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Land Use Terms
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The author of this response is asked to define a few terms. There are three terms in total and all of them relate to land use and land rights in some manner or form and how personal land ownership rights are juxtaposed against that of a land owner or a government that wishes to take ownership of land for public use, the latter of which is commonly known as eminent domain.

Allodial Title

The definition of allodial title is the ownership of property such as land and/or buildings. The ownership has to be free of any higher power over the land such as a landlord or other leasing power. In other words, the land has to be entirely owned and otherwise legally held by the part that has allodial title over the land and/or property. This is in contrast to land that is subject to feudal duties and/or as….

Leopold further asserted that human beings were not superior to others in their ecological system since every one has an important role to play especially the land. The idea that "The Whole informs the part" was also critical to understanding Leopold's land ethic. The author maintains that man needs to understand and appreciate the other members of the universe in order to determine his place in it. The one important lesson that land ethic seeks to instill in the reader is that "A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise." In short, Leopold wants us to develop a relationship with land and nurture it the way we nurture all other relations. The bond between man and land should be based on appreciate, admiration, care and respect.
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The wealthy mine operator has a good reason to pretend he doesn't get Leopold.
This is the root of the problem with Leopold's idea: it requires people to think too much against their natural tendencies. It is the natural tendency of essentially every other creature on Earth to find a niche and stay put, being constrained from unlimited growth by predators and the availability of food and water. This is not the case for human beings. Humans, gifted with brains capable of fine ideas such as Leopold's, nevertheless have a quite different propensity from other creatures; our unspoken policy is one of continuous expansion. Whether through nature or nurture, our inclination is toward exploration, exploitation, and accumulation.

This is what Leopold is up against. To be practical, his land ethic would require a change of heart in every human being in the world, and it would have to be a permanent….

his dilemma brings the Kelo case to the forefront of public policy debate.
he Kelo case involved "New London, a city in Connecticut, using its eminent domain authority to seize private property to sell to private developers. he city said developing the land would create jobs and increase tax revenues" Oyez.org. 2005). he plaintiffs contended that the takings by the city were not designed for public use but rather private gain. In the Supreme Court's decision the majority answered that the taking was for economic development which would benefit the community as a whole and as such "the Fifth Amendment did not require "literal" public use, but the "broader and more natural interpretation of public use as 'public purpose'" (Oyez.org. 2005). he decision significantly broadens the interpretation of what public officials can designate public use and calls into question to what extent private properties can be taken for "just compensation."

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The Economic Development Council is an organization that is helping business to relocate to McLean Country through a number of programs to include: providing vision / direction, recruiting / developing new businesses, improving the community and providing oversight / investor relations. ("About EDC," 2010) While the loomington Historic Preservation Commission is helping to restore a number of areas that are vital for redevelopment efforts. These different elements are important, because they are highlighting how both organizations are: encouraging economic growth and redevelopment throughout the region. Over the course of time, these various programs are addressing the needs of the community, by ensuring that a diverse amount of employers are located in the city.
When you step back and analyze the different efforts, it is clear that they are helping to support future economic development, by establishing a foundation of support. This is important, because when businesses and residents are relocating….

Land Ethic and White Noise
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In Don DeLilo's hite Noise, the relationship between humanity and the environment in discussed in light of the television news coverage of catastrophes, and this discussion demonstrates the kind of hyper-conservation emergent as a result of the modern media environment. In particular, hite Noise enacts a prediction made by Aldo Leopold in his essay "The Land Ethic," by showing how the dominance of the television has created a divide between humanity and the land, to the point that the environment as represented onscreen has little mental connection to the environment of the viewer. As a result of this, even natural disasters have become commodified, so that "conservation" takes the form of film recording, because according to the novel, disasters only have value when they can be seen and broadcast across the world. In effect, hite Noise demonstrates how the specific lack of a land ethic in modern American culture has….

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Leasable area (75%)

3,540,000.00

Occupancy (80%)

2,832,000.00

Gross Rental Rev, 1st year, sq ft

Net rental rev / sq ft (75%)

Net rental revenue (?)

669,060,000

Cap rate

0.075

All in cost

8,920,800,000

Land price estimate (30%)

2,676,240,000

This gives a return in the first year of 7.5%, which is higher than on the other HLP projects -- these range from 5.7% to 6.7%.

The calculation is highly sensitive to the rent. If rents are at the low end (similar to Wuxi and Shenyan 66, the other two massive projects) then the value of the property is around? 1.44 billion, roughly 46% lower than the current estimate. If rents are at Jinan levels, then the value of the property is around ?2.2 billion. HLP needs to feel comfortable with the high-end revenue estimate. Given the strong economic growth in Chengdu and its status as a major regional center not only in heavily-populated Sichuan but as the largest city in the country's western regions, there is….


