on the current state of city policies which aim to return vacant land to use, and to explore the idea of creating a data standard which could support or improve existing practices for the management of vacant land. ..." -- from Introduction