Shishir Mathur is professor of urban and regional planning at San Jose State University. He has worked in the academia, the corporate sector, and consulting. His teaching and research interests are public finance, urban and real estate economics, housing, international planning, growth management, land use planning, transportation planning, emergency management, and systems analysis.

Zusammenfassung
The book reviews development charges globally and in the specific case of India to show how they are inadequate. It suggests ways to levy development charges that are legally sound, transparent, equitable, and politically and administratively feasible.

Inhalt

List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction to Development Charges: Normative Bases and Their Role in Local Public Finance; 2. Use of Development Charges Globally; 3. Major Design and Implementation Considerations; 4. Overview of Development Charges in India; 5. Case Studies of Development Charge Programs; 6. Recommendations; 7. Way Forward and Future Research Opportunities; Index.