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By the Numbers
Janeiro 2021, inglês
Estimated global population in 1946: 2.4 billion (U.S. Census Bureau) Global population in 2021: 7.7 billion (U.S. Census Bureau) Percent of global population currently living in urban areas: 56.2 (World Economic Forum) People living in informal settlements: 1 billion (United Nations) Percent of urban residents in 78 countries who had convenient access to public transit […]
Janeiro 2021, inglês
Estimated global population in 1946: 2.4 billion (U.S. Census Bureau) Global population in 2021: 7.7 billion (U.S. Census Bureau) Percent of global population currently living in urban areas: 56.2 (World Economic Forum) People living in informal settlements: 1 billion (United Nations) Percent of urban residents in 78 countries who had convenient access to public transit […]
En números
Janeiro 2021, espanhol
Población mundial estimada en 1946: 2.400 millones (U.S. Census Bureau) Población mundial en 2021: 7.700 millones (U.S. Census Bureau) Porcentaje de población mundial que hoy vive en zonas urbanas: 56,2 (World Economic Forum) Gente que vivía en asentamientos informales en 2020 en todo el mundo: 1.000 millones (United Nations) Porcentaje de residentes urbanos en 78 […]
Janeiro 2021, espanhol
Población mundial estimada en 1946: 2.400 millones (U.S. Census Bureau) Población mundial en 2021: 7.700 millones (U.S. Census Bureau) Porcentaje de población mundial que hoy vive en zonas urbanas: 56,2 (World Economic Forum) Gente que vivía en asentamientos informales en 2020 en todo el mundo: 1.000 millones (United Nations) Porcentaje de residentes urbanos en 78 […]
Regional Visioning
Utah's Wasatch Front Region Reflects on Two Decades of Scenario Planning
Dezembro 2020, inglês
In the late 1990s, the 10-county Greater Wasatch area of Utah faced the prospect of rapid population growth. Experts projected that by 2020, one million new residents would migrate to cities along the 140-mile-long urban corridor hugging the western edge of the Rocky Mountains and anchored by the state capital, Salt Lake City. The […]
Dezembro 2020, inglês
In the late 1990s, the 10-county Greater Wasatch area of Utah faced the prospect of rapid population growth. Experts projected that by 2020, one million new residents would migrate to cities along the 140-mile-long urban corridor hugging the western edge of the Rocky Mountains and anchored by the state capital, Salt Lake City. The […]
Land Matters Podcast
To Mark the End of 2020, Urban Experts Reflect on Prospects for Cities Post-COVID
Dezembro 2020, inglês
As the world prepares to bid farewell to 2020, taking stock of an unprecedented year involves both understanding the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic and looking ahead to what the future may hold. In this episode of the Land Matters podcast, the conversation turns to how the relentless virus, and all the inequities it […]
Dezembro 2020, inglês
As the world prepares to bid farewell to 2020, taking stock of an unprecedented year involves both understanding the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic and looking ahead to what the future may hold. In this episode of the Land Matters podcast, the conversation turns to how the relentless virus, and all the inequities it […]
Public Finance
Amid Falling Revenues, Some Cities Turn to the Property Tax
Dezembro 2020, inglês
As most major cities grapple with lost revenue due to the pandemic, some are turning toward the property tax as a way of filling the gap. Perhaps nowhere has this decision been more controversial than in Nashville, where the largest tax increase in the city’s history has already survived one attempt to overturn it. […]
Dezembro 2020, inglês
As most major cities grapple with lost revenue due to the pandemic, some are turning toward the property tax as a way of filling the gap. Perhaps nowhere has this decision been more controversial than in Nashville, where the largest tax increase in the city’s history has already survived one attempt to overturn it. […]
Changing the Way Cities Grow
Beijing Event Explores a More Ecological Form of Urbanization
Dezembro 2020, inglês
What can humanity learn about urbanization from the veins in a leaf? This was one of the questions posed at a forum cosponsored by the Peking University-Lincoln Institute Center for Urban Development and Land Policy (PLC) and Peking University’s College of Urban and Environmental Sciences. The gathering in early November was a subforum of […]
Dezembro 2020, inglês
What can humanity learn about urbanization from the veins in a leaf? This was one of the questions posed at a forum cosponsored by the Peking University-Lincoln Institute Center for Urban Development and Land Policy (PLC) and Peking University’s College of Urban and Environmental Sciences. The gathering in early November was a subforum of […]
Dezembro 2020, inglês
Mayor’s Desk
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego on Sustainability and Urban Form
Novembro 2020, inglês
Phoenix is the fifth-largest city in the United States and the fastest-growing city in the country. For Mayor Kate Gallego—the second elected female mayor in Phoenix history and, at 39, the youngest big-city mayor in the United States—navigating that growth means prioritizing economic diversity, investments in infrastructure, and sustainability. Gallego was elected in March […]
Novembro 2020, inglês
Phoenix is the fifth-largest city in the United States and the fastest-growing city in the country. For Mayor Kate Gallego—the second elected female mayor in Phoenix history and, at 39, the youngest big-city mayor in the United States—navigating that growth means prioritizing economic diversity, investments in infrastructure, and sustainability. Gallego was elected in March […]
