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1. State Trust Lands in the West, Updated Edition

   Fiduciary Duty in a Changing Landscape
   Enfoques en políticas de suelo
   Julio 2015
   Peter W. Culp, Andy Laurenzi, Cynthia C. Tuell, and Alison Berry

   This comprehensive report offers state trust land managers the latest strategies for asset management, residential and commercial development, conservation use, and collaborative planning. Land...

2. Alternatives to Sprawl

   Enfoques en políticas de suelo
   Diciembre 1995
   Dwight Young

   Sprawl is not a recent phenomenon. There is general agreement that it began in the construction boom of the post-World War II years and really came into its own with the initiation of the Interstate...

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. Planeta de ciudades

   Libros
   Junio 2015
   Shlomo Angel

   This book develops a science of global cities to prepare for the coming expansion of the planet's population and questions the main tenets of the Containment Paradigm. It provides planners and...

7. Planet of Cities

   Libros
   Septiembre 2012
   Shlomo Angel

   “Students and others looking for a place to start often ask, ‘If I could read just one book about xxxx, which would you suggest?’ When it comes to cities, I have a new favorite. It...

8. 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...

9. 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...

10. From Walden to Wall Street

    Frontiers of Conservation Finance
    Libros
    Octubre 2005
    Edited by James N. Levitt

    In 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...