Rethinking property rights: Comparative analysis of conservation easements for wildlife conservation

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 222-230

  Rissman, Adena R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

conservation covenants; conservation easements; development; land conservation; land trusts; private lands; property concepts; property rights; urbanization; wildlife habitat

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION EASEMENTS; DEVELOPMENT; LAND CONSERVATION; LAND TRUST; PRIVATE LAND; PROPERTY CONCEPTS; PROPERTY RIGHT; URBANIZATION; WILDLIFE HABITATS;

ANIMALS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

CONSERVATION;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GIS; HUNTING; LAND MANAGEMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION; PERIURBAN AREA; PRIVATE LAND; PROPERTY RIGHTS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RURAL AREA; URBANIZATION;

CALIFORNIA; LASSEN FOOTHILLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84882285062     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892913000015     Document Type: Article

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