The IU and Earth Rights Institute offer this online course on Land Rights and Land Value Capture at www.course.earthrights.net.
Module One
Contains an exploration of the theme of land rights and land ownership.
Module Two
Introduces the “law of land rent” – an in-depth analysis of the role of land under economic development as land values increase. These first two modules will give course participants a heightened understanding of how many social problems are rooted in “the land problem.” By the end of the second module students will know how the enormous worldwide wealth divide is due in large part to fundamental injustice in the “people/planet” relationship.
Module 2, Land Prices and the Law of Land Rent-2025
Module Three
Introduces “land value capture” as a key public revenue policy based on justice in land rights. Sections in this module describe how this approach to public finance can “hatch many birds out of one egg” by addressing a number of issues including provisioning affordable housing for all, funding infrastructure, helping to secure women’s rights, promoting land reform, and improving the environment.
Module 3-Land Rights and Land Value Capture-2025
Module Four
Details the dynamics of how – absent equitable rights to land resources – a war system develops and how land value capture can be an important tool for resolution of conflicts over land and natural resources.
MODULE 4…LVC and Economics of War and Peace
Module Five
First gives ideas about ways to mobilize citizen campaigns in support of this policy followed by specific details of policy implementation. Course participants will learn about components of a land value capture system, principles of land valuation, and the use of information technology to promote understanding and transparency in policy implementation.