What would a postcarbon future look like? How would a more just, decarbonized world require us to change the way we live? What would it take to build this world? These questions lie at the heart of Building Postcarbon Futures: Land, Justice, and the Energy Transition.

This book offers a comprehensive account of the myriad ways in which people are transforming their social, ecological, and economic systems to create more just, beautiful places in response to the climate crisis.  With contributions from more than a dozen leading scholars of climate justice, Building Postcarbon Futures takes readers through 30 exemplary works of climate justice spanning 43 nations and 6 continents. Together, these illustrated case studies foreground the often-overlooked tactics, strategies, and modes of practice being employed, often by marginalized peoples, to build a more just, decarbonized world—from Cuba to Kiribati.

Building Postcarbon Futures is both a celebration of action underway and a challenge to those tasked with bringing new works of climate justice into the built and natural environments—the planners, designers, policymakers, and activists pushing this planet toward a future of collective flourishing.

This report outlines strategies for integrating equity into climate and housing planning in five North American cities: Boston, Denver, Portland, Vancouver, and Washington, DC. Drawing on interviews with planners, it addresses how local governments navigate the intersecting crises of climate change, housing affordability, and economic inequality. The report proposes a framework to guide equitable climate urbanism, emphasizing cross-sector collaboration, resilient housing, place-based adaptation, and inclusive community engagement. It offers actionable insights to help cities move from fragmented efforts toward long-term, justice-centered urban transformation.

From assessments to zoning, state and local leaders can create meaningful change for and with their communities through the effective use, taxation, and stewardship of land. Designed for policymakers, planners and practitioners, community leaders, and others, this guidebook offers an array of practical and proven land policy strategies and solutions. Tap into the Lincoln Institute’s more than 75 years of research, richly detailed data resources, and innovative work on the ground to discover how strategic land policy decisions can improve educational outcomes, provide public health benefits, increase municipal revenue, and help build more equitable and sustainable places for all. This compendium includes case studies of communities in the US and around the world that have successfully used the land policy tools in its pages; policy recommendations grounded in research; and actionable advice.
 
About the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
A nonprofit private operating foundation whose origins date to 1946, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy researches and recommends creative approaches to land as a solution to economic, social, and environmental challenges. Through education, training, publications, and events, we integrate theory and practice to inform public policy decisions worldwide.

This volume from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, a global authority on the property tax, offers the first comparative analysis of property tax systems across Europe. With in-depth case studies from more than a dozen countries, Property Tax in Europe spotlights examples and lessons that have international applicability, including successful institutional transitions, use of the property tax as a land policy instrument, and innovative technological applications. Property Tax in Europe is the third title in a series on international property taxation, following Property Tax in Africa: Status, Challenges, and Prospects (2017) and Property Tax in Asia: Policy and Practice (2022). Featured countries include Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, the United Kingdom, Russia, Slovenia, and Spain.

About the Editors
Riël Franzsen holds the South African Research Chair in Tax Policy and Governance and is the director of the African Tax Institute at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Roy Bahl is Emeritus Regents Professor of Economics and founding dean of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. He is Extraordinary Professor of economics in the African Tax Institute at the University of Pretoria.
William McCluskey is Extraordinary Professor in the African Tax Institute at the University of Pretoria.

This second edition of Sistemas del impuesto predial presents new data, lessons, and challenges related to property tax systems in Latin America and the Caribbean. The completely updated text discusses the current state of legal frameworks, administrative practices, and emerging trends in the 9 countries included in the first edition—Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru, and Uruguay—and includes four new chapters exploring property taxation in Bolivia, Mexico, Panama, and Paraguay.
 
Esta segunda edición de Sistemas del impuesto predial presenta información, lecciones, y desafíos nuevos relacionados con los sistemas del impuesto predial en América Latina y el Caribe. El texto, el cual ha sido completamente actualizado, discute el estado legal actual, las prácticas administrativas y las tendencias emergentes en los nueve países incluidos en la primera edición —Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Perú y Uruguay— e incluye cuatro nuevos capítulos explorando el impuesto predial en Bolivia, México, Panamá y Paraguay.