Land Lines January 2010
Features
Despite its noteworthy accomplishments, China is facing critical land policy issues that will determine the direction of its future: property rights; property tax implementation; farmland preservation; urban planning and development; and environmental sustainability.
At the end of 2009, the United States faced an economic disaster of major proportions. If the jobs picture does not brighten, and the market does not speed up the process of resolving foreclosures, the housing market could face a long period of stagnation and even a return to falling prices.
A Study of Vermont
Although mediation has successfully resolved many land use disputes, its use is often ad hoc as inclination and resources determine. An 18-month screening and evaluation study in Vermont seeks to better understand mediation across a statewide land use decision-making system.
