Oct 19, 2022
Feature Report | From the Ground Up: How Land Trusts and Conservancies Delive...
From the Ground Up: How Land Trusts and Conservancies Are Providing Solutions to Climate ChangeBy James N. Levitt and Chandni NavalkhaFrom the Ground Up: How Land Trusts and Conservancies Are Providing Solutions to Climate Change is the latest Policy Focus Report released by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. It documents how land conservation organizations develop and implement innovative nature-...
Sep 3, 2022
Lincoln Feature | The Role of Infrastructure in Economic Growth, Poverty Alle...
For a long time, academics and policymakers have sought to understand how infrastructure development drives economic growth, reduces poverty and advances regional integration. Two chapters in the book Infrastructure Economics and Policy: International Perspectives published by the Lincoln Institute summarize the impacts of infrastructure on economic growth and poverty alleviation to support national ...
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 ...
Jul 6, 2022
Lincoln Feature | Who Should Provide Infrastructure? On Regulation, Privatiza...
Authors: José A. Gómez-Ibáñez, Zhi LiuInfrastructure requires massive, long-term, geographically fixed investment. As a result, the lowest-cost market delivery model often relies on a single firm for construction, operation and maintenance, creating a market with limited competition — an economic concept known as natural monopoly. How to protect consumer interests under limited competition has long ...
Jul 1, 2022
Lincoln Feature Article | Is Infrastructure Finance Such a Big Headache?
Authors: José A. Gómez-Ibáñez, Zhi LiuAcross the globe, there is an urgent demand for infrastructure construction and upgrading. Yet governments frequently struggle to cover the high costs of infrastructure development and maintenance. Two chapters in the new book Infrastructure Economics and Policy: International Perspectives, published by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, address infrastructure ...