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Getting Right-of-Way Right
Landowner Compensation for Electric Power Transmission Rights-of-WayDocumentos de trabajoDiciembre 2013In January 2013, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Sonoran Institute, Headwaters Economics and the Western Governors’ Association convened a workshop focusing on landowner compensation for...
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Assessment of Land Use Effect on Climate Change Sensitivity on the Northern Coastal Zone of Honduras
Documentos de trabajoJulio 2013Arie Sanders, Denisse McLean, and Alexandra ManuelesIn this paper we examine the effect of land use and land use change on climate change sensitivity on the north coast of Honduras. To reach this objective, we ran simulations to analyze the spatial...
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Strategic Land Use Planning for Climate Change-Driven Water Shortages in El Alto, Bolivia
Documentos de trabajoJulio 2013Linda Shi, Marisa Escobar, Brian Joyce, and James KostarasThe highland city of El Alto, Bolivia, is vulnerable to climate change due to the region’s declining water resources and its socio-economic, fiscal and governance constraints. El Alto could...
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The Spatial Structure of Cities in the United States
Documentos de trabajoJulio 2013Rebecca Lewis, Gerrit Knaap, and Jamie SchindewolfIn recent years, the spatial structure of cities has become the subject of considerable interest, as travel behavior, greenhouse gas emissions, loss of habitat, public expenditures, and more are...
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Finding New Forms for America’s Legacy Cities
Documentos de trabajoJulio 2013Alan Mallach and Lavea BrachmanThe purpose of this working paper is to explore the opportunities for regeneration in America’s legacy cities, its older industrial cities that have experienced sustained job and population...
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Water, Water Everywhere
Sea Level Rise and Land Use Planning in Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, and ParáDocumentos de trabajoJulio 2013Thomas E. Bassett and Gregory R. ScruggsThe Caribbean and northern coastal Brazil face severe impacts from climate change, particularly from sea-level rise. This paper analyses current land use and development policies in three Caribbean...
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A Fair Trade
Observations and Recommendations for Improving the Land Tenure Adjustment Process between State and Federal Agencies in the WestDocumentos de trabajoAbril 2013Susan Culp and Joe MarlowLand tenure adjustment between federal land management and state trust land management agencies is sorely needed throughout the Intermountain West. Given the history of problems created by...
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Addressing Excess Development Entitlements
Lessons Learned in Teton County, IdahoDocumentos de trabajoEnero 2013Anna TrentadueWhile many large and small communities experienced the rollercoaster real estate bubble of the past decade, the explosive boom and then precipitous bust in Teton County, Idaho was unprecedented. With...
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Leasing Renewable Energy on State Trust Lands in the Intermountain West
Documentos de trabajoEnero 2013Renewable energy is a growing market in the United States. Consumers are increasingly seeking alternatives to fossil fuels for a variety of reasons: to reduce carbon emissions; to support domestic...