In the face of solving the urban traffic congestion problem radically, emphasis has been laid on the research on slow traffic planning of urban built environment. Hence, research on slow traffic demand forecasting can provide a basis for the planning of urban slow traffic systems. Based on land...

This book discusses goals, plans, and implementation means concerning public interference in land management and to what degree market forces and inputs of individuals predominate. The book focuses on both rural and urban areas in terms of housing, agriculture, forest, water, recreation, and...

Access to well-secured, well-zoned and well-serviced land is a crucial condition for industrial and commercial investment. In many developing countries, where the land market remains underdeveloped and the land governance framework is weak, systemic policy and institutional reforms are needed to...

FrontMatter -- Preface -- Contents -- PART I--PANEL REPORT -- Executive Summary -- 1 The State of Knowledge -- 2 Recommended Research Directions -- References -- PART II--PAPERS -- 3 Global and Case-Based Modeling of Population and Land Use Change--Günther Fischer and Brian C. O'Neill -- 4...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- Part One: Theoretical Considerations -- 2 The Concept of Rent: Is Land Unique? -- 3 The Theory of Welfare Measurement -- 4 Property Rights, Market Failure, Externality, and Environmental Economics -- Part Two: Project...

Bioenergy has been critical to humanity since the cave dwellers first used wood to cook their food and stay warm at night. Ancient forms of bioenergy ¿ firewood and cow dung patties ¿ remain primary fuel sources for rural and poor people. New sources of bioenergy including ¿black liquor¿,...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: In Search of Western Lands -- Part I: Three Perspectives on Property Rights -- Private Property and the Public Interest: Land in the American Idea -- Property Rights, Freedom, and Evolving Social Order -- New Property Rights...

Integrated Public Lands Management is the only book that deals with the management procedures of all the primary public land management agencies—National Forests, Parks, Wildlife Refuges, and the Bureau of Land Management—in one volume. This book fills the need for a unified treatment of the...

Intro -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Background and Motivation -- Key Results and Policy Recommendations for Pilot Countries -- Next Steps in Scaling Up LGAF Implementation -- 1. Why Is a Land Governance Framework Needed? -- Why It Is...

Regional Intelligence is an emerging field that leverages the lessons learned through decades of regional science. By merging spatial analysis with quantitative analytical techniques in the Anthropocene, this book contributes to the multidisciplinary understanding of regional issues. The...