Research Reports available from ELI

Topic: Sustainable Use of Land

ELI Research reports and briefs present in a concise, accessible format, the analysis and conclusions of the policy studies the Environmental Law Institute undertakes to improve environmental law. Some research reports may be downloaded for free in Portable Document Format (.pdf). These files can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Please see individual listings for more details.

A Guidebook for Brownfield Property Owners

Building on the Blueprint: How Virginia's Communities Are Implementing Sustainable Development

Chesapeake 2000 Tax Policy Study

Conservation Thresholds for Land Use Planners

Design of U.S. Habitat Banking Systems to Support the Conservation of Wildlife Habitat and At-Risk Species

ELI Research Brief #3 - The Transition to Sustainable Development Law

ELI Research Brief #6 - Property Past Present and Future

Fourth Stakeholder Forum on Federal Wetlands Mitigation

Greening the Budget 2005: 6 Ways to Save Taxpayer Dollars and Protect the Environment in the Commonwealth of Virginia

Guiding Growth in Virginia: Local Incentives for Revitalization and Preservation

Habitat Conservation Opportunities in Natural Hazard Areas

Improving Economic Health and Competitiveness Through Tax Sharing

Indigenous Landscapes: A Study in Ethnocartography

Indigenous Peoples and Natural Ecosystems in Central America and Southern Mexico

Institutional Controls in Use

Lasting Landscapes: Reflections on the Role of Conservation Science in Land Use Planning

Linking Tax Law and Sustainable Urban Development: The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997

Local Government Implementation of Long-Term Stewardship at Two DOE Facilities

Maryland Farmland Conservation: Supporting Sustainable Use of Land through Tax Policy

Maryland Offshore Energy Framework

Measuring Mitigation: A Review of the Science for Compensatory Mitigation Performance Standards

National Symposium on Compensatory Mitigation and the Watershed Approach

Planning for Biodiversity: Authorities in State Land Use Laws

Planning for Development and Sewage Infrastructure: Can We Be Consistent?

Planning with Nature: Biodiversity Information in Action

Role of Local Government in Long Term Stewardship of DOE Facilities

Roundtable Report: Smart Growth in Small Towns and Rural Communities: Maryland's Eastern Shore

Smart Growth and the Clean Water Act

Smart Growth in Small Towns and Rural Communities: Maryland's Eastern Shore

Smart Growth in the Southeast: New Approaches for Guiding Development

Smart Links: Turning Conservation Dollars into Smart Growth Opportunities

State Wetland Program Evaluation: Phase II

State Wetland Program Evaluation: Phase III

State Wildlife Action Plans and Utilities: New Conservation Opportunities for America’s Wildlife

Ten Things Wrong With Sprawl

The Nature of Open Space Programs: Linking Land Protection and Biodiversity Conservation

Virginia's Economic Incentives: Missed Opportunities for Sustainable Growth

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