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COVID-19

The Pandemic Makes a Case for Megaregions

By Anthony Flint

April 2020, English

  This article is reprinted with permission from CityLab, where it originally appeared. As U.S. states move into the next phase of the coronavirus crisis, they may not be getting all the help they want from the federal government, but they won’t be alone. In at least three parts of the country, states have banded together to coordinate […]

City and Regional Planning

April 2020, English

  This article is reprinted with permission from CityLab, where it originally appeared. As U.S. states move into the next phase of the coronavirus crisis, they may not be getting all the help they want from the federal government, but they won’t be alone. In at least three parts of the country, states have banded together to coordinate […]

City and Regional Planning

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COVID-19 Q&A

How Scenario Planning Can Shape Our Recovery Efforts

April 2020, English

  Courtesy of Robert Goodspeed COVID-19 has introduced countless uncertainties into our lives. To prepare for the future, organizations ranging from hospitals to school districts to transit agencies, are using scenario planning, a framework for creating and analyzing multiple plausible versions of the future. In this interview with scenario planning expert Robert Goodspeed, he offers his perspective on how […]

April 2020, English

  Courtesy of Robert Goodspeed COVID-19 has introduced countless uncertainties into our lives. To prepare for the future, organizations ranging from hospitals to school districts to transit agencies, are using scenario planning, a framework for creating and analyzing multiple plausible versions of the future. In this interview with scenario planning expert Robert Goodspeed, he offers his perspective on how […]

Políticas de Suelo, Derecho Urbanístico y Cambio Climático

Instrumentos Urbanísticos-Tributarios como Medidas para enfrentar al Cambio Climático. Etapa 2: Análisis de casos.

Melinda Lis Maldonado, Safira de la Sala, Rachelle Alterman, Giovanni Andrés Pérez Macías, y Roberto Arazo Silva

April 2020, Spanish

Working Paper

Climate Change, Land and Property Rights, Local Government, Property Tax, Value Capture

April 2020, Spanish

Working Paper

Climate Change, Land and Property Rights, Local Government, Property Tax, Value Capture

Letters to the Editor

Reflections from Our Readers

April 2020, English

  We welcome letters to the editor. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. Please send your thoughts, ideas, and inquiries to publications@lincolninst.edu.     I appreciated your article on green infrastructure financing [“Riches of Resilience,” January 2020]. Notably missing, however, was any mention of natural green infrastructure and financing its conservation. In many […]

April 2020, English

  We welcome letters to the editor. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. Please send your thoughts, ideas, and inquiries to publications@lincolninst.edu.     I appreciated your article on green infrastructure financing [“Riches of Resilience,” January 2020]. Notably missing, however, was any mention of natural green infrastructure and financing its conservation. In many […]

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President’s Message

What We Didn’t Know Then

By George W. McCarthy

April 2020, English

  In my October message, I ruminated on the classic lyric by Bob Seger: “Wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then.” The lyric provides an invitation to reflect on lost innocence. Though that column was written not long ago, it already feels like the product of a different era. The coronavirus pandemic […]

April 2020, English

  In my October message, I ruminated on the classic lyric by Bob Seger: “Wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then.” The lyric provides an invitation to reflect on lost innocence. Though that column was written not long ago, it already feels like the product of a different era. The coronavirus pandemic […]

The Potential of Green Bond Financing in China

By Carl Hooks

April 2020, English

  Underlying the urgent need for sustainable, high-quality urbanization in China—a new approach taking hold after decades of unchecked growth—is the question of money. Public funds can supply only a small amount of the total investment needed to build low-carbon infrastructure in cities across the country. In the specific areas of energy conservation and environmental […]

Publication

Climate Change, Environment, Public Finance

April 2020, English

  Underlying the urgent need for sustainable, high-quality urbanization in China—a new approach taking hold after decades of unchecked growth—is the question of money. Public funds can supply only a small amount of the total investment needed to build low-carbon infrastructure in cities across the country. In the specific areas of energy conservation and environmental […]

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Climate Change, Environment, Public Finance

Deconstruction Ahead

How Urban Highway Removal Is Changing Our Cities

By Kathleen McCormick

April 2020, English

  With the interstate highway system in its seventh decade, the condition of many urban highways in the United States has deteriorated. Crumbling viaducts and other unsafe conditions call for an urgent fix. But rebuilding is complicated by rising construction costs, higher engineering and safety standards, scant funding, and other factors. While the federal government […]

City and Regional Planning, Infrastructure, Urbanization

April 2020, English

  With the interstate highway system in its seventh decade, the condition of many urban highways in the United States has deteriorated. Crumbling viaducts and other unsafe conditions call for an urgent fix. But rebuilding is complicated by rising construction costs, higher engineering and safety standards, scant funding, and other factors. While the federal government […]

City and Regional Planning, Infrastructure, Urbanization

Mayor’s Desk

Stability and Sustainability in Athens, Greece

By Anthony Flint

April 2020, English

  As Greece emerges from a decade-long financial crisis, the city of Athens is grappling with major challenges: E.U.-imposed austerity measures, a real estate collapse, ongoing security and migration issues, climate change, and now COVID-19. Kostas Bakoyannis, 41, was elected mayor in 2019, promising stability and reinvention. The son of two prominent Greek politicians, Bakoyannis […]

City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Environment, Infrastructure, Local Government

April 2020, English

  As Greece emerges from a decade-long financial crisis, the city of Athens is grappling with major challenges: E.U.-imposed austerity measures, a real estate collapse, ongoing security and migration issues, climate change, and now COVID-19. Kostas Bakoyannis, 41, was elected mayor in 2019, promising stability and reinvention. The son of two prominent Greek politicians, Bakoyannis […]

City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Environment, Infrastructure, Local Government