Environmental protection, the Chilean way -- The social contract for science in Chile -- Salmon aquaculture in crisis -- Proving pollution at the Celco Valdivia Paper and Pulp Mill -- Conflict at the Pascua Lama Gold Mine -- Seeing like an umpire state : the HidroAysén Dam Project

Environmental regulation often involves the need to impose limits on the ways in which individuals can use their property. From municipal bylaws protecting urban trees, to greenbelt zoning and designation of land as critical habitat for endangered species, environmental restrictions can range...

The 104th Congress considered several proposals requiring compensation for regulatory actions that diminish property values. Aimed primarily at weakening environmental protection, the bills focused on property rights independent of the public benefits from regulation. By significantly broadening...

Property rights hold a central place in our Constitutional design and provide the foundation for America's market economy. Admiration of private property has not been universal, however. Some environmental scholars and policymakers have been particularly critical of classical liberal conceptions...