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Levitt 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aOxford ;$aPortland, Oregon :$cHart Publishing,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (356 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in international law ;$vv. 16 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84946-117-1 311 $a1-84113-618-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [297]-333) and index. 327 $apt. 1. Human rights, intervention and armed conflict -- pt. 2. Governance, sovereignty and development. 330 $a"The principal aim of this work is to provide a forum for leading international lawyers with experience and interest in Africa to address a broad range of intellectual challenges concerning the contribution of African states and peoples to international law. As such, the volume addresses orthodox topics of international law - such as jurisdiction and intervention - but tackles them from an African perspective, and seeks to ask whether, in each case, the African perspective is unique or affirms existing arrangements of international law. The book cannot come at a more important time. While international legal discourse has been captured by the challenge of terrorism since September 11, 2001, there are clear signs that other issues are returning to the fore. Political interest in Africa has undergone a global revival, and the OAU has been transformed into the African Union. Infrastructural challenges, along with those taking place in regional contexts, have effectively mapped a new politico-legal landscape for Africa. This, and more, is explored, and the key normative questions are addressed in a series of essays by leading Africanist scholars. 'This is a remarkable collection of essays that clearly and concisely demonstrates that Africa has and will continue to play a major role in fashioning new norms of international law and policy and contribute to its progressive development by affirming existing norms. Professor Levitt is to be commended for having the vision, leadership and intellectual prowess to produce this excellent text. The book signals a major shift from the study of Africa as a basket case to a normative market place.' Akua Kuenyehia, Vice President, International Criminal Court 'Professor Levitt's work, Africa: Mapping New Boundaries in International Law, is pathbreaking in the true sense of that word. Through old and new voices, it excavates the singular contributions of Africa to a discipline that is marked by Eurocentrism and imperial aspirations. The authors, taking their cue from the indefatigable and insightful Professor Levitt, establish beyond a shadow of a doubt the enormity of the normative contributions that Africa has made to international law. The book must therefore be seen as a defining contribution to the multiculturalization of international law. It is for this reason that Professor Levitt is among the most important American academics working and thinking in international law today.' Makau Mutua, Interim Dean, SUNY Distinguished Professor, State University of New York Buffalo Law School."--Bloomsbury Publishing. 410 0$aStudies in international law (Oxford, England) ;$vv. 16. 606 $aInternational law$zAfrica 606 $2Public international law 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aInternational law 676 $a341.096 702 $aLevitt$b Jeremy I.$f1970- 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454523003321 996 $aAfrica$9156039 997 $aUNINA LEADER 05991nam 2200445 450 001 9910794350603321 005 20221024133520.0 010 $a1-64283-134-4 035 $a(CKB)4100000011397855 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6308687 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011397855 100 $a20201224d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe affordable city $estrategies for putting housing within reach (and keeping it there) /$fShane Phillips 210 1$aWashington, District of Columbia :$cIsland Press,$d[2020] 210 4$dİ2020 215 $a1 online resource (282 pages) $cillustrations 311 1 $a1-64283-133-6 327 $aPart 1. Principles and general recommendations -- Pursue the three S's (supply, stability, and subsidy) simultaneously -- Take action now -- Focus on institutional reform -- Adapt solutions to the needs of your community -- Center voices of, and outcomes for, the disenfranchised and most vulnerable -- Use a mix of mandates and incentives -- Know what you're asking for -- Pick one : housing affordability or rising home values -- Don't reward idle money -- Don't coddle landlords -- Track everything -- Strive for objective, consistent rules -- Expand the conversation around gentrification -- Align local votes with Presidential and Midterm elections -- Part 2. Policies -- Supply : why housing matters -- Increased zoning capacity -- Upzone many places at once (upzoning geographically distributed) -- Focus upzones in accessible and high-opportunity areas (upzoning : targeted) -- Find the upzoning sweet spot : not too big, not too small (upzoning : rightsized) -- Allow housing in commercial zones (mixed-use zoning) -- Make it expensive to reduce the supply of homes (Home sharing) -- Eliminate density limits in most places (density limits) -- Eliminate parking requirements everywhere (parking minimums) -- Let renters decide what they value (micro-units) -- Make development approvals "by right" (by-right development) -- Speed up the entitlement process (faster approvals) -- Explore other ways to bring down development costs (input costs) -- Promote counter-cyclical home building (counter-cyclical development) -- Stability : why tenant protections and rental housing preservation matter -- Place moderate restrictions on rent increases for nearly all housing (anti-gouging) -- Place stronger restrictions on rent increases for older housing (rent stabilization) -- Be careful with vacancy control -- Implement inclusionary zoning and density bonuses -- Discourage redevelopment that requires renter displacement (displacement compensation and right of return) -- Make affordability requirements permanent (affordability covenant duration ) -- Buy naturally occurring affordable housing with public funds -- Require transparency from voluntary tenant buyouts -- Prioritize displaced tenants for affordable housing placement (preferential placement) -- Limit the ability of landlords to "go out of business" (rental housing preservation) -- Use just-cause protections to discourage evictions -- Require government notification for all eviction notices and rent hikes (landlord transparency) -- Offer free or reduced-cost legal counsel to residents facing evictions (right to counsel) -- Enforce housing and building codes -- Eliminate discrimination against people with housing choice vouchers -- Prioritize stability over wealth creation (homeownership assistance) -- Subsidy : why government spending and public programs matter -- Institute a progressive tax home sales (real estate transfer tax) -- Tax "flipped" houses at higher rates -- Utilize property taxes -- Tax underutilized and vacant property -- Don't sell public land : lease it (public land and P3s) -- Minimize impact fees and charge them equitably -- Don't let small buildings off the hook (missing middle) -- Reform or eliminate most homeowner subsidies -- Reform and increase funding for affordable housing construction -- Increase funding for direct rental assistance -- Fund low- and zero-interest loans for housing acquisition and development -- Part 3. Bringingit all together. 330 $a"From Los Angeles to Boston and Chicago to Miami, US cities are struggling to address the twin crises of high housing costs and household instability. Debates over the appropriate course of action have been defined by two poles: building more housing or enacting stronger tenant protections. These options are often treated as mutually exclusive, with support for one implying opposition to the other. Shane Phillips believes that effectively tackling the housing crisis requires that cities support both tenant protections and housing abundance. He offers readers more than 50 policy recommendations, beginning with a set of principles and general recommendations that should apply to all housing policy. The remaining recommendations are organized by what he calls the Three S's of Supply, Stability, and Subsidy. Phillips makes a moral and economic case for why each is essential and recommendations for making them work together. There is no single solution to the housing crisis--it will require a comprehensive approach backed by strong, diverse coalitions. The Affordable City is an essential tool for professionals and advocates working to improve affordability and increase community resilience through local action." -- Publisher's description. 606 $aHousing policy$zUnited States 606 $aHousing$zUnited States 606 $aPublic housing 607 $aUnited States$2fast 615 0$aHousing policy 615 0$aHousing 615 0$aPublic housing. 676 $a363.50973 700 $aPhillips$b Shane$f1984-$01560975 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910794350603321 996 $aThe affordable city$93827347 997 $aUNINA