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“Substantial downzoning” is defined as the exercise of police power to significantly reduce the legally permitted density on undeveloped land in a community. This contentious practice is typically challenged by those who perceive the action to limit their market opportunities (e.g., farmers...
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factors that shape and influence markets for real property. We will develop the theory of land markets and locational choice …
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The present thesis deals with carbon sequestration options in the Kyoto Protocol, namely carbon sequestration in the terrestrial biosphere and carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS). Chapter 2 investigates the negotiation process on Land use, Land-use change and Forestry (LULUCF) under the...
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Mit dem Ziel einer erhöhten Durchsetzung der Waldgesetze zur Kontrolle von Entwaldung führte die Umweltbehörde von Mato Grosso im Jahre 1999 ein neues Umweltlizenzsystem ein. Die vorliegende Dissertation untersucht die Wirksamkeit dieses Umweltlizenzsystem durch eine Kombination quantitativ...
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There is a growing interest in incentive-based policies to motivate conservation by landowners. These policies include full- and partial-interest land purchases, tax-based incentives, and tradable or bankable development rights. Using legal and economic analysis, the paper explores potential...
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The performance of quasi-experimental methods applied to changes in non-market goods depends on the ability of reduced form models to accurately measure willingness to pay. When exogenous changes are non-marginal, the accuracy of the reduced form approximations is not well understood. Further...
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it provides amenities to purchasers of lots. Moreover, tax provisions provide incentives for preserving more open space …
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The aim of this study is to explore ways to maximise the economic returns of road infrastructure investment. In order to achieve this objective, the study was divided into five parts involving the following: analysing the nature of road infrastructure, determining the relationship between road...
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In der Dissertation wird das Design eines Systems mit Flächenausweisungszertifikaten vorgestellt und mit empirischen Daten evaluiert, die im Rahmen eines Feldexperiments mit kommunalen Entscheidungsträgern erhoben wurden. Die Ergebnisse zeigen wie ein solches Handelssystem für...
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Feuchtgebiete sind Ökosysteme, die durch die Anwesenheit vonWasser, spezielle Bodenverhältnisse und eine besondereVegetationszusammensetzung geprägt sind. Sie zählen zu den amstärksten bedrohten Ökosystemen der Erde. Im Verlauf des 20.Jahrhunderts nahm weltweit sowohl ihre Fläche als auch...
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