Sentences with phrase «land use policies»

The bill shifts power over an important aspect of land use policy from local decision makers to the state.

Some argue such restrictive land use policies contribute to rising prices by limiting supply.

Thus, it should come as no surprise that when land use policy is determined through local politics the outcomes inevitably reflect the interests of current local residents.

As a result, it easier to shift the blame for restricted housing supply in these cities a step further towards land use policy.

In this respect, agricultural needs, social and economic factors, and future growth of our nation must be considered in the development of land use policies.

Policy - based REDD activities would generate credits by reforming land use policies in a manner that would lead to reduced deforestation.

Emissions from deforestation can be reduced by land use policies.

This is shown in a study from Stockholm University published in the journal Land Use Policy.

There is no need to over-constrain local land use policy by overriding it even when its effects don't transcend municipal boundaries.

The future act provisions of the NTA, under Division 3 Part 2, are particularly important to agreement - making because they determine whether and at what level Indigenous people are engaged in negotiations concerning mining, compulsory acquisitions and state - wide land use policies including primary production levels, water and airspace management, renewals and extensions of Crown leases, public facilities and national parks.

Provincial land use policies obligate municipalities to conserve significant cultural heritage resources.

Through shifting control of land use policy from local to regional governments, SB 827 wants to reduce the Golden State's cost of housing.

Should she win the general election, her office will directly control resources to the City's Community Boards, who oversee land use policy.

Furthermore, this information can be a practical tool for planning sustainable landscapes, and should be incorporated into different land use policies, such as the Brazilian Forest Code, programs for ecosystems payments or in socio - environmental certification incentives.»

an analysis of potential land use policies and strategies for areas near high - speed and intercity passenger rail stations;

Clearly, forests, agriculture, and land governance must be at the center of Myanmar's forthcoming National Land Use Policy to properly address resource management and land conflicts,» said Michael Jenkins, President and CEO of Forest Trends, a Washington - based non-profit organization that released the report.

Forest and land use policies across African countries have historically passed through two types of governance: Under traditional systems controlled by families, traditional leaders and communities, decisions regarding land allocation, redistribution and protection were the responsibility of local leaders.

Restrictive federal land use policies severely affect job creation and economic opportunities for states, communities, families and our nation as a whole, for little environmental benefit.

Fraijo's efforts include advocating for planning and land use policies throughout California for the benefit of minority and low - income communities through his founding of the Leadership for Urban Renewal Network, Inc., a nonprofit based in Los Angeles that is nationally recognized for its economic development work, and his service with the Friends of the Hollywood Freeway Central Park.

Land use policy impeding densification — as opposed to expansion — is likely to be stricter in the same cities whose outward growth is curbed, and such impediments to densification contributed to housing price growth as well.

This works at cross purposes to land use policies aimed at intensification.

Activists hope Jokowi will go beyond a recent announcement to control peat fires and reform land use policies, although there is some skepticism that other topics will overtake the agenda.

They report in the journal Land Use Policy that they considered the implications of an ever faster rate of global sea level rise, as atmospheric temperatures warm and glaciers melt.

And despite five years of coverage that local press gave to landowner associations in their fight against provincial land - use policies, farmers are incensed to learn that there is such a thing as a Provincial Land Use Policy, and that solar panels qualify as a legal crop on agricultural land.

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When resistance to densification is hardwired into local land use policy, e.g. through single family zoning, one will be hard pressed to find evidence of disrupted development, because no developer would attempt it.

Houston can grapple with its land use policies that have made it so flood - prone.

Many of the donors who have given the max to de Blasio come from the real estate industry, which has an interest in city housing and land use policies.

The impact of land use transition is especially significant in the Southeast where 89 percent of the forested land is privately owned, underscoring the importance of land use policies that provide incentives for keeping lands in a forested condition.

The journal also focuses on emerging professional issues, the role of education, evolving theories of post-modern humans and their environment, land use policy, the science of collaboration and more.

In this context, we aim to explore the impact of policy instruments — in particular risk - coping mechanisms, environment - related policies and land use policies — on the social - ecological resilience of smallholders.

I'll try to convey to the folks back home that any money that will come from the Cancun agreements is not only for specific climate change mitigation or adaptation projects but also providing us a chance to rethink and revise our national agricutural, energy, and land use policies.

Proponents of the fund approach argue that linking REDD credits to the carbon market will delay the transition of developed countries to low - carbon technologies and will restrict developing countries in their ability to reform land use policies.

Reforming land use policy could lead to significant reductions in forestry emissions, just as reforms in energy policy are expected to reduce emissions rates in the electricity sector.

Land use policy, 21, 271 - 278.

Land use policies to enhance the forest carbon sink and tighter rules to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas could also help.

It also constitutes a call for municipal authorities to work together to strengthen capacities and influence relevant regulations (land use policies, food waste, waste recycling and short food chains) at national, European and international levels.

Describing their collective actions — a buffet of technologies, land use policy reforms, and deforestation regulations, the ministers positioned their countries as leaders among both developed and developing nations.

New York City About Blog ULI New York's mission is to serve as the principal forum for real estate professionals in our area, reflecting the Urban Land Institute's best practices in leadership development, community service and enhancement of land use policy and practice.