Resources and Tools

At the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, a critical part of our mission is to be a resource for researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and the media. The Institute provides both practical tools that include case studies, model representations, and best practices, and extensive information resources in the form of databases. The following Resources and Tools are grouped into four categories:

Community Development, includes information on community land trusts (CLTs), Brownfields, and the role of universities in urban neighborhoods

• The City, Land and the University
• Community Lots
• University Real Estate Development

Planning and Management, includes resources on measuring fiscal impact, conflict resolution and mediation in land use disputes, and the management of state trust lands in the West

• Resolving Land Use Disputes
• Teaching Fiscal Dimensions of Planning
• Managing State Trust Lands
• Regional Collaboration

Tax Tools, includes a full library resource on property taxation and valuation, and a site devoted to property tax issues in Latin America

• Property Valuation and Taxation Library
• Property Tax in Latin America
• Significant Features of the Property Tax

Visualization includes practical guides to designing density or making public presentations on future scenarios and regional planning initiatives for planners and others.

• Visualizing Density
• Visual Tools for Planners