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Report from the President

Changes in Institute Programs and Activities

Gregory K. Ingram

October 2006, English

The content of the Institute’s work program has evolved significantly over the past two years, and its annual activities have increased by about half since 2004. Reflecting this evolution and growth, the Institute’s programs and staffing are also changing. The former Department of Planning and Development has been replaced by two new departments. The Department […]

City and Regional Planning, Environment, Land Use and Zoning, Property Tax

October 2006, English

The content of the Institute’s work program has evolved significantly over the past two years, and its annual activities have increased by about half since 2004. Reflecting this evolution and growth, the Institute’s programs and staffing are also changing. The former Department of Planning and Development has been replaced by two new departments. The Department […]

City and Regional Planning, Environment, Land Use and Zoning, Property Tax

London’s Large-scale Regeneration Projects Offer Community Benefits

Randy Gragg

October 2006, English

The sound of electricity hums deep inside the Tate Modern, the power plant turned art sanctuary on the south bank of London’s River Thames. Despite the 4 million visitors per year now streaming inside since the galleries opened in 2000, the switching plant is still generating 2 megawatts of power for its neighborhood, making the […]

Housing, Infrastructure, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization

October 2006, English

The sound of electricity hums deep inside the Tate Modern, the power plant turned art sanctuary on the south bank of London’s River Thames. Despite the 4 million visitors per year now streaming inside since the galleries opened in 2000, the switching plant is still generating 2 megawatts of power for its neighborhood, making the […]

Housing, Infrastructure, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization

Conservation Incentives in America’s Heartland

James N. Levitt

October 2006, English

The Mississippi River watershed has, since the administration of Thomas Jefferson, played a central role in American life. This centrality has been both literal, in a geographic sense, and figurative, in the sense that the mighty river runs through America’s agricultural and cultural heartland. One of the nation’s greatest conservationists, Aldo Leopold, grew up along […]

Environment, Land Conservation, Land Use and Zoning

October 2006, English

The Mississippi River watershed has, since the administration of Thomas Jefferson, played a central role in American life. This centrality has been both literal, in a geographic sense, and figurative, in the sense that the mighty river runs through America’s agricultural and cultural heartland. One of the nation’s greatest conservationists, Aldo Leopold, grew up along […]

Environment, Land Conservation, Land Use and Zoning

Faculty Profile

Jeffrey Sundberg

October 2006, English

Jeffrey Sundberg is associate professor of economics and business at Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois, where he has taught since 1989. He also serves as chair of the College’s interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Program. He earned his B.A. from Carleton College in 1982, and subsequently received an M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from Stanford […]

Economic Development, Environment, Land Conservation, Land Use and Zoning

October 2006, English

Jeffrey Sundberg is associate professor of economics and business at Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois, where he has taught since 1989. He also serves as chair of the College’s interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Program. He earned his B.A. from Carleton College in 1982, and subsequently received an M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from Stanford […]

Economic Development, Environment, Land Conservation, Land Use and Zoning

Land Lines, October 2006

Edited by Ann LeRoyer

October 2006, English

Environment, Land Conservation, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization

October 2006, English

Environment, Land Conservation, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization

Taxing and Untaxing Land

Open Space and Conservation Easements

Joan M. Youngman

September 2006, English

Other Publications

Land Conservation, Land Use and Zoning

September 2006, English

Other Publications

Land Conservation, Land Use and Zoning

From the President

Land Policies for Urban Development

Gregory K. Ingram

July 2006, English

The Lincoln Institute sponsored a wide-ranging international conference in June on “Land Policies for Urban Development.” A few of the major themes and messages from the presentations are summarized below. The three most populous developing countries, China, India, and Indonesia, with 40 percent of the world’s population, are entering the stage of rapid urbanization simultaneously. […]

Housing, Local Government, Urbanization

July 2006, English

The Lincoln Institute sponsored a wide-ranging international conference in June on “Land Policies for Urban Development.” A few of the major themes and messages from the presentations are summarized below. The three most populous developing countries, China, India, and Indonesia, with 40 percent of the world’s population, are entering the stage of rapid urbanization simultaneously. […]

Housing, Local Government, Urbanization

Teardowns

Costs, Benefits, and Public Policy

Daniel P. McMillen

July 2006, English

In the past decade, nearly 50 mansions have been demolished and replaced in the historic Chicago suburb of Kenilworth. Four demolition permits are currently pending review, while permits have been approved for two other historically significant houses. To slow the teardown trend, Kenilworth has enacted a nine-month waiting period between issuance of a demolition permit […]

Housing, Land and Property Rights, Land Use and Zoning, Local Government

July 2006, English

In the past decade, nearly 50 mansions have been demolished and replaced in the historic Chicago suburb of Kenilworth. Four demolition permits are currently pending review, while permits have been approved for two other historically significant houses. To slow the teardown trend, Kenilworth has enacted a nine-month waiting period between issuance of a demolition permit […]

Housing, Land and Property Rights, Land Use and Zoning, Local Government