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Undeveloped North Natomas park provides refuge for Sacramento wildlife
February 09, 2012

Another View: Redevelopment was working – why kill it?
January 22, 2012

Obituary: Former California deputy attorney general Girard
January 22, 2012

Tina Thomas pulling up stakes, starting new Sacramento law firm
January 06, 2012

Viewpoints: Court closes one door, but redevelopment window is open
January 15, 2012

Ione inmate's kosher quest is backed
January 15, 2012

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Big plans for Clearwater Beach
January 06, 2012 | WTVT FOX 13 Tampa, FL

Watershed plan passes planning board
November 23, 2011 | KLRT Fox 16 Little Rock

Mayor Brown reveals City's master plan
October 29, 2011 | WNLO CW 23 Buffalo

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Land use is the human modification of natural environment or wilderness into built environment such as fields, pastures, and settlements. The major effect of land use on land cover since 1750 has been deforestation of temperate regions.Intergovernmental More recent significant effects of land use include urban...

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New study evaluates impact of land use activity in the Amazon basin
January 19, 2012
Jan. 18, 2012 - A new paper published today in Nature reveals that human land use activity has begun to change the regional water and energy cycles - the...

Team finds a better way to gauge the climate costs of land use changes
January 09, 2012
Tropical rainforests have an even greater climate cooling impact when biophysical attributes, such as evapotranspiration, are included in calculations. Other...

Commentary: An old fashioned pitch-battle over growth, land use
December 26, 2011
Forget the Davis City Council, the most compelling electoral battle this year will be for the 5th Supervisorial District where two heavyweights will slug it out...

Land use change influences continental water cycle
June 29, 2011
To provide a global perspective, van der Ent et al. created global maps showing the sources of atmospheric moisture for various regions. The researchers...

SB 375 Revisits Questions About State-Local Land Use Control
October 21, 2011
SB 375 may rattle the balance between local and state control of land use and transportation planning this month, as the San Diego Association of Governments and...

Placer County BOS Approves Zoning Changes For Emergency Shelters
June 23, 2011
June 23, 2011 - The Placer County Board of Supervisors approved changes to the county Zoning Ordinance Tuesday to clarify where emergency shelters for the...

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Wine grapevines and native plants make a fine blend, study shows
December 13, 2011 | UC Davis News
'' What is needed now are land-use policies that will include incentives... '' It is imperative, therefore, that we promote a multifunctional approach to agricultural land use. UC...

Fresno looks at growth west of Highway 99
November 30, 2011 | FresnoBee.com: Local
Perhaps the most intense land-use fight in Fresno is going on the road. Read comments ...

Yuba City trucking firm denied land use on Eager Road
June 13, 2011 | AppealDemocrat
A Yuba City trucking firm is studying its options for expansion, after a majority of Sutter County supervisors voted against a proposed site north of Yuba City. But Robert...

Economy and weather put the squeeze on wine grape supply, survey finds
September 19, 2011 | UC Davis News
The survey respondents predicted that the hottest issues for the wine industry during the next five to 10 years will include consolidation in the wine industry's distribution sector; increased government regulations affecting everything from land use ...

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Land- use planners to take on Stockton
February 05, 2012 | Recordnet News Headlines
STOCKTON - One of California's oldest cities is getting a second look by a global leader in cutting-edge land-use planning. ...

Planning for the future
February 01, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com
Des Moines-area land use in 2011 and its... Commercial land use, now 2.9 percent, would grow to 3.4 percent. Everyone at the table agreed the Des Moines area is rapidly...

W. D. M. leaders: We'll plan with regional partners, but maintain local control
January 26, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com
West Des Moines will participate in a new regional planning effort, but local officials will have the final say on the community's land use ... Areas of focus include transportation, land use ...

2011 a' good year' for keeping invasive species out of Tahoe
January 12, 2012 | Latest news updates from RGJ.com
Land-use regulators are taking stock of 2011's steps to protect Lake Tahoe from aquatic invaders -- a'' good year,'' one official said -- while a similar program to defend...

How a sunflower & big data inspired solar plant design
January 11, 2012 | GigaOM
Researchers at MIT saw ingenuity in a sunflower's petal arrangement and came up with a design for solar power plants that minimize land use and increase energy output. ...

Ankeny council: Land dispute by owners, land- use vote not connected
June 24, 2011 | DesMoinesRegister.com
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