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The Global Reach of Land Trust Organizations
Documentos de trabajoFebrero 2015This paper is a summary of the author’s reflections gained from the many interactions he has had over the past 18 months with land trust practitioners, academics and government agency leaders on...
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Community Land Trusts and Limited Equity Cooperatives
A Marriage of Affordable Homeownership Models?Documentos de trabajoDiciembre 2014Meagan M. EhlenzSince 2008, many have questioned the efficacy of conventional homeownership, particularly for low-income households. Advocates champion shared equity homeownership as an alternative, including...
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Conservation Catalysts
The Academy as Nature’s AgentLibrosNoviembre 2014Edited by James N. Levitt with a foreword by Stephen Woodley“We can gain encouragement from the coalition of groups that have rallied together to promote conservation and embrace connectivity: universities, environmental groups, land trusts, churches,...
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The Nature of Value and the Value of Nature
A Review of Appraisal Methodology Concerning Natural Resource and Environmental ValuesDocumentos de trabajoOctubre 2014Adam I. DavisThe rules governing appraisal of real estate in the United States are set by the Appraisal Foundation and these rules determine the economic value of environmental features on land as well as the...
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Exploratory Scenario Planning
Lessons Learned in the FieldDocumentos de trabajoAgosto 2014Eric J. RobertsThe Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, the Sonoran Institute, and the Consensus Building Institute jointly researched several exploratory scenario planning processes to identify and compile lessons...
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An Open Field
Emerging Opportunities for a Global Private Land Conservation MovementDocumentos de trabajoJulio 2014This paper explores the history of the land trust movement in the US, looks at specific examples of the growing private land conservation movement around the globe, and proposes a model that includes...
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Achieving Lasting Affordability through Inclusionary Housing
Documentos de trabajoJulio 2014Robert Hickey, Lisa Sturtevant, and Emily ThadenInclusionary housing policies are local land use policies that link approvals for market-rate housing to the creation of affordable homes for low- and moderate-income households. The primary goals of...
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Technological Changes Enabling a Shift Toward a Distributed, Decentralized and Diverse Model of Energy Generation and Distribution
Documentos de trabajoJulio 2014Fiona Cousins, Adam Friedberg, and Chris BroszThis paper provides an overview of the technological changes that can complement the legacy electric grid as the New York metropolitan region shifts towards a more distributed, decentralized, and...
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Defining an Engagement Strategy to Create and Implement the Fourth Regional Plan in the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut Region
Documentos de trabajoJulio 2014Juliette MichaelsonThere are several reasons why public engagement is an indispensible component of the Fourth Regional Plan. The first and most important reason is because it is the right thing to do—the Plan...
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Evaluación del efecto del uso del suelo sobre la sensibilidad al cambio climático en la zona de la costa norte de Honduras
Documentos de trabajoJunio 2014Arie Sanders, Denisse McLean, and Alexandra ManuelesEn este artículo se examina el efecto del uso del suelo, y del cambio en el uso del suelo, sobre la sensibilidad al cambio climático en la costa norte de Honduras. Para alcanzar este...
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