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October 2023Land Lines Magazine
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, 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.
By George W. McCarthy, October 18, 2023
What exactly is land policy, anyway? Lincoln Institute President George W. McCarthy recently asked readers to submit their best definitions. In his latest President’s Message, he reports on the submissions they sent, from the artistic to the theological.
By Jon Gorey, September 19, 2023
Trees are often touted as tools in the climate fight, for their ability to absorb and store carbon. But researchers have begun to document the role of other natural carbon sinks, from coastal salt marshes to microscopic fungi to elephants and other animal species.
By Kristina McGeehan, August 16, 2023
Produced annually, the comprehensive 50-state report provides the most meaningful data available to compare property taxes among cities by calculating the effective tax rate: the tax bill as a percentage of a property’s market value.
By Allison Ehrich Bernstein, July 11, 2023
To advance “green” policymaking and implementation, local governments must build the capacity to integrate three concurrent policy areas: climate resilience, environmental justice, and green economic development.
By Jon Gorey, August 10, 2023
The Consortium for Scenario Planning has selected four projects from a recent RFP, each of which will use exploratory scenario planning to address housing affordability challenges in communities from Amherst, Massachusetts, to San Diego.
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