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Obstacles to Legalization of Squatter Settlements in Venezuela
Revista Land LinesMayo 2001Teolinda Bolívar BarretoFew low-income urban settlements in Venezuela are located on land owned by their occupants. As a result, the occupants cannot register the structures they have built and are entitled to only a...
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Fellows in Focus: Mapping Our Most Resilient Landscapes
Revista Land LinesFebrero 2024By Jon Gorey, February 16, 2024How a web of connected lands could save the planet's species--including us
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City Tech: New Angles on Noise Pollution
Revista Land LinesSeptiembre 2022By Rob Walker, September 19, 2022Living in the city means contending with noise from traffic, construction, neighbors, and other sources. New tools are making this a pivotal moment for assessing and addressing our built soundscapes.
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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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Changing the Way Cities Grow
Beijing Event Explores a More Ecological Form of UrbanizationRevista Land LinesDiciembre 2020By Katharine Wroth, December 2, 2020What can humanity learn about urbanization from the veins in a leaf? This was one of the questions posed at a forum cosponsored by the Peking University-Lincoln Institute Center for Urban Development...
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Top 5 innovations in land conservation from around the world
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In Latin America, judges have impact on urban life
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Faculty Profile
Antonio AzuelaRevista Land LinesAbril 2014Antonio Azuela, a fellow of the Institute for Social Research at Mexico’s National University, holds law degrees from the Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico) and the University of Warwick (England),...
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Planning for States and Nation/States
A TransAtlantic ExplorationRevista Land LinesAbril 2013Gerrit Knaap and Zorica Nedovic-BudicOur ability to meet critical global challenges depends on the legal and institutional foundations of planning. Several U.S. states and European nations have begun to experiment with new and...