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Bookmark or Share- Study says tighter land-use controls hurt productivity, innovation ...U.S. productivity soared in the second half of the 20th century, creating benefits for consumers in the form of lower prices across a wide range of goods. But one critical sector proved a glaring ...
- Governor Newsom issues order to protect fire victims from predatory ...The executive order safeguards residents of hard-hit zip codes in Los Angeles County from these predatory practices. This includes the community of Altadena, a working-class neighborhood that has been especially hard hit by the Eaton Fire, which has damaged or destroyed large swathes of the community, including much of the downtown area, numerous places of worship and cultural centers ...
- Why Land Use Is Such an Important Issue for Our Times - TreehuggerLand lies at an important intersection between different competing values and priorities. Decisions about how land is used—and who controls that use—will be crucial to tackling major issues of...
- What Is Land Use Change, and What Causes It? - Sentient MediaOver the last few centuries, human activity has caused land use change on an unnatural scale. The Earth is not unfamiliar with change: volcanic eruptions, gouging glaciers, erosion by the sea and wind, earthquakes and shifting river paths are all ways that the land changes over time.
- Land Cover and Land-Use Change - Fifth National Climate AssessmentLand use itself impacts the land system, with potential to both increase and decrease resilience. Land use and land cover help determine climate via effects on carbon, water, and energy exchange with the atmosphere. Climate change affects ecosystem resilience, structure, and function.
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