Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Toronto, 1996. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Toronto, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references.

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Thesis (doctoral)--Friedrich-Alexanders-Universität zu Erlangen.

by Lee Sheung Yiu. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 38). / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / LIST OF TABLES --- p.iv / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.v / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter II. --- METHODOLOGY --- p.7 / The Theoretical Framework --- p.9 / Sample Selection --- p.14 / Chapter III. --- FINDINGS --- p.17 / Preliminary Results --- p.17 / Multivariate Analysis --- p.21 / Sensitivity Analysis --- p.24 / Chapter IV. --- DISCUSSIONS AND LIMITATIONS --- p.27 / Chapter V. --- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION --- p.34 / APPENDIX --- p.36 / REFERENCES --- p.38

From the viewpoint of land economics, any change in land use manner will require new public facilities added to the area under development and bear external impact on the area. The merit of the fundamental principle to remove, through levying rezoning on land use, the external effects brought on by alterations in development should be recognized. However, because the levy of rezoning on land utilization involves people¡¦s rights and obligations, the proper execution of this system has a considerable impact on people¡¦s privilege. The current rezoning system on land utilization implemented in Taiwan has been in practice for many years; it is also widely criticized. Concerns over such subjects as ambiguous definition and nature of rezoning, lack of legal status for the levy of rezoning, lack of standard for the calculation of rezoning amounts are usually raised. Therefore, the government must work to try to establish a complete, reasonable rezoning system on land utilization. The author conducted the research by examining the system of impact fees and linkage fees implemented in the United States, the planning obligations system implemented in Britain, and the development charge system implemented in Singapore and examining their experience, and reviewing the relevant laws and concerns with regard to the current rezoning on land utilization in Taiwan. Moreover, after analyzing and describing the policy trend of the government¡¦s effort to establish the land development obligations system, the author tried to understand, through case study, questionnaire inquiry and interview methods, the opinion of scholars and experts, land and estate developers, government offices, and local residents, and then based on this understanding, tried to formulate a framework that would be appropriate for the rezoning system on land utilization in Taiwan. The study maintains that in implementing the rezoning system on land utilization, the most important principle is to respect the market function and endow the levy of rezoning with legal status. Then in conformity with this principle, complete and reasonable measures concerning the rezoning system on land utilization are to be constructed. This study suggests that, in a short period of time, the statute that governs the levy of rezoning, to name one ¡V Urban Planning law, be revised so that the rezoning system can gain legal ground and be implemented legally. At the same time, the negotiating mechanism for development permit should be strengthened so that the external cost influenced by development can be effectively included as the content for negotiation. For the long term, the central authority in charge should integrate the separate regulations on rezoning that belong to various offices in charge so as to establish a reasonable rezoning system on land utilization that conforms to the market function and to give this system a legal status. This status should be the basis for the implementation of this system. The applicant for alterations in land utilization should be the subject for the levy, and the levy should be executed in the form of cash donation, land donation and construction of public facilities. The government administration should be considered. For the levy amounts, calculation equations can be established as part of this system, and the concerned local government and the owner should negotiate to figure out the upper and lower limits of the estimated amount. The time to levy should be decided separately from the levy method, but they should match. With regard to the use, management and maintenance of rezoning items, the concerned local government should, according to the characteristics of rezoning items, establish accounts and authorities for special funds. These special funds should be only appropriated for improving, constructing, and managing the public facilities that have been influenced by alterations in land utilization. This perfect rezoning system on land utilization should enable the government, developer, and local residents to share land resources and harvest the plentiful fruit of perennial development.

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LD2668 .T4 1940 R42 / Master of Science

The purpose of my thesis is to study what factors affect the adoption of impact fees in Texas and what effects impact fees have on city budgets. This research was done using two models. The first model looked at the adoption of impact fees as the dependent variable and the second model looked at the total impact fee assed on new residential units as the dependent variable. Both models used the gross tax rate, debt per capita, change in city population as a percentage, city population, average price of a new home in 2007, number of building permits issued in 2007, and the average household income as independent variables. The most significant independent variable found for the assessment of impact fees is change in population as a percentage. The total impact fee charged per city was driven by several factors. These included change in population as a percentage, population, and gross tax rate.

The purpose of this study was to investigate possible relationships between school district characteristics and bond underwriter costs for Texas independent school districts. Bond data for all school districts issuing bonds in the five-year period 2004 – 2008 was collected from the Texas Bond Review Board. School district information, including financial, socio- economic/ demographic, debt, and managerial information, was collected from those same districts. The data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistical methods. Descriptive statistics were developed on both bond issue and bond issuer data. Relationships between issue costs and school district characteristics were then examined using multiple regression and factor analysis. Results indicate that, in general, larger districts have an advantage over smaller districts, with underwriter costs generally lower in larger districts. Results also offer modest support for the hypothesis that underwriter fees are related to financial, socio-economic/demographic, debt, and managerial characteristics of school districts.