Latest Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Stories

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A "mutual gains" approach based on consensus-building promises to help resolve increasingly contentious land use disputes, according to new practical guide published by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Political polarization, redevelopment proposals, and tensions over property rights in the wake of intense storms such as Hurricane Sandy have complicated the role of more than 25,000 local and regional governments, say...

Researchers Detail Experience and Reforms from India to China to Brazil CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 22 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new book published by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy spells out needed reforms in the governance of metropolitan regions in developing countries -- the major cities that are engines of economic growth and booming centers of rapidly increasing population. Financing Metropolitan Governments in Developing Countries, edited by Roy W. Bahl, founding...

American Planning Association to host thousands at National Planning Conference April 13-17 CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jobs and economic development, recovering from the housing bust, and planning resilient infrastructure are among the issues on the agenda for the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy at the American Planning Association National Planning Conference in Chicago April 13-17. The Lincoln Institute is a conference sponsor of the APA's annual...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Maureen Clarke, an editorial manager at Google, has been named Director of Publications at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Lincoln Institute president Gregory K. Ingram announced. She succeeds Ann LeRoyer, who retired after serving 17 years. The Lincoln Institute has published 100 books, 34 Policy Focus Reports, nearly 800 working papers, more than 120 issues of the quarterly journal Land Lines - available in English...

From smog to eco cities, grappling with rapid urbanization CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- China's rapid urbanization and economic growth has created environmental problems that are being confronted with a wide range of innovative policies, according to new research published by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. China's Environmental Policy and Urban Development, edited by Joyce Yanyun Man, the director of the Lincoln Institute's China program, is a...

Author of Visualizing Density identifies essential ingredients of sustainable urbanism CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the richly illustrated new book Made for Walking: Density and Neighborhood Form, landscape architect, urban designer, and photographer Julie Campoli identifies the essential characteristics of successful urban neighborhoods that provide a better quality of life and a reduced carbon footprint. Based on the latest research on urban form...

Government, corporate, and nonprofit leaders to challenge old paradigms with urban innovation SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy www.lincolninst.edu is an organizing partner in the Meeting of the Minds 2012, the annual leadership summit for innovation and advanced technology in urban connectivity and sustainability. In the three-day conference, leaders from the world's most innovative organizations in government, the private...

Program honors Boston attorney who helped create the Land Trust Alliance CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Peter Stein, a leader in forests and rural lands conservation and managing director of Lyme Timber Co, was named the Kingsbury Browne Fellow at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Stein, who previously was senior vice president at the Trust for Public Land, was also named the winner of the Kingsbury Browne Conservation Leadership Award by the Land...

At World Urban Forum VI in Naples, author of 'Planet of Cities' urges planning for massive urban expansion NAPLES, Italy, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New research in a book published by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Planet of Cities suggests that most cities of the world are woefully unprepared for the urban population explosion that will occur through the 21(st) century. Planners and political leaders must begin acting now to establish basic infrastructure and...

New research in volume titled "Planet of Cities" also to be unveiled CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy will have a delegation at the World Urban Forum VI at Mostra D'Oltremare in Naples, Italy September 1-6, engaging on topics from planning for climate change, housing and slum prevention, and urban planning and infrastructure in global cities. At the conference organized by UN-HABITAT, which is expected to draw more than...