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Land Lines, May 1996
Revista Land LinesMaio 1996Edited by Ann LeRoyerThis issue examines the effects of urban density on rail-based public transit in the U.S.; sustainable development initiatives carried out for the Mekong River Basin in southeast Asia; and how...
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Government Actions Affecting Land and Property Values
An Emperical Review of Takings and GivingsDocumentos de TrabalhoJaneiro 1996C. Ford Runge, M. Teresa Duclos, John S. Adams, Barry Goodwin, Judith A. Martin, and Rodrick D. SquiresThis study demonstrates that despite widely varying methodologies, ample evidence exists that government action has pervasive influence on land and property values. This influence is both positive...
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Land Lines, September 1996
Revista Land LinesSetembro 1996Edited by Ann LeRoyerThis issue looks at the U.S. communications technology revolution and patterns of settlement and job distribution in light of the upcoming 2000 census; the economic value of open space; and the...
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The New Urbanism
Hope or Hype for American Communities?Informes sobre Políticas FundiáriasNovembro 1996William FultonSince the early 1980s, a group of planners, architects, and developers have been rebelling against “conventional” suburban development as practiced in the United States since the end of...
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Effects of Urban Density on Rail Transit
Revista Land LinesMaio 1996Judy S. Davis and Samuel SeskinDespite the long-term and continuing trend away from central business districts and toward suburban development, a number of factors are motivating recent attention to rail transit. These factors...
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The New Urbanism Challenges Conventional Planning
Revista Land LinesSetembro 1996William FultonThe New Urbanism has captured the imagination of the American public like no urban planning movement in decades. Amid great fanfare, New Urbanists are seeking to redefine the nature of the American...
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Communications Technology and Settlement Patterns
Revista Land LinesSetembro 1996Benjamin Chinitz and Thomas HoranIn four years, there will be a fresh count of Americans. The 2000 Census will reveal how many of us there are, who we are in terms of race, nativity, income, family size and occupation, what kind of...
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Land Use in America
Past Experience and Future GoalsRevista Land LinesMarço 1996Ann LeRoyerIn their new book, Land Use in America, copublished by the Lincoln Institute and Island Press, Henry L. Diamond and Patrick F. Noonan propose a 10-point agenda to help America's communities...
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Sustainable Development in the Mekong River Basin
Revista Land LinesMaio 1996Trang D. TuThe mighty Mekong, tenth largest river in the world, faces conflicting pressures for developing its floodplains and harnessing its powerful flow, which spans 4200 kilometers from the Himalayas...
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Overcoming Obstacles to Smart Development
Revista Land LinesJulho 1996Edward H. Starkie and Bonnie Gee YosickDriven by an awareness of population expansion and the difficulties that follow growth, Oregon's Departments of Transportation and of Land Conservation and Development created the "Smart Development...
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