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1. Green Infrastructure in Patagonia

   Sharing the Recent Chilean Land Conservation Experience with the European Conservation Community
   Documentos de trabajo
   Noviembre 2018
   Tilmann Disselhoff and Tom Kirschey

   This paper attempts to capture some of the early lessons from the creation of a new National Park Network in Chilean Patagonia. We argue that the National Park Network of Patagonia constitutes green...

2. Beyond Drought

   The Search for Solutions as Climate Impacts a Legendary River
   Revista Land Lines
   Enero 2019
   By Matt Jenkins, January 10, 2019

   The Colorado River Basin states and tribes, the U.S. government, and Mexico have been pushing hard to finalize plans for addressing a persistent drought. But these efforts are likely just the...

3. Lessons from Sandy

   Federal Policies to Build Climate-Resilient Coastal Regions
   Enfoques en políticas de suelo
   Abril 2014
   Robert Pirani and Laura Tolkoff

   This report, spurred by aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, identifies a set of policies, regulations, and administrative practices that federal agencies can adopt to help coastal metropolitan regions...

4. Making Room for a Planet of Cities

   Enfoques en políticas de suelo
   Enero 2011
   Shlomo Angel, with Jason Parent, Daniel L. Civco, and Alejandro M. Blei

   This report—the precursor to Planet of Cities—provides policy makers and planners with a conceptual framework for understanding urban expansion and provides research-based suggestions for...

5. Planning for Climate Change in the West

   Enfoques en políticas de suelo
   Enero 2010
   Rebecca Carter and Susan Culp

   Planning for Climate Change in the West offers regional planners techniques for addressing climate change concerns while they focus on issues affecting regional growth. A warmer and dryer climate in...

6. Urban Planning Tools for Climate Change Mitigation

   Enfoques en políticas de suelo
   Agosto 2009
   Patrick M. Condon, Duncan Cavens, and Nicole Miller

   Land 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...

7. Hydraulic Empire

   Sharing a Legacy, Carving a Future for the Colorado River
   Revista Land Lines
   Diciembre 2018
   By Allen Best

   In its sheer complexity, the Colorado stands out among the rivers of America, and probably the world. Explore the twists and turns of this 1,450-mile waterway, which lead from the snowy mountains of...

8. Infrastructure and Land Policies

   Libros
   Mayo 2013
   Edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Karin L. Brandt

   More than 50 percent of the global population resides in urban areas where land policy and infrastructure interactions facilitate economic opportunities, affect the quality of life, and influence...

9. China’s Environmental Policy and Urban Development

   Libros
   Febrero 2013
   Edited by Joyce Yanyun Man

   “It is well known that rapid urbanization and industrialization in China have had serious consequences for China's environment. Far less recognized are the wide ranging efforts undertaken...

10. Climate Change and Land Policies

    Libros
    Mayo 2011
    Edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Yu-Hung Hong

    Developing policies that will keep climate change in check has become a global priority, as increasing greenhouse gas emissions contribute to extreme weather patterns. If these emissions remain...