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Conservation Incentives in America’s Heartland
October 2006, English
The Mississippi River watershed has, since the administration of Thomas Jefferson, played a central role in American life. This centrality has been both literal, in a geographic sense, and figurative, in the sense that the mighty river runs through America’s agricultural and cultural heartland. One of the nation’s greatest conservationists, Aldo Leopold, grew up along […]
Environment, Land Conservation, Land Use and Zoning
October 2006, English
The Mississippi River watershed has, since the administration of Thomas Jefferson, played a central role in American life. This centrality has been both literal, in a geographic sense, and figurative, in the sense that the mighty river runs through America’s agricultural and cultural heartland. One of the nation’s greatest conservationists, Aldo Leopold, grew up along […]
Environment, Land Conservation, Land Use and Zoning
London’s Large-scale Regeneration Projects Offer Community Benefits
Randy Gragg
October 2006, English
The sound of electricity hums deep inside the Tate Modern, the power plant turned art sanctuary on the south bank of London’s River Thames. Despite the 4 million visitors per year now streaming inside since the galleries opened in 2000, the switching plant is still generating 2 megawatts of power for its neighborhood, making the […]
Housing, Infrastructure, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization
October 2006, English
The sound of electricity hums deep inside the Tate Modern, the power plant turned art sanctuary on the south bank of London’s River Thames. Despite the 4 million visitors per year now streaming inside since the galleries opened in 2000, the switching plant is still generating 2 megawatts of power for its neighborhood, making the […]
Housing, Infrastructure, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization
Report from the President
Changes in Institute Programs and Activities
Gregory K. Ingram
October 2006, English
The content of the Institute’s work program has evolved significantly over the past two years, and its annual activities have increased by about half since 2004. Reflecting this evolution and growth, the Institute’s programs and staffing are also changing. The former Department of Planning and Development has been replaced by two new departments. The Department […]
City and Regional Planning, Environment, Land Use and Zoning, Property Tax
October 2006, English
The content of the Institute’s work program has evolved significantly over the past two years, and its annual activities have increased by about half since 2004. Reflecting this evolution and growth, the Institute’s programs and staffing are also changing. The former Department of Planning and Development has been replaced by two new departments. The Department […]
City and Regional Planning, Environment, Land Use and Zoning, Property Tax
Faculty Profile
Jeffrey Sundberg
October 2006, English
Jeffrey Sundberg is associate professor of economics and business at Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois, where he has taught since 1989. He also serves as chair of the College’s interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Program. He earned his B.A. from Carleton College in 1982, and subsequently received an M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from Stanford […]
Economic Development, Environment, Land Conservation, Land Use and Zoning
October 2006, English
Jeffrey Sundberg is associate professor of economics and business at Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois, where he has taught since 1989. He also serves as chair of the College’s interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Program. He earned his B.A. from Carleton College in 1982, and subsequently received an M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from Stanford […]
Economic Development, Environment, Land Conservation, Land Use and Zoning
Taxing and Untaxing Land
Open Space and Conservation Easements
September 2006, English
Other Publication
Land Conservation, Land Use and Zoning
September 2006, English
Other Publication
Land Conservation, Land Use and Zoning
Smart Growth in Maryland
Facing a New Reality
Gerrit-Jan Knaap and Dru Schmidt-Perkins
July 2006, English
In the nearly 35 years since Bosselman and Callies (1972) published The Quiet Revolution in Land Use Control, land use policies in states across the nation have continued to change and evolve. The state of Maryland offers a good example. The history of land use policy in Maryland records a variety of conservation, development, and […]
City and Regional Planning, Environment, Land Use and Zoning, Local Government
July 2006, English
In the nearly 35 years since Bosselman and Callies (1972) published The Quiet Revolution in Land Use Control, land use policies in states across the nation have continued to change and evolve. The state of Maryland offers a good example. The history of land use policy in Maryland records a variety of conservation, development, and […]
City and Regional Planning, Environment, Land Use and Zoning, Local Government
Teardowns
Costs, Benefits, and Public Policy
July 2006, English
In the past decade, nearly 50 mansions have been demolished and replaced in the historic Chicago suburb of Kenilworth. Four demolition permits are currently pending review, while permits have been approved for two other historically significant houses. To slow the teardown trend, Kenilworth has enacted a nine-month waiting period between issuance of a demolition permit […]
Housing, Land and Property Rights, Land Use and Zoning, Local Government
July 2006, English
In the past decade, nearly 50 mansions have been demolished and replaced in the historic Chicago suburb of Kenilworth. Four demolition permits are currently pending review, while permits have been approved for two other historically significant houses. To slow the teardown trend, Kenilworth has enacted a nine-month waiting period between issuance of a demolition permit […]
Housing, Land and Property Rights, Land Use and Zoning, Local Government
Faculty Profile
Margaret Dewar
July 2006, English
Margaret Dewar is the Emil Lorch Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan. She directs the Detroit Community Partnership Center through which University of Michigan faculty and students work with community-based organizations and city agencies on community-identified neighborhood issues. Dewar is also […]
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Urbanization
July 2006, English
Margaret Dewar is the Emil Lorch Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan. She directs the Detroit Community Partnership Center through which University of Michigan faculty and students work with community-based organizations and city agencies on community-identified neighborhood issues. Dewar is also […]
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Urbanization
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