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October 2023Land Lines Magazine
By APA Foresight team
From artificial intelligence to de-extinction science, emerging technological and social innovations are changing the world. In partnership with the Lincoln Institute, the American Planning Association has identified trends for planners to watch.
By Kristina McGeehan, November 7, 2023
In Mayor’s Desk , an inspiring collection written by Anthony Flint and published by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 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...
By Jon Gorey, February 9, 2024
Traditional economic development approaches often produce uneven growth that can deepen disadvantage and exacerbate longstanding inequities, but prioritizing local assets and the well-being of residents can lead to very different outcomes.
By Jon Gorey, December 19, 2023
In India, the second-most populous country on Earth, land is under strain from development and agricultural pressures, and is also subject to complex legal restrictions. To better understand those challenges, and some of the efforts to overcome them, a team from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy...
By Jon Gorey, December 15, 2023
One of the biggest difficulties for a local tax assessor isn’t just making accurate property valuations—it’s doing so consistently, across all price points, home styles, and neighborhoods. The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy has created a free, online tool to help assessors evaluate and interpret...
By Jon Gorey, November 17, 2023
Even as climate change delivers more intense and more frequent storms, wildfires, and heat waves, home buyers across the United States continue to move into areas at greater risk of climate impacts — in fact, they’re doing so at an ever increasing pace. Where the planet is sending us flashing red “...
By Jon Gorey, November 1, 2023
Farmers use nitrogen-based fertilizer to increase yields and feed the growing world population, but the practice contributes to climate change, pollution, and toxic algal blooms. New financial models are providing incentives for the embrace of alternative practices.
By Julie Campoli, October 18, 2023
In the 1980s, leaders in Burlington, Vermont, embarked on a multifaceted strategy to fight displacement in the city's Old North End. Four decades later, the city and the neighborhood have evolved in unexpected ways.
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