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“Mayor’s Desk” Book Highlights Crucial Work of Local Government Leaders
Revista Land LinesNoviembre 2023By Kristina McGeehan, November 7, 202320 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.
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Urban Development and Land Policy Reform in China
Learning from Lincoln Institute-Funded Working PapersDocumentos de trabajoFebrero 2024Ayden ChiSince 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...
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What Will Make Home Buyers Consider Climate Risk? What Happens Once They Do?
Revista Land LinesNoviembre 2023By Jon Gorey, November 17, 2023Where 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?
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What Is Land Policy? Readers Weigh In
Revista Land LinesOctubre 2023By Lincoln Institute, October 18, 2023Lincoln Institute President George McCarthy asked for help defining the phrase at the heart of the organization's work, and readers responded with gusto
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Mayor’s Desk: A New Deal in Delhi
Revista Land LinesSeptiembre 2023By Anthony Flint, September 19, 2023Rapid 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.
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President's Message: Defining Moments in Land Policy
Revista Land LinesOctubre 2023By George W. McCarthy, October 18, 2023Lincoln Institute President George McCarthy asks for help defining the phrase at the heart of the organization's work
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The Case for Climate-Informed Zoning
A Study of Fiscal Impact in Norfolk, VADocumentos de trabajoJunio 2023Katherine Burgess, Michael Rodriguez, Jordan Howard, Jared Klukas, and Megan WrightAs 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...
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Can Removing Development Subsidies Promote Adaptation?
The Coastal Barrier Resources System as a Natural ExperimentDocumentos de trabajoMayo 2023Hannah Druckenmiller, Yanjun (Penny) Liao, Sophie Pesek, Margaret Walls, and Shan ZhangAs 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...
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Mayor’s Desk: Cultivating Climate Resilience in Sierra Leone
Revista Land LinesNoviembre 2022By Anthony Flint, November 10, 2022Freetown, 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...
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Equitable Cities Initiative Case Studies
Febrero 2022In this century citizens and policy makers across the world have paid growing attention to the problem of equity. The causes of inequitable development are numerous and manifest across multiple...