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Peking University–Lincoln Institute Center Celebrates 15th Anniversary
Revista Land LinesNoviembre 2022By Katharine Wroth, November 28, 2022The Peking University-Lincoln Institute Center for Urban Development and Land Policy celebrated its 15th anniversary in November 2022. Leaders from both organizations gathered virtually and in person...
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Should Decreases in Property Value Caused by Regulations Be Compensated?
PonenciasMayo 2009Abraham BellIdeally, government could recoup the benefits of land use planning and redistribute them to those who bear the costs. In this case takings compensation is justified. Given the reciprocal nature of...
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Private Conservation Easements
Balancing Private Initiative and the Public InterestPonenciasMayo 2009A commonly used property rights approach to conserving the environment is private conservation easements. Gerald Korngold discusses the benefits of this policy and proposes methods to mediate some of...
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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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The Economics of Conservation Easements
PonenciasMayo 2007Andrew J. PlantingaEnvironmental preservation—or more specifically conservation easements—is an area of public action that affects property values. According to Andrew J. Plantinga, by 2005 about 3.9 million acres of...
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Land Lines, July 2002
Revista Land LinesJulio 2002Edited by Ann LeRoyerThis issue explores the challenges of land and biodiversity conservation efforts in North America; the dynamics and characteristics of downtown areas in U.S. city centers; informal land markets and...
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Community Land Trusts
A Solution for Permanently Affordable HousingRevista Land LinesEnero 2007Rosalind Greenstein and Yesim Sungu-EryilmazThe community land trust (CLT) is one mechanism that addresses the need for affordable housing, and it also can be considered an institutional mechanism for capturing socially produced land value.