Search Results for: International and Comparative
Presentation | 2017
Non-Tax Revenues in Municipal Government in Canada
Enid Slack
As the size and scope of responsibilities for cities expands, do local governments have the appropriate financial and governance arrangements to effectively and efficiently deliver services to residents?
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Perspectives Paper | 2017
How Much Local Fiscal Autonomy Do Cities Have? A Comparison of Eight Cities around the World
Enid Slack
Local fiscal autonomy is the extent to which local governments rely on locally raised revenues for funding and their ability to set their own tax rates. A comparison of Toronto, London (UK), Paris, Berlin, Frankfurt, Madrid, Tokyo, and New York reveals that Toronto is less dependent on intergovernmental transfers than many other major cities but, with the exception of London, it has fewer tax options.
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IMFG Paper | 2017
Climate Change, Floods, and Municipal Risk Sharing in Canada
Daniel Henstra and Jason Thistlethwaite
With a focus on urban flooding, this paper identifies and explains ways in which governments can share climate-related risks. It then evaluates whether and how these tools have been used in Calgary, Alberta, and Toronto, Ontario.
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Perspectives Paper | 2017
Reducing Urban Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Effective Steering Strategies for City Governments
Sara Hughes
City governments in Toronto, New York City, and Los Angeles have each set ambitious GHG reduction targets, and developed programs and policies to reach these targets. This paper draws on their experiences and identifies steering strategies that have proven effective in all three cities.
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Presentation | 2017
PlaNYC as a change management effort
Rohit Aggarwala
As part of an ongoing series on climate change and cities, IMFG co-sponsored an event featuring speakers from Toronto, Los Angeles, and New York, who discussed their experiences with climate change mitigation and effective steering strategies for local governments.
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Presentation | 2017
Mitigating Climate Change in Los Angeles
Jonathan Parfrey
As part of an ongoing series on climate change and cities, IMFG co-sponsored an event featuring speakers from Toronto, Los Angeles, and New York, who discussed their experiences with climate change mitigation and effective steering strategies for local governments.
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Presentation | 2016
How to Reform the Property Tax
Enid Slack
This presentation was delivered by Dr. Enid Slack to the Caribbean Valuation and Construction Conference in St. Lucia.
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Presentation | 2016
Land Value Capture: Issues, Options, and Implementation
Enid Slack
A presentation given by IMFG Director Enid Slack to the Caribbean Valuation and Construction Conference in St. Lucia.
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