Sustainable Use of Land Publications
Naturally Green Planning Publications
Invasive Species Publications
Ecosystem Services Publications
Biodiversity Conservation Publications
Sustainable Use of Land Publications
- Getting the Boom without the Bust: Guiding Southwestern Pennsylvania through Shale Gas Development (2014)
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Navigating Shale Gas Development: A Guidebook for Local Government Officials in Pennsylvania (2014)
- Siting Wind Energy Facilities – What Do Local Elected Officials Need to Know? (2013)
- State Enabling Legislation for Commercial-Scale Wind Power Siting and the Local Government Role (2011)
- Siting Wind Facilities on State-Owned Lands and Waters (2011)
- Market Research on the Planning Community (2009)
- Time Sensitivity of Priority Habitats (2009, with Colorado State University and NatureServe)
- Improving Economic Health and Competitiveness through Tax Sharing, (2008)
- Maryland Farmland Conservation: Supporting Sustainable Use of Land through Tax Policy, (2008)
- Planner's Guide to Wetland Buffers for Local Governments, (2008)
- Regional and Collaborative Approaches to Water, Sewer, and Stormwater Management in Pennsylvania, (2008)
- Targeting Public Dollars for Sustainable Development, (2008)
- Conservation Thresholds for Land Use Planners: Top Implementation Strategies, (2007)
- New Paths in Existing Law: Opportunities for Pennsylvania to Avoid Sprawl in The Widener Law Journal, (2007)
- Ten Things Wrong With Sprawl, (2007)
- Planning For Development and Sewage Infrastructure: Can We Be Consistent?, (2005)
- “Smart Politics” in ELI’s The Environmental Forum, (January/February 2004)
- Chesapeake 2000 Tax Policy Study, (2003)
- Smart Links: Turning Conservation Dollars into Smart Growth Opportunities, (2002)
- Smart Growth in Small Towns and Rural Communities: Maryland’s Eastern Shore, (2001)
- Smart Growth and the Clean Water Act (2001, Northeast-Midwest Institute publication)
- Virginia’s Economic Incentives: Missed Opportunities for Sustainable Growth, (2001)
- Forests for the Bay, (2000)
- Roundtable Report: Smart Growth in Small Towns and Rural Communities: Maryland’s Eastern Shore, (2000)
- Plumbing the Future: Sewage Infrastructure and Sustainability in Western Pennsylvania, (1999)
- Smart Growth in the Southeast: New Approaches for Guiding Development, (1999)
- Sustainability in Practice, (1999)
- Linking Tax Law and Sustainable Urban Development: The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, (1998)
- ELI Research Brief #6 - Property: Past, Present, Future, (1996)
- Building on the Blueprint: How Virginia’s Communities Are Implementing Sustainable Development, (1995)
- Rediscovering the National Environmental Policy Act: Back to the Future, (1995)
Also consider these related books from ELI Press:
- Emerson, Chad. The SmartCode Solution to Sprawl, (2007)
- Simons, Robert. When Bad Things Happen to Good Property, (2006)
- Arnold, Craig Anthony. Wet Growth: Should Water Law Control Land Use?, (2005)
- McElfish, James. Nature-Friendly Ordinances, (2004)
- Callies, David, et al. Bargaining for Development: A Handbook on Development Agreements, Annexation Agreements, Land Development Conditions, Vested Rights and the Provision of Public Facilities, (2003)
- Nolon, John. New Ground: The Advent of Local Environmental Law, (2003)
- Nolon, John. Open Ground: Effective Local Strategies for Protecting Natural Resources, (2003)
- Nolon, John. Well Grounded: Using Local Land Use Authority to Achieve Smart Growth, (2001)
- Market Research on the Planning Community, (2009)
- Nature-Friendly Land Use Practices at Multiple Scales, (2009)
- Time Sensitivity of Priority Habitats, (2009, with Colorado State University and NatureServe)
- Lasting Landscapes: Reflections on the Role of Conservation Science in Land Use Planning, (2007)
- Planning with Nature: Biodiversity Information in Action, (2003)
Invasive Species Publications
- Tracking Implementation of the Special Need Request Process Under the Plant Protection Act, (2011)
- Status and Trends in State Invasive Species Policy: 2002-2009
(State Appendix), (2010) - New Tools for Responsible Shipping in the Great Lakes: Using Financial Responsibility Policies to Prevent Ballast-Borne Biological Pollution, (2009)
- Cooperative Prevention of Invasive Wildlife Introduction in Florida, (2008)
- Effects of Climate Change on Aquatic Invasive Species and Implications for Management and Research, (2008)
- The Role of Aquatic Invasive Species in State Listing of Impaired Waters and the TMDL Program: Seven Case Studies, (2008)
