Infrastructure, property tax mechanisms, and regulatory instruments for growth management : international experience applicable to Thailand

This report, and its sister study (Infrastructure Financing and Cost Recovery Options), describe various mechanisms to increase infrastructure provision. The sister study focuses on fiscal tools to finance infrastructure development. This study consists of three sections. Section 1 describes the evolution of spatial planning techniques from static written documents to dynamic and flexible processes which utilize infrastructure to guide development. Section 2 describes specific non-fiscal or fiscal tools which have been used to guide development. International experiences with zoning and other forms of regulatory control are described in Section 3. An appendix of growth management tools and experience is provided for reference. (Author abstract)