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Nuevo Informe sobre Enfoque en Políticas de Suelo del Instituto Lincoln
El día después de las grandes catástrofes
July 2016, Spanish
El día después de las grandes catástrofes: Cómo hicieron seis países para lograr la recuperación de la comunidad Por Laurie Johnson y Robert Olshansky El día después de las grandes catástrofes: Cómo hicieron seis países para lograr la recuperación de la comunidad, por Laurie Johnson y Robert Olshansky, muestra de qué manera las regiones metropolitanas […]
July 2016, Spanish
El día después de las grandes catástrofes: Cómo hicieron seis países para lograr la recuperación de la comunidad Por Laurie Johnson y Robert Olshansky El día después de las grandes catástrofes: Cómo hicieron seis países para lograr la recuperación de la comunidad, por Laurie Johnson y Robert Olshansky, muestra de qué manera las regiones metropolitanas […]
Buy-In for Buyouts
Three Flood-Prone Communities Opt for Managed Retreat
By Robert Freudenberg, Ellis Calvin, Laura Tolkoff, and Dare Brawley
July 2016, English
This article is adapted from Buy-in for Buyouts: The Case for Managed Retreat from Flood Zones, a Policy Focus Report to be published in September 2016 by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy in conjunction with Regional Plan Association. Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy cost the New York metropolitan area an unprecedented number of […]
City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Housing, Local Government
July 2016, English
This article is adapted from Buy-in for Buyouts: The Case for Managed Retreat from Flood Zones, a Policy Focus Report to be published in September 2016 by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy in conjunction with Regional Plan Association. Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy cost the New York metropolitan area an unprecedented number of […]
City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Housing, Local Government
New Lincoln Institute Report
50-State Property Tax Comparison Study
July 2016, English
50-State Property Tax Comparison Study: For Taxes Paid in 2015 In partnership with the Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy has released the latest edition of its annual report on property tax rates in all 50 U.S. states, with a new analysis of how communities raise revenue to pay for basic […]
July 2016, English
50-State Property Tax Comparison Study: For Taxes Paid in 2015 In partnership with the Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy has released the latest edition of its annual report on property tax rates in all 50 U.S. states, with a new analysis of how communities raise revenue to pay for basic […]
City Tech
Subsidized Uber in the Suburbs
By Rob Walker
July 2016, English
For years, it looked like the next big thing in public transportation for the suburban city of Altamonte Springs, Florida, would be an innovative program called FlexBus. Instead of running on fixed routes, buses would respond to demand from kiosks located at specific activity centers. It was, city manager Frank Martz says, “the first demand-response […]
City and Regional Planning, Infrastructure, Technology and Tools
July 2016, English
For years, it looked like the next big thing in public transportation for the suburban city of Altamonte Springs, Florida, would be an innovative program called FlexBus. Instead of running on fixed routes, buses would respond to demand from kiosks located at specific activity centers. It was, city manager Frank Martz says, “the first demand-response […]
City and Regional Planning, Infrastructure, Technology and Tools
Muni Finance
Verifying Green Bonds
By Christopher Swope, Citiscope
July 2016, English
Across the globe, implementing the Paris climate agreement is expected to cost more than US$12 trillion over 25 years. So it’s not surprising that much of the conversation since the agreement was finalized in December has been about climate finance. And one of the big topics in climate finance—particularly among city leaders—is “green bonds.” But […]
Climate Change, Economic Development, Environment, Public Finance
July 2016, English
Across the globe, implementing the Paris climate agreement is expected to cost more than US$12 trillion over 25 years. So it’s not surprising that much of the conversation since the agreement was finalized in December has been about climate finance. And one of the big topics in climate finance—particularly among city leaders—is “green bonds.” But […]
Climate Change, Economic Development, Environment, Public Finance
New Lincoln Institute Policy Focus Report
After Great Disasters
July 2016, English
After Great Disasters: How Six Countries Managed Community Recovery By Laurie Johnson and Robert Olshansky After Great Disasters: How Six Countries Managed Community Recovery, by Laurie Johnson and Robert Olshansky, shows how metropolitan regions can rebuild for greater resilience during the reconstruction process after major disasters—from earthquakes, tsunamis, and hurricanes to terrorists attacks. This new […]
July 2016, English
After Great Disasters: How Six Countries Managed Community Recovery By Laurie Johnson and Robert Olshansky After Great Disasters: How Six Countries Managed Community Recovery, by Laurie Johnson and Robert Olshansky, shows how metropolitan regions can rebuild for greater resilience during the reconstruction process after major disasters—from earthquakes, tsunamis, and hurricanes to terrorists attacks. This new […]
After Great Disasters
How Six Countries Managed Community Recovery
Laurie A. Johnson and Robert B. Olshansky
July 2016, English
Policy Focus Report
City and Regional Planning
July 2016, English
Policy Focus Report
City and Regional Planning
Mortgage Enforcement and Public Regulatory Actions in China in Selected Chinese Cities
July 2016, English
Working Paper
Housing, Property Tax
July 2016, English
Working Paper
Housing, Property Tax
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