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1. El escritorio del alcalde

   Fomentar la resiliencia ante el cambio climático en Sierra Leona
   Revista Land Lines
   Janeiro 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...

2. Peking University–Lincoln Institute Center Celebrates 15th Anniversary

   Revista Land Lines
   Novembro 2022
   By Katharine Wroth, November 28, 2022

   The Peking University-Lincoln Institute Center for Urban Development and Land Policy celebrated its 15th anniversary in November 2022. Leaders from both organizations gathered virtually and in person...

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

   Revista Land Lines
   Novembro 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...

4. A Global Perspective on Land Use Regulations and Housing Outcomes

   Documentos de Trabalho
   Junho 2022
   Cynthia Goytia and Eric J. Heikkila

   This paper examines the relationship between land use regulations and housing outcomes, especially housing affordability and informality. Using a unique and important database of 191 metropolitan...

5. Integrated Policy and Planning for Connectivity Conservation

   Lessons from Kenya, Romania, and Vermont, U.S.A.
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Junho 2022
   Zachary Wurtzebach 

   Ecological connectivity—the unimpeded movement of species and the flow of natural processes that sustain life on earth—is fundamental for biodiversity conservation in the 21st century. In...

6. Inclusionary Zoning in New York and Paris

   Trojan Horse or Antidote to Gentrification?
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Junho 2022
   Lance Freeman and Magda Maaoui
   With research assistance from Xiyu Chen and Yining Lei

   This study addresses the question of whether inclusionary zoning impacts disadvantaged neighborhoods by serving as a signal for an up-and-coming neighborhood, thereby triggering gentrification. We...

7. Programmes, Practices, and Preconditions

   Learning from Cape Town’s Experience with One-Off Contributions from Developers
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Julho 2021
   Stephen Berrisford, Liza Rose Cirolia, and Elisabeth Makumbi

   There is increasing interest in the applicability of land-based financing instruments in subSaharan Africa. African cities are opportune sites to explore the potential of land-based financing....

8. Development Tax in France as a Tool for Land Value Capture and Social Equity

   Case Studies on Bordeaux and Strasbourg
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Julho 2021
   Sonia Guelton, Agnes Pouillaude, and David Rosen

   In a context of severe pressure on public budgets, aging urban infrastructure, and increasing pressures of urbanization, municipalities, and metropolitan regions on five continents are looking at...

9. The Statute of the Metropolis and Planning Reform in Brazil

   Analyzing Land Use Planning Practices and Metropolitan Land Conflicts
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Julho 2021
   Abigail Friendly and Felipe Francisco De Souza

   In 2015, Brazil enacted the Statute of the Metropolis (Federal Law No. 13,089) to regulate the establishment of metropolitan areas and regional public policies throughout the country. This research...

10. Redensificar para reconstruir

    El caso de los derechos adicionales de edificabilidad para la reconstrucción de la Ciudad de México
    Documentos de Trabalho
    Julho 2021
    Julio César Fuentes Quezada and Claudia Acosta

    El 19 de septiembre de 2017 ocurrió uno de los sismos más destructivos en la historia de México. Por la pérdida de vidas humanas, la infraestructura pública...