Land Lines October 2011
Exploring the Future of Large Landscape Conservation
Notwithstanding evident federal budget constraints, myriad opportunities are available to pursue projects that are expansive in scale, extensive in scope, and able to achieve measureable conservation outcomes.
Scenario Planning Tools for Sustainable Communities
Sustaining local communities will require mechanisms to envision and plan for the future and to engage residents effectively in the process. Scenario planning is an increasingly valuable way to address these efforts.
The Long Road to State Fiscal Recovery
The recent recession has been recognized as the worst in memory, and its effects are still being felt. Less well understood is the fact that this recession has been far worse for state governments than the drop in GDP would suggest.
This issue looks at strategies for long-term landscape conservation, scenario planning as a tool for comprehensive community visions on the West Coast, land-based financing for Brazilian cities, and the lingering effects of the Great Recession on U.S. state economies.