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President of Lincoln Institute Gives
Lecture at PKU: Evaluating Smart
Growth Programs in the US
PKU NEWS 2009--03--25
http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=235923156
Peking University, Feb. 25, 2009: President and CEO of Lincoln Institute Center for
Urban Development and Land Policy Dr. Gregory K. Ingram was invited by Peking
University (PKU)—Lincoln Institute to give an lecture on the topic of Evaluating Smart
Growth Programs in the United States.
Based on the Smart Growth Program, Dr. Gregory K. Ingram spoke on cases from
eight different states, showing how the Smart Growth Program is effective and
efficient when applied to policies. After specifically explaining the research approach
and evaluation method, he then used data from those cases to give details on growth
patterns, environmental resources, diverse transportation, economical housing,
policies and regulations. Though Dr. Ingram believes the Smart Growth Programs is
highly effective compared to other methods, he pointed out that the effects cannot be
easily generalized; to generate positive results requires the collaboration between
regional governments, scientific project designs and effective policy
enforcement. Dr. Ingram says that the Smart Growth Program could help avoid
high-cost city housing problems, but this must be supported by other related policies
like economical housing. Also when executing the Smart Growth Programs, more
attention must be paid to the redistribution of income.
During the Q&A section after the lecture, the students and teachers started a good
discussion with Dr. Ingram. The Director of PKU—Lincoln Institute, Professor Man
Yanyun, and Professor Huang Youqing among other experts and scholars asked
questions and discussed with Dr. Ingram issues regarding evaluation mythology,
Chinese city growth methods, city transportation, and low-income housing. The
audience was very interested in Dr. Ingram‘s lecture and felt inspired by the
discussions.
Dr. Gregory K. Ingram has been President, CEO and the International Institute Vice
Chairman of Lincoln Institute Center for Urban Development and Land Policy since
2005. He was once the Vice President of the World Bank and was in charge of
evaluating project execution among other things. Prior to working at the World Bank,
Dr. Ingram had achieved the title of economics associate professor at Harvard
University, and had published literature on topics of urban economics, real estate
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