While writing these children's books I mixed fact with fiction, reality with fantasy, and the will to overcome near-impossible problems with creative solutions. Since children need positive encouragement, optimism, hope, and, most of all - love, I've created stories using animals - who are true to their particular nature. I chose animals which children can both relate to and understand by their own unique behaviors, but sometimes with a little humor and a few unexpected happenings. Positive reading for positive readers!

While writing these children's books I mixed fact with fiction, reality with fantasy, and the will to overcome near-impossible problems with creative solutions. Since children need positive encouragement, optimism, hope, and, most of all - love, I've created stories using animals - who are true to their particular nature. I chose animals which children can both relate to and understand by their own unique behaviors, but sometimes with a little humor and a few unexpected happenings. Positive reading for positive readers!

This practical guide is designed to help expand the role of land-based financing in urban capital budgets in a way that strengthens urban infrastructure finance and urban land markets.

Le financement d infrastructures urbaines a partir du foncier prend de l importance dans les pays en developpement. Pourquoi est-il si difficile de financer des investissements d infrastructure urbaine lorsque l augmentation de la valeur des terrains est generalement superieure au cout des investissements ? L ouvrage intitule - Exploiter la valeur du foncier pour financer les infrastructures urbaines - examine la theorie qui sous-tend divers instruments de financement par le foncier, tels que les prelevements sur les plus-values, les contributions des promoteurs, les taxes sur l impact et l...