Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Responding to the climate crisis will require more than solar panels, a modest carbon tax, or another flood barrier. A new book from Billy Fleming demonstrates that the climate policy, planning, and design professions have been looking in all the wrong places for models of sustainability and resilience. Featuring 29 richly illustrated projects across six continents, "Building Postcarbon Futures: Land, Justice, and Energy Transitions" shows readers a promising set of alternatives for building more just, decarbonized futures from the neighborhood to the continental scale.

Learn more: https://go.lincolninst.edu/l/153411/2026-06-11/ps2stk

This spring at , Anthony Flint hosted a conversation with three Michigan mayors: Mayor Sheldon A. Neeley of the City of Flint, Christopher Taylor of The City Of Ann Arbor - Government and Mayor David LaGrand of The City of Grand Rapids. Highlights from the discussion, which covered housing affordability, the property tax, an evolving relationship with the federal government, and more, are now available in our latest Mayor's Desk feature: https://go.lincolninst.edu/l/153411/2026-06-09/ps2nyy American Planning Association

Cider Uniandes está celebrando 50 años de trayectoria. Uno de los aliados históricos del Cider ha sido y es el Instituto Lincoln de Políticas de Suelo, que ha impulsado agendas, apoyado actividades de docencia e investigación y liderado la conformación de redes de colaboración y de trabajo sobre temas estratégicos para el desarrollo de ciudades y territorios en América Latina.

Este conversatorio, con ocasión del aniversario del Cider, reunirá profesores, investigadores y egresadas/os que han sido parte de esta alianza con el Instituto Lincoln. Será un espacio para destacar los aportes de estas colaboraciones y para proyectar las áreas clave de trabajo para las próximas décadas.

https://cienciassociales.uniandes.edu.co/eventos/politicas-de-suelo-y-ordenamiento-territorial-en-america-latina-una-conversacion-entre-el-cider-y-el-instituto-lincoln/

Enlace de Zoom para la transmisión en vivo: https://uniandes-edu-co.zoom.us/j/82099115481

🎙️ Senior Fellow Anthony Flint recently joined Engaging Local Government Leaders' GovLove podcast to discuss the 100th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that affirmed cities' authority to impose zoning. Drawing from his February Bloomberg CityLab article, Anthony explains the impact of the decision and the state of zoning today. Listen to the episode, hosted by Ben Kittelson: https://elgl.org/podcast-one-hundred-years-of-euclid-v-ambler-and-local-zoning-power-with-anthony-flint-lincoln-institute-of-land-policy/

Participe en el curso “Planificación exploratoria de escenarios (XSP): herramientas para enfrentar futuros inciertos”, que se impartirá en línea del 21 de julio al 20 de agosto de 2026, y adquiera habilidades prácticas para afrontar la incertidumbre. Inscríbase ahora: https://go.lincolninst.edu/l/153411/2026-06-01/ps2byq

Inscríbase en nuestro webinario de lanzamiento del libro "Sistemas del impuesto predial en América Latina y el Caribe", que se llevará a cabo el 22 de junio a las 9, horario del este de los Estados Unidos (UTC-4). Conozca de primera mano las perspectivas de sus editores y autores en relación con el estado actual, los desafíos y las oportunidades del impuesto predial en la región. ¡Participe en este diálogo regional! https://go.lincolninst.edu/l/153411/2026-06-01/ps2bxb

What can an 18th-century orphanage tell us about housing affordability today? Quite a lot, says Thies Lindenthal, professor of real estate finance at the University of Cambridge. In a interview with Jon Gorey, the former David C. Lincoln Fellow elaborates on his centuries-spanning real estate research, reflects on what artificial intelligence might mean for academic researchers, and reveals the actual reasons so many people tend to like historical housing. Give it a read:

Taking the Long View on Real Estate Investments - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Former David C. Lincoln fellow Thies Lindenthal shares surprising findings from his centuries-spanning real estate research, such as why urban housing is actually less expensive now than it was 100 years ago, and why people like historical housing styles (hint: it’s not really about the architectu...

attendees: Mary Ann Dickinson is sharing her experience with integrating land and water planning in a session starting now! Moderated by Bill Cesanek. American Planning Association

Happening in 5 minutes at the American Planning Association's virtual National Planning Conference: Heather Hannon will lead a discussion of how state preemption is affecting local planning—for better and for worse. Learn more: https://go.lincolninst.edu/l/153411/2026-04-16/ps1751

Featuring Andreea D. Udrea, Lucy Kempf, and Meagan McMahan.

Attending the American Planning Association's virtual National Planning Conference sessions today? At 2:30 p.m. ET, Daniela Faria and Heather Hannon will present a case study on Brazil’s first exploratory scenario planning initiative.

Brazil’s Secretariat for Federal Assets (SPU), an agency within the Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services (MIG), collaborated with the Lincoln Institute to apply exploratory scenario planning (XSP) to federal land policy. The work supports the Imóvel da Gente (Property of the People) program, which positions federal land as a strategic asset for socioenvironmental development.

Learn more: https://go.lincolninst.edu/l/153411/2026-04-16/ps1751