Editor Elizabeth Razzi Circulation 24,037 Country United States | Frequency 6 times per year Company Urban Land Institute | |
Categories Real estate development | ||
Urban Land is a magazine published by the Urban Land Institute (ULI). It is published 6 times a year and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. Urban Land's articles cover a wide range of international topics, while concentrating on the needs of professionals in the real estate development and land use industry. The magazine provides practical, objective, and timely articles on a variety of industry issues, emphasizing solutions to development and land use problems in line with the mission of ULI.
Contents
Urban Land magazine regularly publishes original stories and commentaries from notable land use leaders and urban thinkers. Past and current contributors have included such prominent individuals as former Bogotá mayor Enrique Peñalosa; urban scholar Richard Florida; economist and Brookings Institution fellow Anthony Downs; former director of land use planning for The Conservation Fund Ed McMahon; former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Henry Cisneros; and Brookings Institution fellow Christopher B. Leinberger.
Mission
According to ULI, the magazine's goal is to provide the institute's members with timely and useful information from ULI; specific stories and case studies from a variety of voices; information about professionals in real estate and land use; and perspectives on today’s industry issues.
Background
ULI first began publishing Urban Land magazine in 1941 as a newsletter for members. Its first issue was four pages in length with the title typewritten as News Bulletin. In 2010, the magazine launched its web counterpart (urbanland.uli.org) which protected articles behind a member-only paywall. In 2011, ULI removed the magazine's paywall, making it one of the industry's first open access magazines.
Apgar Urban Land Awards
Since 1991, the magazine's annual ULI Apgar Urban Land Award has recognized the most significant Urban Land magazine articles "that best contribute to the mission and current priorities of the institute." The award, founded by ULI Governor, Mahlon “Sandy” Apgar, was first presented between 1991 and 2006. ULI reintroduced the award in 2012 and its winners are currently selected by a committee that judges the articles on the criteria of relevance to current industry issues; the clarity of the author's argument and presentation; the strength of the author's analyses; and the overall value of the article in advancing the goals of ULI.