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State Trust Lands in the West, Updated Edition
Fiduciary Duty in a Changing LandscapeEnfoques en políticas de sueloJulio 2015Peter W. Culp, Andy Laurenzi, Cynthia C. Tuell, and Alison BerryThis comprehensive report offers state trust land managers the latest strategies for asset management, residential and commercial development, conservation use, and collaborative planning. Land...
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Water Rights and Markets in the U.S. Semiarid West
Efficiency and Equity IssuesPonenciasNoviembre 2011Gary D. LibecapIn 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...
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U.S. Private Property Rights in International Perspective
PonenciasMayo 2010In 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...
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Use-Value Assessment of Rural Land in the United States
LibrosJunio 2014This work explains and analyzes critical questions raised by the use-value assessment (UVA) policy for farmland preservation. It covers the origins, key features, impacts, and flaws of UVA programs...
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Climate Change and Land Policies
LibrosMayo 2011Edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Yu-Hung HongDeveloping policies that will keep climate change in check has become a global priority, as increasing greenhouse gas emissions contribute to extreme weather patterns. If these emissions remain...
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Land Lines, July 2002
Revista Land LinesJulio 2002Edited by Ann LeRoyerThis issue explores the challenges of land and biodiversity conservation efforts in North America; the dynamics and characteristics of downtown areas in U.S. city centers; informal land markets and...
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Land Lines, May 1998
Revista Land LinesMayo 1998Edited by Ann LeRoyerThis issue looks at property taxation and land valuation methods used to generate public revenue in Korea, China, Singapore, and Vietnam; an assessment of Peru’s urban land regularization...
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Farming Inside Cities
Revista Land LinesEnero 2001Jerry Kaufman and Martin BailkeyWhen people think of growing food in the United States, the images that come to mind are vast stretches of vegetable and fruit tree farms in California’s Central Valley, golden fields of wheat in the...
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Making Sense of Place, Portland
Quest for the Livable CityVideos y multimediaMayo 2009Oregon voters approved a ballot measure in 2004 that effectively paralyzed the land use planning system put in place nearly 30 years before. The measure threatened the urban growth boundary that had...