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Guides for State Policymakers:
Guides for State Policymakers Introduction PERC has produced four guides for state legislators to help them better understand how local control and market incentives can be used to protect the environment and quality of life. These booklets, listed below, were written by PERC associates and researchers under the direction of Matthew Brown and produced byContinue reading “Guides for State Policymakers:”
How Water Markets Can End Conflicts
By Clay J, Landry To the Reader Water has been an important concern in the West since the days of the Gold Rush. With today’s rapidly growing populations, many western states are facing greater pressure than ever from ranchers, farmers, environmentalists and the residents of growing cities to divide water among competing interests. The century-oldContinue reading “How Water Markets Can End Conflicts”
Green Places and Open Spaces
By Matthew Brown and Holly Lippke Fretwell To the Reader Public lands are used for countless purposes. They provide recreation to hikers, skiers, and naturalists; they provide habitat for abundant species of wildlife; and through timber and other resources they provide money and jobs for local and state economies. Not surprisingly this variety of usesContinue reading “Green Places and Open Spaces”
Free Market Environmentalism (Revised Edition)
The revised and updated version of Free Market Environmentalism.
The Politics and Economics of Park Management
A study of national protected area systems in both developed and developing countries that have made a transformation from “fortress parks” to a sustainable use model.
Conservative Conservation:
Modest reforms, especially in Interior Department and Forest Service policies, could bring about major advances in achieving environmental goals. This booklet offers concrete proposals for endangered species protection, federal land trusts, grazing permits, recreation fees, and water management. These recommendations can be implemented readily by the Bush administration, in some cases with cooperation from Congress.Continue reading “Conservative Conservation:”
A Guide to Smart Growth: Shattering Myths, Providing Solutions
A Guide to Smart Growth: Shattering Myths, Providing Solutions examines sprawl in detail, explaining which solutions work, which ones don’t, and why.
Sprawl and Smart Growth
By Jane S. Shaw To the Reader A house in the suburbs away from the noise and congestion of the city has long been considered an integral part of the American Dream. Yet, in pursuit of that dream, people may have taken some of the problems of the big city to the suburbs with them.Continue reading “Sprawl and Smart Growth”
Free Market Environmentalism Revised
Free market environmentalism was once considered an oxymoron. During the 1990s, however, many people began to take free market environmentalism seriously. We are particularly pleased that it caught the fancy of a growing number of environmentalists. Some environmentalists have turned to free market environmentalism because of its ability to provide a long-lasting solution. When propertyContinue reading “Free Market Environmentalism Revised”