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Leaders work across boundaries in plan for Crown of the Continent
Comunicados de prensaNoviembre 14, 2008 -
Laurie Wayburn named third Kingsbury Browne Fellow at Lincoln Institute
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Leadership dialogue on land, adaptation and climate
Comunicados de prensaMayo 21, 2008 -
Decentralization and Environmental Decision Making
PonenciasMayo 2008Shelby GerkingShelby Gerking analyzes the effect of state tax rates on the disposal of chlorinated solvent wastes in the United States. He finds that changes in the disposal costs of these chemicals as a result of...
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A Cross-Country Comparison of Decentralization and Environmental Protection
PonenciasMayo 2008Hilary SigmanHilary Sigman presents a cross-country analysis of the relationships between decentralization and environmental quality. She employs four measures in her study: (1) access to improved sanitation; (2...
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Increasing the Effectiveness of Public Service Delivery
A Tournament ApproachPonenciasMayo 2008Clifford F. ZinnesInterjurisdictional competition under fiscal decentralization may give local governments the incentive to lower their environmental policy standards or grant businesses with lucrative tax exemptions...
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Conservation Through the Ballot Box
Using Local Referenda to Preserve Open SpaceRevista Land LinesAbril 2008H. Spencer Banzhaf, Wallace E. Oates, and James SanchiricoBetween 1998 and 2006, some 1,550 land conservation referenda appeared on state, county, and municipal ballots across the United States, and their success rate was very high: nearly 80 percent of...
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Faculty Profile
Jim LevittRevista Land LinesAbril 2008Jim Levitt focuses his work on conservation innovation—present-day and historic innovations that protect land and biodiversity. He has a particular interest in the role that innovations in...
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Two fellows will engage on climate
Entradas de blogSeptiembre 2008 -
Adaptation, continued
Entradas de blogAgosto 2008
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