Apr 22, 2024
Recommendation | Liu Wei: Aligning Fiscal Governance with Urban Planning to A...
Liu WeiSenior Policy Research Fellow, Peking University–Lincoln Institute Center for Urban Development and Land PolicyFiscal governance and urban planning are closely interconnected both theoretically and practically. Realizing effective coordination between the two will greatly boost sustainable urban development across China. The relationship between fiscal systems and urban planning can be elaborated ...
Apr 15, 2024
Recommendation | Urban Planners Must Be Adept at Economic Accounting
Liu ZhiDirector, Peking University–Lincoln Institute Center for Urban Development and Land PolicyChina’s urbanization has entered a stage of high-quality development, raising a critical question: when outlining visions for urban development, should planners estimate economic costs? The answer is an unambiguous yes, because planning implementation is constrained by fiscal capacity. Plans formulated ...
Feb 8, 2023
New Book Release | Conservation Capital in the Americas
Conservation Capital in the AmericasAuthor: James N. Levitt (United States)Translator: Wu JiayuPublisher: Science Press, 2023Book IntroductionThis book elaborates innovative land conservation financing instruments being implemented across American countries, covering transaction mechanisms and real-world sustainable development practices. It presents seven case studies from North and Latin America ...
Aug 22, 2022
Lincoln Feature | Infrastructure Investment Appraisal, Biases and Politics
Given the enormous costs of infrastructure investment, careful selection of projects is critically important. Three chapters from the book Infrastructure Economics and Policy: International Perspectives published by the Lincoln Institute explain how cost-benefit analysis has become a nearly universal evaluation tool adopted by governments and international financial institutions, and how investment ...
Aug 2, 2022
Lincoln Feature | How Infrastructure Shapes Cities
Decisions on infrastructure investment exert powerful, long-term impacts on the built urban environment, and vice versa. Should governments subsidize highway construction or public transit? Is it preferable to invest in durable rail infrastructure or flexible bus systems? How will various infrastructure choices affect local residents and workers? Two chapters from the newly published book Infrastructure ...