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Economic Regulation of Utility Infrastructure
PonenciasMayo 2013Janice A. BeecherIn this paper, Janice A. Beecher examines public infrastructure as having characteristics of both public and private goods that earn a separate classification as a toll good. Utilities demonstrate a...
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Chicago and Its Skyway
Lessons from an Urban MegaprojectPonenciasMayo 2013Louise Nelson DybleIn this paper, Louise Nelson Dyble examines the history of political leadership throughout the Chicago Skyway’s development as a public project and assesses the lessons from its eventual...
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Metropolitan Cities
Their Rise, Role, and FuturePonenciasAbril 2013Shahid YusufIn this paper, the author points out that the world’s population crossed the 7 billion mark in 2011, more than half of it in cities. Each week the ranks of urban residents increase by 1million and on...
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Infrastructure and Land Policies
LibrosMayo 2013Edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Karin L. BrandtMore than 50 percent of the global population resides in urban areas where land policy and infrastructure interactions facilitate economic opportunities, affect the quality of life, and influence...
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China’s Environmental Policy and Urban Development
LibrosFebrero 2013Edited by Joyce Yanyun Man“It is well known that rapid urbanization and industrialization in China have had serious consequences for China's environment. Far less recognized are the wide ranging efforts undertaken...
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Land Lines, Octubre 2013
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Gestión de zonas costeras
El modelo de BarbadosRevista Land LinesOctubre 2013Gregory R. Scruggs and Thomas E. BassettA medida que el cambio climático va incrementando la amenaza de huracanes en el Caribe, Barbados se ha convertido en el líder regional de gestión integrada de zonas costeras...
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Coastal Zone Management
The Barbados ModelRevista Land LinesOctubre 2013Gregory R. Scruggs and Thomas E. BassettAs climate change heightens the threat of hurricanes in the Caribbean, Barbados is proving to be the region’s leader in integrated coastal zone management—leveraging foresight,...
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Arrendamiento de energía renovable en suelos de fideicomisos estatales del oeste intermontañoso
Revista Land LinesOctubre 2013Los suelos de fideicomisos estatales en el oeste intermontañoso podrían sentar las bases del desarrollo de energía renovable para financiar la educación y otras...
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Leasing Renewable Energy on State on State Trust Lands in the Intermountain West
Revista Land LinesOctubre 2013State trust lands in the Intermountain West could provide the grounds for renewable energy development that would fund education and other public institutions. Wind, solar, and geothermal plants in...
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