Feb 8, 2023
New Book Release | Conservation Capital in the Americas
Conservation Capital in the AmericasAuthor: James N. Levitt (United States)Translator: Wu JiayuPublisher: Science Press, 2023Book IntroductionThis book elaborates innovative land conservation financing instruments being implemented across American countries, covering transaction mechanisms and real-world sustainable development practices. It presents seven case studies from North and Latin America ...
Aug 22, 2022
Lincoln Feature | Infrastructure Investment Appraisal, Biases and Politics
Given the enormous costs of infrastructure investment, careful selection of projects is critically important. Three chapters from the book Infrastructure Economics and Policy: International Perspectives published by the Lincoln Institute explain how cost-benefit analysis has become a nearly universal evaluation tool adopted by governments and international financial institutions, and how investment ...
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 ...