Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy is a think tank based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy seeks to "improve quality of life through the effective use, taxation, and stewardship of land". A nonprofit private operating foundation[1] whose origins date to 1946, the Lincoln Institute researches and recommends creative approaches to land as a solution to economic, social, and environmental challenges. Through education, training, publications, and events, the institute integrates theory and practice to inform public policy decisions worldwide.[2]

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Historic Building
Established1946
PresidentGeorge W. "Mac" McCarthy
Address113 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 02138-3400
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Websitewww.lincolninst.edu

George W. McCarthy, previously director of Metropolitan Opportunity at the Ford Foundation, succeeded Gregory K. Ingram, an urban economist and former director of evaluation for the World Bank in July 2014 as head of the organization.[2]

Publications

The Lincoln Institute publishes books and Policy Focus Reports that reflect original research and also document conference proceedings. The current publications catalog lists almost 100 titles, and nearly 1,000 working papers are available online for free downloading.[3] The quarterly magazine Land Lines features articles on a range of land use and tax policy topics. The Lincoln Institute also produces documentary films in the Making Sense of Place series: “Phoenix: The Urban Desert,”[4] “Cleveland: Confronting Decline in an American City,”[5] and "Portland: Quest for the Livable City,"[3] and supported the documentary series Shifting Ground produced by David Baron and airing on National Public Radio.[6]

History

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy was founded in 1974, supported by the Lincoln Foundation, which was established in 1946 by John C. Lincoln. He was an industrialist in Cleveland, Ohio, who among other things patented processes for arc welding and founded the Lincoln Electric Co. The Lincoln Institute and the Lincoln Foundation merged into a single private operating foundation in November 2006. One of the Lincoln Institute’s founding objectives has been to address the links between land policy and social and economic progress explored by Henry George in his book Progress and Poverty (1879).[7]

Organization

The Institute listed six main goals as of 2021:[8]

  • Low-carbon, climate-resilient communities and regions
  • Efficient and equitable tax systems
  • Reduced poverty and spatial inequality
  • Fiscally healthy communities and regions
  • Sustainably managed land and water resources
  • Functional land markets and reduced informality

In December 2007, the Lincoln Institute and Peking University established the Center for Urban Development and Land Policy, located on the University’s Beijing campus. The center will play a continuing role in providing information and analysis in the current period of rapid urbanization in China.

In 2017, the institute established the Center for Community Investment, which works to ensure that all communities, especially those that have suffered from structural racism and policies that have left them economically and socially isolated, can obtain financial investment.[9]

Also, in 2017, the institute established the Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy, which seeks to advance the integration of land and water management to meet the current and future water needs in the Colorado River Basin.[10]

In September 2021, the Center supported a report on "Groundwater and Urban Growth in the San Joaquin Valley".[11]

Among the topics covered by the Lincoln Institute are land policy as it relates to property taxes, assessments, valuation, and tax limitation measures; local public finance; property rights; land conservation, climate change, and smart growth; the role of the university in urban environments; planning, land use regulation, and development incentives; and community development—including community land trusts, inclusionary zoning, and community benefit agreements.

In March 2021, the institute established a fellowship in Public Administration with Claremont Graduate University.[12]

Partners

The Institute has collaborated with different international partners on projects, education and research:

References
  1. "Lincoln Institute of Land Policy honors UW College of Built Environments faculty, Nehemiah Studio for curriculum on mitigating gentrification". The University of Washington. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. "Lincoln Institute of Land Policy". Bloomberg. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. "Publications". LILP. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  4. "Making Sense of Place, Phoenix". LILP. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  5. "Making Sense of Place, Cleveland". LILP. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  6. "Lincoln Institute of Land Policy: Shifting Ground Series". Archived from the original on 2008-03-03. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  7. "About the Lincoln Institute". LILP. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  8. "Our Work". Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  9. "Home Page". CCI, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  10. "Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy". Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  11. "Groundwater and Urban Growth in the San Joaquin Valley". Public Policy Institute of California. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  12. "Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Launches Fellowship for Claremont Lincoln University's Master in Public Administration Program". PR Newswire. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  13. "Lincoln-Sonoran Joint Program". Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
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