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1. Making Room for a Planet of Cities

   Enfoques en políticas de suelo
   Enero 2011
   Shlomo Angel, with Jason Parent, Daniel L. Civco, and Alejandro M. Blei

   This report—the precursor to Planet of Cities—provides policy makers and planners with a conceptual framework for understanding urban expansion and provides research-based suggestions for...

2. Congestion Pricing

   An Overview of Experience and Impact
   Ponencias
   Mayo 2011
   Kiran Bhatt

   In this paper, Kiran Bhatt reviews the experience of roadway congestion pricing strategies around the world, focusing on the systems in London, Stockholm, Singapore, and selected U.S. cities. He...

3. Changing Land Uses in Forestry and Agriculture Through Payments for Environmental Services

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2011
   Sven Wunder and Jan Börner

   Examining international experiences, Sven Wunder and Jan Börner argue that Payment for Environmental Services (PES) systems have met with some success in both developing and developed countries. They...

4. Capturing Economic Rents to Pay for Conservation of Sensitive Sites

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2011
   John A. Dixon

   In this paper, John A. Dixon discusses a type of Payment for Environmental Services (PES) system that he calls Direct Rent Capture (DRC). He argues that the reason for the lack of funding to conserve...

5. The Environment and Global Governance

   Can the Global Community Rise to the Challenge?
   Ponencias
   Mayo 2011
   Uma Lele, Aaron Zazueta, and Benjamin Singer

   In this paper, Uma Lele, Aaron Zazueta, and Benjamin Singer address the nature and magnitude of global environmental challenges and the responses of international environmental and aid agencies. They...

6. Property in Land and Other Resources

   Libros
   Noviembre 2011
   Edited by Daniel H. Cole and Elinor Ostrom, with a foreword by Douglass C. North

   This book by Daniel Cole and Elinor Ostrom, winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics, shows how property rights systems affect the use of scarce natural resources. It is a rich source of...

7. Climate Change and Land Policies

   Libros
   Mayo 2011
   Edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Yu-Hung Hong

   Developing 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...

8. Regional Planning in America

   Practice and Prospect
   Libros
   Abril 2011
   Edited by Ethan Seltzer and Armando Carbonell

   “Regional Planning in America is an extraordinary collection that presents a clear view of the field and highlights its many forms and applications for the twenty-first century. It is essential...