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Nuevo libro del Instituto Lincoln
La naturaleza y las ciudades
March 2017, Spanish
La naturaleza y las ciudades: El imperativo ecológico en el diseño y la planificación urbana Editado por Frederick R. Steiner, George F. Thompson y Armando Carbonell Considerado uno de los mejores libros de 2016 por la Asociación de Arquitectos Paisajistas de los Estados Unidos, La naturaleza y las ciudades hace un llamamiento en pro de […]
March 2017, Spanish
La naturaleza y las ciudades: El imperativo ecológico en el diseño y la planificación urbana Editado por Frederick R. Steiner, George F. Thompson y Armando Carbonell Considerado uno de los mejores libros de 2016 por la Asociación de Arquitectos Paisajistas de los Estados Unidos, La naturaleza y las ciudades hace un llamamiento en pro de […]
Land Lines, Winter 2017
February 2017, English
This issue features content on planning for greater social equity, the mystery of unspent federal grants, the future of conservation finance in Chile, the challenge of transplanting urban innovations, and the growing market for app-activated bike-shares i
February 2017, English
This issue features content on planning for greater social equity, the mystery of unspent federal grants, the future of conservation finance in Chile, the challenge of transplanting urban innovations, and the growing market for app-activated bike-shares i
Message from the President
Transplanting Urban Innovation
February 2017, English
When we organize meetings in Latin America, we sometimes hire simultaneous translators to allow those of us with limited proficiency in Spanish to follow the conversation. These translators are a gifted bunch, capable of processing words, context, meaning, and nuance in nanoseconds. From time to time, they get tripped up in amusing ways. One commonly […]
February 2017, English
When we organize meetings in Latin America, we sometimes hire simultaneous translators to allow those of us with limited proficiency in Spanish to follow the conversation. These translators are a gifted bunch, capable of processing words, context, meaning, and nuance in nanoseconds. From time to time, they get tripped up in amusing ways. One commonly […]
City Tech
China’s App-Based Bike-Share Market
February 2017, English
Chinese cities are leading the way in experimentation with advanced bike-share technology.
February 2017, English
Chinese cities are leading the way in experimentation with advanced bike-share technology.
South Star
Chile and the Future of Conservation Finance
February 2017, English
On September 27 to 29, 2016, the International Land Conservation Network (ILCN), a project of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, hosted the “Workshop on Emerging Innovations in Conservation Finance” at Las Majadas de Pirque, near Santiago, Chile. The workshop drew 63 participants from eight counties, who came together to discuss tools and concepts that […]
February 2017, English
On September 27 to 29, 2016, the International Land Conservation Network (ILCN), a project of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, hosted the “Workshop on Emerging Innovations in Conservation Finance” at Las Majadas de Pirque, near Santiago, Chile. The workshop drew 63 participants from eight counties, who came together to discuss tools and concepts that […]
Money on the Table
Why Cities Aren’t Fully Spending Federal Grants
February 2017, English
Every year, U.S. state and local governments are leaving hundreds of millions of federal grant dollars on the table. The national government allocates these funds to states and municipalities, frequently on a competitive basis, to help pay for many of a community’s most basic and critical local services, including education, transportation, and public safety. In […]
February 2017, English
Every year, U.S. state and local governments are leaving hundreds of millions of federal grant dollars on the table. The national government allocates these funds to states and municipalities, frequently on a competitive basis, to help pay for many of a community’s most basic and critical local services, including education, transportation, and public safety. In […]
Planning for Social Equity
How Baltimore and Dallas Are Connecting Segregated Neighborhoods to Opportunity
February 2017, English
Over the past 40 years, economic inequality in the United States has returned to levels last seen in the 1920s, according to data from the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts (Saez and Zucman 2014). This gap has become more pronounced in many cities where wealth and poverty are concentrated geographically. In 1970, […]
February 2017, English
Over the past 40 years, economic inequality in the United States has returned to levels last seen in the 1920s, according to data from the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts (Saez and Zucman 2014). This gap has become more pronounced in many cities where wealth and poverty are concentrated geographically. In 1970, […]
New Lincoln Institute Book
Nature and Cities
February 2017, English
Nature and Cities: The Ecological Imperative in Urban Design and Planning Edited by Frederick R. Steiner, George F. Thompson, and Armando Carbonell Named one of the best books of 2016 by the American Society of Landscape Architects, Nature and Cities calls for the integration of nature in urban design and planning to make cities and […]
February 2017, English
Nature and Cities: The Ecological Imperative in Urban Design and Planning Edited by Frederick R. Steiner, George F. Thompson, and Armando Carbonell Named one of the best books of 2016 by the American Society of Landscape Architects, Nature and Cities calls for the integration of nature in urban design and planning to make cities and […]
