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1. Enclosing the Fishery Commons

   From Individuals to Communities
   Artigos de Conferências
   Novembro 2011
   Bonnie J. McCay

   In this paper, Bonnie J. McCay explores the privatization trend in marine fisheries policy and its implications for communities of fishers. After briefly discussing the larger framework of spatial...

2. The Evolution of Zoning Since the 1980s

   The Persistence of Localism
   Artigos de Conferências
   Novembro 2011
   William A. Fischel

   This paper, by William A. Fischel, examines three broad themes in the evolution of zoning. The first theme is the persistence of localism in zoning despite numerous top down attempts to reform zoning...

3. A Political Analysis of Property Rights

   Artigos de Conferências
   Novembro 2011
   William Blomquist

   In this paper, William Blomquist provides a positive political treatment of property rights. His approach supplements standard political-economic accounts of property rights that combine a simple...

4. Water Rights and Markets in the U.S. Semiarid West

   Efficiency and Equity Issues
   Artigos de Conferências
   Novembro 2011
   Gary D. Libecap

   In this paper, Gary D. Libecap explores water in the semiarid western United States-a region in which many of the intensifying demand and supply problems regarding fresh water are playing out-as a...

5. Climate Change

   The Ultimate Tragedy of the Commons?
   Artigos de Conferências
   Novembro 2011
   Jouni Paavola

   In this paper, Jouni Paavola investigates the potential of institutional diversity and polycentric governance to deal effectively with climate change. Starting with the recognition that top-down...

6. Sinking States

   Artigos de Conferências
   Novembro 2011
   Katrina Miriam Wyman

   In this paper, Katrina Miriam Wyman addresses a novel property problem stemming from climate change: the submergence of low-lying lands because of sea-level rise and the resultant damage to property...

7. Preparing for Rising Water Along U.S. Coastlines

   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 2011
   Bruce Babbitt

   In this paper, Bruce Babbitt argues that the most extensive land use impacts in the United States caused by climate change will occur along coastlines. Rising sea levels are already encroaching on...

8. Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Zone Management

   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 2011
   Robert J. Nicholls

   In this paper, Robert J. Nicholls assesses the situation in other parts of the world, arguing that many cities, such as London, New York, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Mumbai, are threatened by sea-level rise...

9. U.S. Private Property Rights in International Perspective

   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 2010
   Harvey M. Jacobs

   In this paper, Harvey M. Jacobs examines the conceptualization of private property rights in U.S. history and argues that the current private property rights system is unique and is constantly...

10. Private Conservation Easements

    Balancing Private Initiative and the Public Interest
    Artigos de Conferências
    Maio 2009
    Gerald Korngold

    A commonly used property rights approach to conserving the environment is private conservation easements. Gerald Korngold discusses the benefits of this policy and proposes methods to mediate some of...