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1. Urban Development and Land Policy Reform in China

   Learning from Lincoln Institute-Funded Working Papers
   Documentos de trabajo
   Febrero 2024
   Ayden Chi

   Since China’s economic liberalization reforms took off in 1978, various urban and land policy issues have emerged on the local and national levels. This paper briefly examines issues around...

2. Lincoln Award Recognizes Outstanding Land Policy Journalism in Latin America

   Revista Land Lines
   Diciembre 2023
   By Jon Gorey, December 11, 2023

   Investigations of climate funding inequties, illegal land grabs, and water scarcity earn kudos in annual competition

3. What Will Make Home Buyers Consider Climate Risk? What Happens Once They Do?

   Revista Land Lines
   Noviembre 2023
   By Jon Gorey, November 17, 2023

   Where the planet is sending us flashing red “stop” signals, homebuyers and developers seem to see green lights. Why? And what will it take to change that?

4. “Mayor’s Desk” Book Highlights Crucial Work of Local Government Leaders

   Revista Land Lines
   Noviembre 2023
   By Kristina McGeehan, November 7, 2023

   20 innovative leaders from five continents share their struggles and successes, along with strategies for making cities more equitable, sustainable, and healthy places to live and work.

5. Mayor’s Desk: A New Deal in Delhi

   Revista Land Lines
   Septiembre 2023
   By Anthony Flint, September 19, 2023

   Rapid urbanization has brought many challenges to Delhi, from unhealthy air quality to unrelenting traffic. With new policies in place, the city’s leaders are working to turn things around.

6. The Case for Climate-Informed Zoning

   A Study of Fiscal Impact in Norfolk, VA
   Documentos de trabajo
   Junio 2023
   Katherine Burgess, Michael Rodriguez, Jordan Howard, Jared Klukas, and Megan Wright

   As the impacts of climate change continue to intensify, zoning presents a key tool to direct development to protect communities from climate events. Norfolk, Virginia, a city at severe risk from sea...

7. Can Removing Development Subsidies Promote Adaptation?

   The Coastal Barrier Resources System as a Natural Experiment
   Documentos de trabajo
   Mayo 2023
   Hannah Druckenmiller, Yanjun (Penny) Liao, Sophie Pesek, Margaret Walls, and Shan Zhang

   As natural disasters grow in frequency and intensity under climate change, limiting populations and properties in harm's way will be one important facet of adaptation. This study focuses on one...

8. El escritorio del alcalde

   Fomentar la resiliencia ante el cambio climático en Sierra Leona
   Revista Land Lines
   Enero 2023
   Por Anthony Flint

   La alcaldesa Yvonne Denise Aki-Sawyerr asumió su cargo en Freetown, Sierra Leona, en mayo de 2018, después de desempeñarse como jefa del Ayuntamiento de la ciudad de Freetown. La profesional de las...

9. Mensaje del presidente

   Cómo combatir la especulación sobre el suelo
   Revista Land Lines
   Julio 2022
   Por George W. McCarthy

   C El caos climático afecta a personas en todo el mundo, incluidos los Estados Unidos, y ya es hora de que se haga algo al respecto. Para evitar los impactos más catastróficos de esta crisis mundial,...

10. Mayor’s Desk: Cultivating Climate Resilience in Sierra Leone

    Revista Land Lines
    Noviembre 2022
    By Anthony Flint, November 10, 2022

    Freetown, Sierra Leone, is one of seven cities around the world that have appointed chief heat officers as part of a global effort to invest in a climate-resilient future. Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr...