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1. The Value of Open Space

   Evidence from Studies of Nonmarket Benefits
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Março 2005
   Virginia McConnell and Margaret Walls

   Open space provides a range of benefits to citizens of a community, beyond the benefits that accrue to private landowners. Parks and natural areas can be used for recreation; wetlands and forests...

2. Reinventing Conservation Easements

   A Critical Examination and Ideas for Reform
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Março 2005
   Jeff Pidot

   This working paper has been published as a Lincoln Institute Policy Focus Report. No recent happening in land conservation rivals the deployment from coast-to-coast of conservation easements. Beyond...

3. Property Tax and Urban Sprawl

   Theory and Implications for U.S. Cities
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Janeiro 2005
   Yan Song and Yves Zenou

   This article attempts a formal analysis of the connection between property tax and urban sprawl in U.S. cities. We develop a theoretical model that includes households (who are also landlords)and...