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Making Room for a Planet of Cities
Enfoques en políticas de sueloEnero 2011Shlomo Angel, with Jason Parent, Daniel L. Civco, and Alejandro M. BleiThis 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...
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Preparing for Rising Water Along U.S. Coastlines
PonenciasMayo 2011Bruce BabbittIn this paper, Bruce Babbitt argues that the most extensive land use impacts in the United States caused by climate change will occur along coastlines. Rising sea levels are already encroaching on...
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Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Zone Management
PonenciasMayo 2011Robert J. NichollsIn this paper, Robert J. Nicholls assesses the situation in other parts of the world, arguing that many cities, such as London, New York, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Mumbai, are threatened by sea-level rise...
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Alternative Energy Sources and Land Use
PonenciasMayo 2011Clinton J. Andrews, Lisa Dewey-Mattia, Judd M. Schechtman, and Mathias MayrClinton J. Andrews, Lisa Dewey-Mattia, Judd M. Schechtman, and Mathias Mayr project that, by 2030, the global demand for energy will increase from the 2010 level of about 149,000 terrawatthours per...
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Integrating Adaptation and Mitigation in Local Climate Change Planning
PonenciasMayo 2011Elisabeth M. HaminAnother land use planning issue related to climate policy is the potential tradeoffs in land use between adaptation and mitigation. Whereas typical mitigation measures, such as compact city structure...
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Land Use and Vehicle Miles of Travel in the Climate Change Debate
Getting Smarter Than Your Average BearPonenciasMayo 2011Marlon G. Boarnet, Douglas Houston, Gavin Ferguson, and Steven SpearsIn this paper, Marlon G. Boarnet, Douglas Houston, Gavin Ferguson, and Steven Spears analyze the nonlinear relationship between land use and VMT and related thresholds. Based on a travel diary survey...
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The Decline in Transit-Sustaining Densities in U.S. Cities, 1910–2000
PonenciasMayo 2011Shlomo Angel, Alejandro Blei, Jason Parent, and Daniel A. CivcoIn this paper, Shlomo Angel, Alejandro Blei, Jason Parent, and Daniel A. Civco track the changes in transit-sustaining density in 20 U.S. cities from 1910 to 2000. They find a continuous decline in...
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Prediction of Transportation Outcomes for LEED-ND Pilot Projects
PonenciasMayo 2011Reid Ewing, Colin Quinn-Hurst, Lauren Brown, Meghan Bogaerts, Michael Greenwald, Ming Zhang, and Lawrence FrankIn this paper, Reid Ewing, Colin Quinn-Hurst, Lauren Brown, Meghan Bogaerts, Michael Greenwald, Ming Zhang, and Lawrence Frank examine how the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)—...
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Congestion Pricing
An Overview of Experience and ImpactPonenciasMayo 2011Kiran BhattIn 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...
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