Land is perhaps the most fundamental consideration in every variety of planning process—the cost of land, the availability of land, the condition of land, etc. A new e-book studies the importance of land to the global urban future.
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy has published Land and the City, "an e-book that explores the centrality of land to the global urban future, and offers insights for cities grappling with changing planning, financing, and housing needs."
The book compiles the proceedings of the Lincoln Institute's 2014 Land Policy Conference in an effort to create a more thorough portrait of the influence of land policy on local governments. The book is split into four sections: 1) Urban Planning, 2) Taxation, 3) Housing Finance, and 4) Housing Policy.
FULL STORY: Lincoln Institute Publishes Land and the City
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