"Like lifting a fog, applying geospatial technology will enable anyone to see what is happening anywhere on the Earth. It will make the planet feel that much smaller, and the solutions to humanity’s toughest problems that much easier to grasp."
Colleges, local governments, hospitals, and other institutions are embracing scenario planning as a tool to navigate the uncertainties of the COVID-19 crisis. We explore how the tool can be used in many contexts.
The spread of COVID-19 has put density in the spotlight, but a closer look reveals a far more complicated story. To fully recover, cities must address the significant factors truly powering this pandemic, including overcrowding, lack of affordability, and economic and racial disparities.
In the 1950s and 1960s, the highway building boom physically divided Black communities, destroying homes, businesses, and economic prospects. Today, some of the biggest urban highway projects in the United States involve deconstruction. Cities and states are trading highways for at-grade streets that reunite neighborhoods and create space for public transit, walking, and cycling.
The bustling city of Shenzhen, China, is an economic powerhouse that has long been on the front lines of experimentation. Now the former fishing region is banking on the power of water to build a more sustainable, resilient future.
As sea levels rise and storms intensify, cities are discovering the benefits of implementing green infrastructure. The question now is how to pay for it.
With climate change posing imminent risks that range from rising seas to more extreme weather events, cities must work with ecology rather than against it to develop sustainably, according to our new book
In episode 4 of our new podcast Land Matters, Senior Fellow Anthony Flint interviews Enrique Silva and Theresa Williamson about how to improve conditions in slums and create alternatives while protecting what residents have worked hard to create.
Read this message to learn how the Lincoln Institute is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lincoln Institute in Action
Our Center for Community Investment's Fulcrum Fellowship brings together leaders from across the United States for a year-long journey focused on leveraging community investment for racial and economic equity.
Since completing the Institute's course on municipal finance, I've been able to apply financial solutions from other cities, states, and countries to land use and public finance issues at home in New Orleans.
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John Rahaim, San FranciscoPlanning Director
The exchange of ideas with colleagues and experts made possible by the Lincoln Institute is hugely valuable to me as a planner and someone committed to public service.
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Luciana Moreira, Belo Horizonte, BrazilArchitect
I am working together with colleagues to improve the way we manage urban planning in Belo Horizonte, Brazil thanks to knowledge gained from the Institute’s course on informal markets and regularization.
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Representative Jay R. KaufmanChairman of the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Revenue
I know that the Lincoln Institute’s Economic Perspectives programs are first rate as I’ve been attending them for years.
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Andrew Hanson, Marquette UniversityAssociate Professor of Economics
The Lincoln Institute has been instrumental in shaping my career by facilitating valuable conferences and supporting a vibrant network of scholars with interest in public finance and urban economics.
