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1. Land-Based Mitigation Strategies and Their Implications for Local Communities in the Global South

   Documentos de Trabalho
   Setembro 2023
   Katherine A. Snyder

   Land-based carbon mitigation strategies are receiving considerable interest for their potential to sink carbon or provide sources of alterative clean energy. The actors and agencies in this sector...

2. The Effects of Flood Buyouts and Green Infrastructure on Nearby Property Values

   Documentos de Trabalho
   Agosto 2023
   Ryun Jung Lee, Wayne Day, Alexander Abuabara, Galen Newman, and Walter Peacock

   Property buyouts have been widely implemented as a hazard mitigation strategy to relocate residents to a safer location and reduce potential flood damages. Green infrastructure is an established...

3. Transitioning Out of Capped Property Assessments

   The Value Recapture Approach
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Agosto 2023
   Carmela Quintos

   Assessment caps lead to inequities because the same growth limit is applied to high and low growth properties. For high growth properties that fall under the cap, the assessments are artificially...

4. Willingness to Pay for Climate Adaptation

   International Case Studies on Private Developers’ Preparedness to Contribute to Urban Climate Adaptation
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Agosto 2023
   Erwin van der Krabben, Alexander Lord, James H. Spencer, and Stephen Buckman

   There is increasing global awareness that, despite efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, adaptation to climate change is necessary. Additional stresses related to climate change, including...

5. Measuring Integration of Land and Water Management in Colorado River Basin Communities

   Stakeholder Perceptions of Candidate Indicators
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Agosto 2023
   Tamee Albrecht

   Water availability is a growing concern for communities in Colorado River Basin states that have experienced more than two decades of regional drought conditions. A growing body of research suggests...

6. Land Policies, Urban Law, and Climate Change

   Urban Taxation Measures to Address Climate Change Stage 2: Case Analysis
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Agosto 2023
   Melinda Maldonado, Safira de la Sala, Rachelle Alterman, Giovanni Andrés Pérez Macías, and Roberto Arazo Silva

   This document serves as a presentation of the second stage of research on Land Policies, Urban Planning Law, and Climate Change. In the first stage, we described a series of urban and taxation...

7. Green Infrastructure, Home Values, Land Value Capture, and Equitable Property Assessment

   Documentos de Trabalho
   Julho 2023
   Jeffrey P. Cohen, Michael Dietz, and Yuchen Huang

   Climate change has necessitated innovative approaches to financing storm water mitigation in coastal communities throughout the world. We study how adding bioswales near residential properties in New...

8. Effects of Flood Hazard on Property Prices in Cape Town, South Africa

   Documentos de Trabalho
   Julho 2023
   Claus Rabe and David Karpul

   In many cities in the Developing South, a growing number of households live in areas prone to flooding. Past research indicates that flood risk has a discount effect on property prices, an important...

9. Building a Landscape Conservation Approach

   The potential for Regional Conservation and Climate Partnerships in Canada
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Julho 2023
   Sarah Winterton

   This working paper reviews the growth of Regional Conservation Partnerships (RCPs) in the United States and the outcomes being achieved by those operating in Canada to determine whether and how these...

10. The Case for Climate-Informed Zoning

    A Study of Fiscal Impact in Norfolk, VA
    Documentos de Trabalho
    Junho 2023
    Katherine Burgess, Michael Rodriguez, Jordan Howard, Jared Klukas, and Megan Wright

    As the impacts of climate change continue to intensify, zoning presents a key tool to direct development to protect communities from climate events. Norfolk, Virginia, a city at severe risk from sea...