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Reinventing Conservation Easements
A Critical Examination and Ideas for ReformDocumentos de trabajoMarzo 2005Jeff PidotThis working paper has been published as a Lincoln Institute Policy Focus Report. No recent happening in land conservation rivals the deployment from coast-to-coast of conservation easements. Beyond...
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The Value of Open Space
Evidence from Studies of Nonmarket BenefitsDocumentos de trabajoMarzo 2005Virginia McConnell and Margaret WallsOpen space provides a range of benefits to citizens of a community, beyond the benefits that accrue to private landowners. Parks and natural areas can be used for recreation; wetlands and forests...
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Reinventing Conservation Easements
A Critical Examination and Ideas for ReformEnfoques en políticas de sueloSeptiembre 2005Jeff PidotConservation easements represent one of the most rapid trends in land conservation. Beyond tax credits, tax deductions, and other public subsidies that provide financial incentive for landowners to...
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From Walden to Wall Street
Frontiers of Conservation FinanceLibrosOctubre 2005Edited by James N. LevittIn the absence of innovation in the field of conservation finance, a daunting funding gap faces conservationists aiming to protect America’s system of landscapes that provide sustainable...
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Land Lines, April 2005
Revista Land LinesAbril 2005Edited by Ann LeRoyerThis issue explores spatial development patterns in the context of the North American megapolis; current trends of U.S. conservation easements and possibilties for their reinvention; and the role of...
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Reinventing Conservation Easements
Revista Land LinesAbril 2005Jeff PidotA conservation easement is private land, held by a private nonprofit corporation (typically a land trust) or a government agency. Though conservation easements are perceived as a win-win land...
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Community Land Trusts
Leasing Land for Affordable HousingRevista Land LinesAbril 2005Rosalind Greenstein and Yesim Sungu-EryilmazHigh land costs are an obstacle to developing and securing affordable housing for lower-income families. One way to address this issue is to purchase a house without the land, and a community land...