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A History of Ohio Land Banking 2009–2021: From Legislation to Operation

Center for Community Progress

The government land banks’ ability to transact these properties is more regulated and less flexible when it comes to property disposition compared to private-entity transactions. Although the rate of foreclosure in Cuyahoga County had declined as of 2020, much remedial work remains unfinished.

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Managing Emergencies: The Challenges of the Future

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

Welcome to the 'riskscape' On one day in July 2021 fires devastated large areas of Sardinia, flooding occurred for the second time in two weeks in London and I received a message from research colleagues in Germany that read "the institute was quite destroyed and many colleagues have suffered tremendous damage to their houses."

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Did American Investors Believe Evergrande would be China’s Lehman Moment?

The Lowe Down

On September 22 nd , 2021, Chinese real estate giant Evergrande failed to meet a coupon deadline totaling $83 million of bond interest payments. Evergrande has become highly leveraged through this strategy, with firm liabilities totaling 2 trillion RMB ($287 billion) in 2021 equaling 2% of China’s GDP. . Article by Katie Chen.

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Big omission in blog series on advance hospital/health and wellness planning, public health planning: addiction services

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Currently, the department charged with regulating Colorado’s alcohol outlets can’t afford to fill all its open positions. Experts say raising state alcohol taxes also would make more money available for programs aimed at preventing unhealthy drinking and to enforce the state’s liquor laws.

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Data Update: Analysis Of Renters At Risk As Eviction Moratorium Expires

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Rather, since the New York City Housing Court began to accept new eviction filings again on June 20, 2020, certain types of cases moved forward despite a complex intersection of Local, State, and Federal protections. After the initial shutdown of the courts, the patchwork of programs and regulations allowed some cases to move forward.

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Risk, resilience, and security – the three key functions of public safety technology

Open Access Government - Technology News

A World Bank report in June 2021 highlighted how climate change is intensifying the frequency of these emergencies. Between 1980 and 2020, natural disasters affected nearly 50 million people in the EU and cost EU governments approximately 12 billion euros yearly.

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Implications and Geography of Office to Housing Conversions

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Two main policies help loosen zoning restrictions and provide financing, Article 1 Chapter 5 of the City’s Zoning Code and 2021’s Housing Our Neighbors with Dignity Act (HONDA), respectively. The regulation targeted buildings built before 1961 in these districts and buildings built before 1977 in Lower Manhattan.

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