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Value Capture
This Year’s Big Idea: Unlocking the Value of Land
By Lincoln Institute Staff
October 2018, English
Land value capture was rich food for thought at the Daniel Burnham Forum on Big Ideas at the American Planning Association Policy Conference in Washington, DC.
Housing, Infrastructure, Land Value Taxation, Local Government, Public Finance, Value Capture
October 2018, English
Land value capture was rich food for thought at the Daniel Burnham Forum on Big Ideas at the American Planning Association Policy Conference in Washington, DC.
Housing, Infrastructure, Land Value Taxation, Local Government, Public Finance, Value Capture
Idaho Conservationist Recognized with National Award
Michael Whitfield of the Heart of the Rockies Initiative Has Helped Protect Iconic Landscapes in the Rocky Mountain West
By Will Jason
October 2018, English
Michael Whitfield, a conservation leader who has helped to protect iconic landscapes in the Rocky Mountain West, is the new Kingsbury Browne Fellow at the Lincoln Institute.
October 2018, English
Michael Whitfield, a conservation leader who has helped to protect iconic landscapes in the Rocky Mountain West, is the new Kingsbury Browne Fellow at the Lincoln Institute.
Housing the Homeless
Booming Cities Address the Growing Crisis in Their Streets
By Kathleen McCormick
September 2018, English
Huge cranes loom over downtown Los Angeles, and the streets are filled with the sounds of construction as gleaming new mixed-use buildings, luxury apartments, and office towers take shape. It would seem to be a sure sign of a city on the rise—except that those streets are also filled with people sleeping on the sidewalks, […]
City and Regional Planning, Housing, Urbanization
September 2018, English
Huge cranes loom over downtown Los Angeles, and the streets are filled with the sounds of construction as gleaming new mixed-use buildings, luxury apartments, and office towers take shape. It would seem to be a sure sign of a city on the rise—except that those streets are also filled with people sleeping on the sidewalks, […]
City and Regional Planning, Housing, Urbanization
City Tech
Printable Houses Begin to Take Shape
By Rob Walker
September 2018, English
Over the past decade, three-dimensional printing has been one of the buzziest ideas in technology. Instead of adding ink to paper, a 3D printer translates a digital design into an object by adding layer upon layer of material (plastic, metal, concrete) through a computer-guided extruder—almost like a motorized toothpaste tube. More correctly but blandly described […]
Housing, Technology and Tools
September 2018, English
Over the past decade, three-dimensional printing has been one of the buzziest ideas in technology. Instead of adding ink to paper, a 3D printer translates a digital design into an object by adding layer upon layer of material (plastic, metal, concrete) through a computer-guided extruder—almost like a motorized toothpaste tube. More correctly but blandly described […]
Housing, Technology and Tools
Green Infrastructure
How Utilities Are Greening Transmission Corridors from Europe to South America
By Will Jason
September 2018, English
Often viewed as scars on the landscape, power transmission corridors might seem like unlikely sites for ecological restoration or preservation. But around the world, utilities are taking a more sustainable approach to managing vegetation and habitat below and alongside power lines. These practices not only have a positive impact on landscapes and make power corridors […]
Environment, Land Conservation
September 2018, English
Often viewed as scars on the landscape, power transmission corridors might seem like unlikely sites for ecological restoration or preservation. But around the world, utilities are taking a more sustainable approach to managing vegetation and habitat below and alongside power lines. These practices not only have a positive impact on landscapes and make power corridors […]
Environment, Land Conservation
Q & A
Tax Incentives for Amazon HQ2—When Winners End Up Losers?
By David Franco
September 2018, English
Amazon wants tax incentives to locate its second headquarters. Could the costs outweigh the benefits for a city like Boston?
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance
September 2018, English
Amazon wants tax incentives to locate its second headquarters. Could the costs outweigh the benefits for a city like Boston?
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance
The 2010 Universe of Cities
A New Perspective on Global Urbanization
Nicolás Galarza Sánchez, Yang Liu, and Shlomo Angel
with Alejandro M. Blei, Achilles Kallergis, Patrick Lamson-Hall, Maria Mónica Salazar, Daniel L. Civco, and Jason Parent
September 2018, English
Working Paper
September 2018, English
Working Paper
Movilidad cotidiana y cambios en la geografía de oportunidades en la ciudad de Santiago
¿Qué ha pasado con las familias que viven mal localizadas?
Joaquín Prieto y Isabel Brain
September 2018, Spanish
Working Paper
September 2018, Spanish
Working Paper
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