Chris Stines is Planetizen's former Editor and the founder of Urban Insight, a leading digital agency. Chris has 25 years of experience in technology consulting and urban planning and has served as a consultant to public sector state, county, and local agencies, Fortune 500 private firms, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations.
Conservation Incentives in America's Heartland
<p>Conservation leaders explore three types of incentive programs to achieve land conservation in an economically efficient, measurably effective, and reasonably equitable manner: tax incentives, market-based incentives, and fiscal (or budgetary) incentives.</p>
Causes of Sprawl: A Portrait from Space
<p>Researchers calculate We calculate a 'sprawl index' for all metropolitan areas and then examine the reasons why sprawl differs across space.</p>
Dubai Doles Out Dollars for W
A small New York hotel goes for a really big price.
Improved Neighborhoods Don't Raise Academic Achievement
<p>The results of a large scale experiment seem to indicate that better neighborhoods don't actually result in an improvement in academic performance for any age group.</p>
Virginia's New Economic Development Plan: Broadband For Every Business
Each of Virginia's governors is required to establish an Economic Development Strategic Plan during the first year in office.