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Urban Planning Tools for Climate Change Mitigation
Enfoques en políticas de sueloAgosto 2009Patrick M. Condon, Duncan Cavens, and Nicole MillerLand use patterns and urban form can strongly impact an urban community’s contribution to global climate change through the production of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Key contributors to a...
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Evaluating Smart Growth
State and Local Policy OutcomesEnfoques en políticas de sueloJunio 2009Gregory K. Ingram and Yu-Hung HongAs smart growth programs in some states approach their fourth decade, new climate change concerns have raised the stakes on their success in managing urban development. This is an opportune time to...
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Town–Gown Collaboration in Land Use and Development
Enfoques en políticas de sueloJunio 2009Yesim Sungu-EryilmazOnce considered enclaves of intellectual pursuit, institutions of higher education now play a much broader role in their neighborhoods and cities. The character of communities near expanding...
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Property Tax Circuit Breakers
Fair and Cost-Effective Relief for TaxpayersEnfoques en políticas de sueloMayo 2009John H. Bowman, Daphne A. Kenyon, Adam Langley and Bethany P. PaquinThis report presents the rationale for providing property tax relief to those who have a high relative tax burden, compares the fairness of various criteria used by states for eligibility, and...
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Land Lines, October 2009
Revista Land LinesOctubre 2009Edited by Ann LeRoyerThis 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...
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Land Lines, July 2009
Revista Land LinesJulio 2009Edited by Ann LeRoyerThis issue explores the American university’s evolved role as a driver of urban development; a joint venture between the Lincoln Institute and the African Tax Institute to shed light on African...
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Land Lines, April 2009
Revista Land LinesAbril 2009Edited by Ann LeRoyerThis issue highlights the myriad challenges of redeveloping vacant and contaminated land in U.S. cities; the features, prevalence, and outcomes of city-imposed tax and expenditure limits; and an...
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Land Lines, January 2009
Revista Land LinesEnero 2009Edited by Ann LeRoyerThis issue looks at the key components of a national infrastructure and economic development plan for the U.S.; an explanation of the benefits and controversies surrounding property taxes; and...
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Report from the President
Climate Change and Urban DevelopmentRevista Land LinesOctubre 2009Gregory K. IngramAccumulating evidence indicates that increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide, are raising average temperatures, acidifying and raising the level of oceans, and...
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The Role of Forests in U.S. Climate Policy
Revista Land LinesOctubre 2009Laurie A. WayburnForest 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...
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