The Impact of Land Value and Real Property Taxation on the Timing of Central City Redevelopment
Abstract
Planners have long been intrigued with the concept of land value taxation (LVT) as a way to eliminate urban blight and sprawl. This research empirically tested the hypothesis that, compared to real property taxation, LVT will speed the rate of redevelopment in central cities. The analysis shows that from 1970 to 1987 central city redevelopment in Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand, was influenced by different population growth rates and by physical differences between the cities, but not by the taxation systems. The physical difference between the two cities, as well as low tax levels and long assessment cycles, may limit these results to this context. © 1994, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.
Publication Title
Journal of Planning Education and Research
Recommended Citation
Roakes, S., Barrows, R., & Jacobs, H. (1994). The Impact of Land Value and Real Property Taxation on the Timing of Central City Redevelopment. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 13 (3), 174-184. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X9401300302
