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1. Private Conservation Easements

   A Record of Achievements and the Challenges Ahead
   Revista Land Lines
   Octubre 2009
   Gerald Korngold

   Private conservation easements have become a major factor in preservation efforts. With some modifications in their form and use, conservation easements can become an even more powerful vehicle to...

2. Report from the President

   Climate Change and Urban Development
   Revista Land Lines
   Octubre 2009
   Gregory K. Ingram

   Accumulating evidence indicates that increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide, are raising average temperatures, acidifying and raising the level of oceans, and...

3. The Role of Forests in U.S. Climate Policy

   Revista Land Lines
   Octubre 2009
   Laurie A. Wayburn

   Forest loss is part of the climate problem, but forest conservation is part of the solution. The comprehensive inclusion of domestic forests in national climate policy is essential to achieving the...

4. Vivir en campamentos

   Preferencias de localización residencial en Santiago, Chile
   Revista Land Lines
   Octubre 2009
   Isabel Brain, José Joaquín Prieto, Francisco Sabatini, and Pablo Celhay

   Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 7 del CD-ROM Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. En las ciudades de...

5. Living in Slums

   Residential Location Preferences in Santiago, Chile
   Revista Land Lines
   Octubre 2009
   Isabel Brain, Pablo Celhay, José Joaquín Prieto, and Francisco Sabatini

   This study offers a new perspective on the location patterns and preferences of slum households. Underlying the family decision to live in a slum is an interest in increasing the probabilities of...

6. Faculty Profile

   Petra Todorovich
   Revista Land Lines
   Octubre 2009

   Faculty Profile: Petra Todorovich

7. Land Lines, October 2009

   Revista Land Lines
   Octubre 2009
   Edited by Ann LeRoyer

   This issue looks at the importance of conserving U.S. forests in mitigating the effects of climate change; an overview of the achievements and obstacles of privately-held U.S. conservation easements...

8. Mapping Property Taxes in Africa

   Revista Land Lines
   Julio 2009
   Riël C.D. Franzsen and Joan M. Youngman

   A joint venture between the Lincoln Institute and the African Tax Institute has begun to research data on property taxes. This information is extremely difficult to obtain in many nations, yet it...

9. The University’s Role in Urban Development

   From Enclave to Anchor Institution
   Revista Land Lines
   Julio 2009
   David C. Perry, Wim Wiewel, and Carrie Menendez

   For most of its history the American university has been treated as an enclave—a scientific and reflective ivory tower removed from the subjective turmoil of the city. More recently, the...

10. Report from the President

    The Changing Landscape of Local Public Revenues
    Revista Land Lines
    Julio 2009
    Gregory K. Ingram