- Halting the Invasion in the Chesapeake Bay: Preventing Aquatic Invasive Species Introduction through Regional Cooperation, (2007)
- Strategies for Effective State Early Detection/Rapid Response Programs for Plant Pests and Pathogens, (2007)
- Report for the Great Lakes Protection Fund: Potential Federal Preemption of Laws in the Great Lakes States, (2006)
- Filling the Gaps: Ten Strategies to Strengthen Invasive Species Management in Florida, (2004)
- Invasive Species Control: A Comprehensive Model State Law, (2004)
- Making a List: Prevention Strategies for Invasive Plants in the Great Lakes States, (2004)
- Halting the Invasion: State Tools for Invasive Species Management
(State Appendix), (2002)
Also consider these related books from ELI Press:
- Miller, Marc L. et al. Harmful Invasive Species: Legal Responses, (2004)
Ecosystem Services Publications
- Expanding the Use of Ecosystem-Based Management in the Coastal Zone Management Act, (2009)
- Marine Spatial Planning in US Waters: An Assessment and Analysis of Existing Legal Mechanisms, Anticipated Barriers, and Future Opportunities, (2009)
- Ocean and Coastal Ecosystem-Based Management: Implementation Handbook, (2009)
- Design of U.S. Habitat Banking Systems to Support the Conservation of Wildlife Habitat and At-Risk Species, (2008)
- Integrated Ecosystem-Based Management of the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment: Assessing the Feasibility of Program Development and Implementation, (2008)
- Wetland Mitigation Success, (2008)
- Ecosystem-Based Management: Laws and Institutions, (2007)
- Mitigation of Impacts to Fish and Wildlife Habitat: Estimating Costs and Identifying Opportunities, (2007)
- 2005 Status Report on Compensatory Mitigation in the United States, (2006)
- National Forum on Synergies Between Water Quality Trading and Wetland Mitigation Banking, (2006)
- The Status and Character of In-Lieu Fee Mitigation in the United States, (2006)
- Water Quality Trading: What Can We Learn From 10 Years of Wetland Mitigation Banking?, (2005)
- Banks and Fees: The Status of Off-Site Wetland Mitigation in the United States, (2002)
- Emission Reduction Credit Trading Systems: An Overview of Recent Results and an Assessment of Best Practices, (2002)
- A Better, Cheaper Way to Regulate Mercury, (1999)
- Implementing an Emissions Cap and Allowance Trading System for Greenhouse Gases: Lessons from the Acid Rain Program, (1997)
Biodiversity Conservation Publications
- Habitat Conservation Opportunities in Natural Hazard Areas, (2010)
- The Next Generation of Mitigation: Linking Current and Future Mitigation Programs with State Wildlife Action Plans and Other State and Regional Plans, (2009)
- Conservation Biology. Special Section: A Synthesis of Climate-Change Effects on Aquatic Invasive Species, (2008)
- Design of U.S. Habitat Banking Systems to Support the Conservation of Wildlife Habitat and At-Risk Species, (2008)
- Lasting Landscapes: Reflections on the Role of Conservation Science in Land Use Planning, (2007)
- State Wildlife Action Plans and Utilities: New Conservation Opportunities for America’s Wildlife, (2007)
- The Nature of Open Space Programs: Linking Land Protection and Biodiversity Conservation, (2006)
- Nature-Friendly Ordinances: Local Measures for Biodiversity, (2004)
- Planning for Biodiversity: Authorities in State Land Use Laws, (2004)
- Conservation Thresholds for Land Use Planners, (2003)
- Planning with Nature: Biodiversity Information in Action, (2003)
- New York State Biodiversity Project Needs Assessment, (2001)
- Status of the States: Innovative State Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation, (2001)
- New Mexico’s Natural Heritage: A Handbook of Law and Policy, (1999)
- Protecting Delaware’s Natural Heritage: Tools for Biodiversity Conservation, (1999)
- Ohio’s Biological Diversity: Strategies and Tools for Conservation, (1998)
- Indiana’s Biological Diversity: Strategies and Tools for Conservation, (1995)
Additional State Biodiversity Resources and Information are available.
Also consider these related books from ELI Press:
- McKinstry, Robert, et al. The Biodiversity Conservation Handbook: State, Local, and Private Protection of Biological Diversity, (2006)
- McElfish, James. Nature-Friendly Ordinances, (2004)
- Environmental Law Institute. Legal Tools and Incentives for Private Lands Conservation in Latin America: Building Models for Success, (2003)
- Nolon, John. Open Ground: Effective Local Strategies for Protecting Natural Resources, (2003)