Peterson, George E.2012-08-132012-08-132008-08https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10599Raising capital to finance urban infrastructure is a challenge. One solution is to 'unlock' urban land values - such as by selling public lands to capture the gains in value created by investment in infrastructure projects. Land-based financing techniques are playing an increasingly important role in financing urban infrastructure in developing countries. They complement other capital financing approaches, such as local government borrowing, and can provide price signals that make the urban land market more efficient.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTINGACQUISITION OF RIGHT-OF-WAYADMINISTRATIVE COSTSAIRPORTASSET MANAGEMENTASSETSAUCTIONAUCTIONSBALANCE SHEETSBETTERMENT LEVIESBONDBOND ISSUEBRIDGEBUSBUS STATIONCAPITAL GAINCAPITAL INVESTMENTCITIESCOLLATERALCOMPETITIVE AUCTIONSDEBT FINANCINGDEBT SOURCEDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT CHARGESFINANCE INFRASTRUCTUREFINANCESFINANCING OF INFRASTRUCTUREGOVERNMENT REVENUEHIGHWAYHIGHWAY CONSTRUCTIONHIGHWAY PROJECTHIGHWAYSHOUSINGINCOMEINFRASTRUCTURE COSTSINFRASTRUCTURE FINANCEINFRASTRUCTURE FINANCINGINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTSINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTSINSTRUMENTINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINVENTORIESINVENTORYINVESTINGINVESTMENT FUNDSINVESTMENT PROJECTSLAND AS COLLATERALLAND PARCELSLAND PRICESLAND USELAND VALUELAND VALUESLEVYLOANLOCAL ECONOMYLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENT BORROWINGMARKET VALUEMETROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATIONMUNICIPALMUNICIPAL BONDSMUNICIPAL FINANCEMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTSMUNICIPALITYPRIVATE INVESTMENTPROPERTY TAX SYSTEMSPUBLICPUBLIC AGENCIESPUBLIC DEBTPUBLIC FINANCEPUBLIC INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC INVESTMENTPUBLIC OFFICIALSPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC WORKSPUBLIC WORKS PROJECTSRETIREMENTRETURNRING ROADROAD IMPROVEMENTSROADSTAXTAX COLLECTIONSTAX RATESTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT INVESTMENTTRANSPORT PROJECTSTRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYTRANSPORTATION PLANTRUEURBAN DEVELOPMENTURBAN HIGHWAYURBAN INFRASTRUCTUREUTILITIESVACANT LANDVALUATIONSVEHICLEWATER SUPPLYWorld Bank10.1596/10599