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1. Conservation Catalysts

   The Academy as Nature’s Agent
   Libros
   Noviembre 2014
   Edited by James N. Levitt with a foreword by Stephen Woodley

   “We can gain encouragement from the coalition of groups that have rallied together to promote conservation and embrace connectivity: universities, environmental groups, land trusts, churches,...

2. Use-Value Assessment of Rural Land in the United States

   Libros
   Junio 2014
   John E. Anderson and Richard W. England

   This work explains and analyzes critical questions raised by the use-value assessment (UVA) policy for farmland preservation. It covers the origins, key features, impacts, and flaws of UVA programs...

3. Education, Land, and Location

   Libros
   Mayo 2014
   Edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Daphne A. Kenyon

   Because most children throughout the world attend elementary and secondary schools near their homes, where they live usually determines where they go to school. In the United States, the relationship...

4. Instrumentos notables de políticas de suelo en América Latina

   Libros
   Abril 2014
   Edited by Martim O. Smolka and Fernanda Furtado

   Based on work presented at the May 2013 Latin American Forum on Noteworthy Instruments of Urban Intervention, this book (which includes work written in Spanish and Portuguese) presents 21 case...

5. Property in Land and Other Resources

   Libros
   Noviembre 2011
   Edited by Daniel H. Cole and Elinor Ostrom, with a foreword by Douglass C. North

   This book by Daniel Cole and Elinor Ostrom, winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics, shows how property rights systems affect the use of scarce natural resources. It is a rich source of...

6. 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...

7. China’s Housing Reform and Outcomes

   Libros
   Abril 2011
   Edited by Joyce Yanyun Man

   “This book provides a unique evaluation of the most sweeping, swift, and successful housing policy reform ever conducted in any country. It is indispensable for any professional involved in...

8. Regional Planning in America

   Practice and Prospect
   Libros
   Abril 2011
   Edited by Ethan Seltzer and Armando Carbonell

   “Regional Planning in America is an extraordinary collection that presents a clear view of the field and highlights its many forms and applications for the twenty-first century. It is essential...

9. Confronting Regional Challenges

   Approaches to LULUs, Growth, and Other Vexing Governance Problems
   Libros
   Junio 1991
   Edited by Joseph DiMento and LeRoy Graymer

   Can rival community groups “get to yes” when it is in the public’s interest to resolve disputes arising from locally unwanted land uses (LULUs)? “Not in my backyard” (...

10. BRA says building boom to continue in 2015

    The Boston Globe
    Diciembre 31, 2014
    El Instituto Lincoln en las noticias