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Lessons Learned from Two New England Manufactured Home Replacement ProgramsDocumentos de trabajoMarzo 2024Aimee Bell-PashtThis report contrasts two New England manufactured home replacement programs: Better Homes AHEAD, a now-defunct replacement program run by a nonprofit in New Hampshire, and the Maine Mobile Home...
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How Homestead Exemptions Can Counteract Regressivity in Property Tax Assessments
Documentos de trabajoMarzo 2024Ron Rakow, Lincoln Institute of Land PolicyEvidence presented in several recent academic studies using national datasets indicates widespread regressivity in property tax assessments. This can be due to statutory limits on assessment levels...
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California Water and Agriculture
Farmer Perspectives on Water Access and GovernanceDocumentos de trabajoFebrero 2024Catherine Van DykeThis paper examines farmer perspectives on water access and governance in California, with a focus on groundwater in the San Joaquin Valley and surface water from the Colorado River in the Coachella...
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Equity in Green Infrastructure
Documentos de trabajoEnero 2024Nathaniel R. Mattison and Kyle McKenneyMany municipalities introduced their first stand-alone green infrastructure (“GI”) plans in the late 2000s and early 2010s, specifically as a means of achieving compliance with water...
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Moving Beyond Conventional Economic Development Practice
An Asset-Based Framework for Sustainable CommunitiesDocumentos de trabajoEnero 2024Haegi Kwon, Lincoln Institute of Land PolicyMany factors contribute to growing inequalities in the United States. This report focuses on how economic development policies and practices may contribute to more equitable cities and regions. It...
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Agriculture in the Colorado River Basin States
Challenges and Implications for the FutureDocumentos de trabajoDiciembre 2023Nike Opejin, Faith Sternlieb, and Catherine Van DykeThe Babbitt Center report, Agriculture in the Colorado River Basin States: Challenges and Implications for the Future, examines the challenges confronting agricultural producers in the Colorado River...
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The Effects of Flood Buyouts and Green Infrastructure on Nearby Property Values
Documentos de trabajoAgosto 2023Ryun Jung Lee, Wayne Day, Alexander Abuabara, Galen Newman, and Walter PeacockProperty buyouts have been widely implemented as a hazard mitigation strategy to relocate residents to a safer location and reduce potential flood damages. Green infrastructure is an established...
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Transitioning Out of Capped Property Assessments
The Value Recapture ApproachDocumentos de trabajoAgosto 2023Carmela QuintosAssessment caps lead to inequities because the same growth limit is applied to high and low growth properties. For high growth properties that fall under the cap, the assessments are artificially...
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Willingness to Pay for Climate Adaptation
International Case Studies on Private Developers’ Preparedness to Contribute to Urban Climate AdaptationDocumentos de trabajoAgosto 2023Erwin van der Krabben, Alexander Lord, James H. Spencer, and Stephen BuckmanThere is increasing global awareness that, despite efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, adaptation to climate change is necessary. Additional stresses related to climate change, including...
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Measuring Integration of Land and Water Management in Colorado River Basin Communities
Stakeholder Perceptions of Candidate IndicatorsDocumentos de trabajoAgosto 2023Tamee AlbrechtWater availability is a growing concern for communities in Colorado River Basin states that have experienced more than two decades of regional drought conditions. A growing body of research suggests...
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