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1. Building Resilient and Sustainable Water Infrastructure with District Financing in Texas

   Documentos de trabajo
   Mayo 2024
   Minjee Kim

   Climate change-induced extreme weather conditions and environmental disasters have elevated the importance of building resilient and sustainable infrastructure globally. This case study analyzes the...

2. Urban Development and Land Policy Reform in China

   Learning from Lincoln Institute-Funded Working Papers
   Documentos de trabajo
   Febrero 2024
   Ayden Chi

   Since China’s economic liberalization reforms took off in 1978, various urban and land policy issues have emerged on the local and national levels. This paper briefly examines issues around...

3. California Water and Agriculture

   Farmer Perspectives on Water Access and Governance
   Documentos de trabajo
   Febrero 2024
   Catherine Van Dyke

   This 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...

4. Conservation Easements: Legal Principles, Valuation, and Applications

   Educación a distancia
   Junio 14, 2023
   Faculty: Joan Youngman, Armando Carbonell, Paul O’Leary, James J. Czupryna, and Stephen J. Small

   Conservation easements play an important role in protecting natural landscapes and sensitive habitats, and in promoting sustainable land use practices. In this course, students will explore the...

5. Agriculture in the Colorado River Basin States

   Challenges and Implications for the Future
   Documentos de trabajo
   Diciembre 2023
   Nike Opejin, Faith Sternlieb, and Catherine Van Dyke

   The 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...

6. Assessing Land for Climate Resilience

   A guide to The Nature Conservancy’s resilient and connected network
   Documentos de trabajo
   Octubre 2023
   Mark Anderson

   Across the planet, climate change is exacerbating already-critical biodiversity loss that is degrading landscape connectivity, habitats, and livability across species. Motivated by the urgency of...

7. Building a Landscape Conservation Approach

   The potential for Regional Conservation and Climate Partnerships in Canada
   Documentos de trabajo
   Agosto 2023
   Sarah Winterton

   This working paper reviews the growth of Regional Conservation Partnerships (RCPs) in the United States and the outcomes being achieved by those operating in Canada to determine whether and how these...

8. Measuring Integration of Land and Water Management in Colorado River Basin Communities

   Stakeholder Perceptions of Candidate Indicators
   Documentos de trabajo
   Agosto 2023
   Tamee Albrecht

   Water 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...

9. Developing a Quantitative Spatial Economic Model to Evaluate Urban Water Conservation Policies in Denver

   Documentos de trabajo
   Abril 2023
   Juan Carlos G. Lopez

   This paper develops a quantitative spatial model for the city of Denver to consider policy proposals to reduce urban water demand using data on land use and water demand by households and business...

10. Research-Informed Documents of Practice

    Helping Urban Planners and Water Managers Direct the Change Needed for Creating Climate-Adapted Urban Landscapes
    Documentos de trabajo
    Mayo 2023
    Paul W. Lander and Mary Ann Dickinson

    The past decade has seen a tremendous increase in the interest of the relationship between land use and water planning (American Planning Association Water & Planning Network, 2017). This has led...