Most legal disputes end in settlement, but little is known about how people perceive settlement. Do people view settling defendants as responsible for the alleged conduct? Do they see settlement more neutrally, as a convenient resolution that avoids a costly trial? This article uses survey and...

The upgrade paradigm has been a widely accepted solution to informal settlements. However, implementing an effective upgrade program has been challenging for governments of most developing countries. This paper reports a study which examined informal settlement residents' preferences for...

Recent work has argued that zoning is responsible for racial segregation, disparities in public goods provision, growing regional inequality, and exploding housing costs in productive areas. However, the slow-moving nature of land regulation's effects suggests a crucial need for historical...

Two innovations in the last century have changed dramatically the cost of communicating and transmitting information: The first is the widespread adoption of telephony; the second is the internet. We study the implications of these changes in ICT for urban structure. We find robust evidence that...

Abkürzungen -- Danksagung -- Vorwort -- 1 Einführung -- 2 Ist-Situation der Landnutzung in Deutschland -- 3 Handlungsfelder der Landnutzung -- 4 Modellgestützte Wirkungsanalysen ausgewählter Maßnahmen und Strategien -- 5 Gesellschaftliche Bewertung der Landnutzungsstrategien -- 6...