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Finding Answers in Land

A Policy Guidebook for State and Local Leaders

December 2026, English

Designed for policymakers, planners and practitioners, community leaders, and others, this guidebook offers an array of practical and proven land policy strategies and solutions.

Book

December 2026, English

Designed for policymakers, planners and practitioners, community leaders, and others, this guidebook offers an array of practical and proven land policy strategies and solutions.

Book

Rust in My Blood book cover

Rust in My Blood

Planning for Urban Population Decline

By Joanna Ganning

November 2026, English

Explores why America’s postindustrial cities have tended to focus on rebounding at all costs, and how they can make strategic decisions that prioritize quality of life over population growth instead.

Book

City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Urbanization

November 2026, English

Explores why America’s postindustrial cities have tended to focus on rebounding at all costs, and how they can make strategic decisions that prioritize quality of life over population growth instead.

Book

City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Urbanization

Developing a Data Center Policy

A Guide for Communities Navigating AI and Digital Infrastructure

October 2026, English

This report gives communities the resources they need to strengthen their position as they consider data center development.

Findings Report

City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Environment

October 2026, English

This report gives communities the resources they need to strengthen their position as they consider data center development.

Findings Report

City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Environment

Navigating Africa’s Climate and Development Transitions

Insights from the African Climate Foundation’s Scenario Planning Process

Dana Stefan and Tim Larson

October 2026, English

In 2025, the African Climate Foundation (ACF) launched a series of exploratory scenario planning (XSP) efforts to understand the implications of major geopolitical and economic shifts for Africa’s climate and development trajectory and for philanthropy operating on the continent.

Case Study

Climate Change, Economic Development, Land Use and Zoning

October 2026, English

In 2025, the African Climate Foundation (ACF) launched a series of exploratory scenario planning (XSP) efforts to understand the implications of major geopolitical and economic shifts for Africa’s climate and development trajectory and for philanthropy operating on the continent.

Case Study

Climate Change, Economic Development, Land Use and Zoning

Função Socioambiental das Coberturas

Conceituação, Tipologia de Soluções e Regulação

Giselle Mendonça Abreu, Rafael Chasles, Alexandre Fontenelle-Weber, Fernando Mello Franco, Bárbara Frutuoso, João Guimarães, and Riciane Pombo

October 2026, Portuguese

Working Paper

Climate Change, Environment

October 2026, Portuguese

Working Paper

Climate Change, Environment

The Public Land Dividend

Putting State and Local Land to Work for Housing Supply and Lasting Affordability

Solomon Greene and Kate Reynolds

October 2026, English

A new paper, shows how governments can earn a larger, more durable return by managing land holdings as a portfolio rather than by parcel.

Other Publication

Housing, Public Finance

October 2026, English

A new paper, shows how governments can earn a larger, more durable return by managing land holdings as a portfolio rather than by parcel.

Other Publication

Housing, Public Finance

Understanding Property Tax Revolts: An Explainer

By Jon Gorey

October 2026, English

As voters in several states weigh in on property tax changes that would, in most cases, significantly reduce the revenue that communities can collect from homeowners to pay for things like schools and public safety, here’s a look at how the property tax works, what makes it unique, and proven ways to offer tax relief without jeopardizing municipal finances.

Land Lines Magazine

Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance

October 2026, English

As voters in several states weigh in on property tax changes that would, in most cases, significantly reduce the revenue that communities can collect from homeowners to pay for things like schools and public safety, here’s a look at how the property tax works, what makes it unique, and proven ways to offer tax relief without jeopardizing municipal finances.

Land Lines Magazine

Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance

Del análisis territorial a la captura de valor

Metodología para orientar estrategias diferenciadas de gestión del suelo en Ciudad de Guatemala

María Cristina Rojas Eberhard and Alejandra Delgado Noguera

September 2026, Spanish

Working Paper

City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Value Capture

September 2026, Spanish

Working Paper

City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Value Capture