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1. Property in Land and Other Resources

   Books
   November 2011
   Edited by Daniel H. Cole and Elinor Ostrom, with a foreword by Douglass C. North

   This book by Daniel Cole and Elinor Ostrom, winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics, shows how property rights systems affect the use of scarce natural resources. It is a rich source of...

2. Climate Change and Land Policies

   Books
   May 2011
   Edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Yu-Hung Hong

   Developing policies that will keep climate change in check has become a global priority, as increasing greenhouse gas emissions contribute to extreme weather patterns. If these emissions remain...

3. China’s Housing Reform and Outcomes

   Books
   April 2011
   Edited by Joyce Yanyun Man

   “This book provides a unique evaluation of the most sweeping, swift, and successful housing policy reform ever conducted in any country. It is indispensable for any professional involved in...

4. Regional Planning in America

   Practice and Prospect
   Books
   April 2011
   Edited by Ethan Seltzer and Armando Carbonell

   “Regional Planning in America is an extraordinary collection that presents a clear view of the field and highlights its many forms and applications for the twenty-first century. It is essential...

5. Property Tax Abatements

   LVT in Disguise?
   Videos and Multimedia
   December 2011
   John Anderson

   The awarding of tax abatements is a common strategy by many jurisdictions hoping to prompt economic development and job growth. John Anderson, economics professor at the University of Nebraska–...

6. The Future of Sustainability

   Videos and Multimedia
   December 2011
   Ron Sims

   Ron Sims, former undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as part of the Obama administration, delivered the keynote address at the annual New England Smart Growth...

7. Effective Practice in Funding Land Conservation for Impacts

   Videos and Multimedia
   December 2011
   Jay Espy

   Jay Espy, the Lincoln Institute’s Kingsbury Browne Fellow for 2010–2011, explores innovative new approaches in land conservation that are better positioned to attract philanthropic...

8. Vestiges of Transit

   Path Dependence and the Modern City
   Working Papers
   December 2011
   Leah Brooks and Byron Lutz

   By the 1910's, Los Angeles had one of the largest urban rail networks in the world. Streetcars dominated urban transit and motivated building and investment. New streetcar construction ceased by...

9. Preferential Assessment of Rural Lands in the United States

   A Literature Review and Reform Proposals
   Working Papers
   December 2011
   Richard England

   This paper summarizes and evaluates the U.S. experience with use-value or current-use assessment of undeveloped land for tax purposes. The reasons for proposing preferential assessment of rural land...

10. Strategies for Renewable Energy Projects on Arizona’s State Trust Lands

    Working Papers
    December 2011
    Peter W. Culp and Jocelyn A. Gibbon

    Solar development firms have identified over half a million acres in southwestern Arizona as possible sites for future electric generation facilities. The region is a prime target for such facilities...