Ferrey, S. (2010). he Failure of international global warming regulation to promote needed renewable energy. Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review, 37(1), 67-126. Retrieved from GreenFILE database.

Ferrey's article reviews international standards for global warming reduction and claims that the current regulations and suggestions do not address the need for renewable energies. he work claims that without this aspect of the regulations and suggestions being adopted by the Kyoto protocols the plan will ultimately not answer for this significant need, which could in part be why the U.S. did not sign the Kyoto protocols. Currently the researcher claims the system only offers limitations for fossil fuel consumption but does not offer or mandate significant interests in renewable energy sources and therefore is only a one sided mandate system. his then leaves all the answers to these questions entirely up to the nations involved. hese nations are left with the burden then….

This increased profitability of any REIT is an incredibly attractive feature to many smaller (and larger) investors when it comes to publicly traded REITs, as this allows for the direct profits of real estate earnings to be transferred to shareholders as dividends (and indirectly in increased stock value/equity) without requiring these investors to endure any of the hassle of real estate ownership. Public trading and ownership also allows for much faster capital growth and thus real estate holding growth, meaning that publicly traded REITs can grow much faster than private corporations and thus would easily -- and as history has shown, did easily -- grow to dominate the real estate ownership landscape in the United States.
Drawbacks to public ownership, of course, do exist. When compared to private corporations, public companies must keep a stricter eye on the short- and medium-term bottom line. There are also more owners and thus….

Land in O Pioneers
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O Pioneers
Land is the central motif of illa Cather's O Pioneers! Land becomes a symbol of personal and political empowerment, and it also connects past, present, and future as land is transferred through multiple generations. Land is more than just an "image in the mind" for central characters like Alexandra. Land is linked to identity, family, and livelihood. However, land does serve a symbolic as well as a practical role for all the characters. Land is much more than ground beneath the feet; land is the lens through which the characters view the world. For instance, land helps measure the passage of time: "he years seemed to stretch before her like the land; spring, summer, autumn, winter, spring; always the same patient fields, the patient little trees," (Part IV, Chapter 5). Land serves an almost religious function for Elizabeth, who had "believed in the land" just as her father did….

Cronin must use the words of European observers and attempt to glean the facts about Native American behavior behind the tone of judgmental prose. Cronin admits that some of his history is impressionistic, to some degree, given that the hard data about the ecology of the Americas is not available to him, as even extant documents did not contain the meticulous detail he might have liked about the native land (Cronin 179).
For example, in attempting to demonstrate how the Indian methods of growing were more sustainable, Cronin quotes a European traveler who was shocked by the apparent scattered diversity of Indian methods of planting crops, versus orderly European monoculture (Cronin 50). By not having a monoculture system, however, the Indian methods did not deplete the soil to the same degree as the Europeans. The benefits of diversity also yielded better nutrition. However, monoculture systems of agriculture are typical of….

Additionally, policy makers and politicians have to take into account the viewpoints and sensitivities of their constituencies given that voters are most certainly impacted by transportation developments as residents, motorists, commuters, and taxpayers. Unpopular projects pushed through over vocal protests will very likely produce a backlash at the ballot box. Indeed, promoting a particular transportation project can be a political campaign in and of itself.
Similarly, paying for city transportation projects is a political endeavor because it involves utilizing the public funds. Project financing can come from many different sources. There are user fees such as vehicle registration fees, fuel taxes, and public transit fares; non-user funds including property, sales, and income or payroll taxes; special benefit fees such as traffic impact fees, service charges, and tax increment financing; debt financing such as bonds; private financing like developer funding and negotiated investments; and special revenue streams such as a lottery….

he process shows why silk is so expensive, because it is a very time consuming process.
I did not know that silk was such an ancient enterprise, and that was very interesting. It made me wonder how people first discovered the process and the actual silk fiber, and then how to weave it into cloth. It would be interesting if there were some history that described how they figured it out. I would like to find that in a Web site or other source, but there does not seem to be information available on that topic. It was also interesting to learn about the vast number of mulberry trees that were necessary to keep the industry running. I did not know that silkworms ate so much, or had to eat so many times during the day. We take silk for granted today, but it is a complicated process, and this….

Land of Whatisit Was Very
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Yet they were still not the smartest nation. So they sent out an ambassador to look all over the land for the best way to become the smartest and most knowledgeable state. After traveling for several days, the ambassador came across a boy who was standing on his head and reciting the alphabet and time table. He had a big medal on his chest saying, "The Best." The ambassador was so impressed he did not ask the boy why he was doing this and did not find out it was for the Book of Guinness Records. The ambassador could not wait until he returned and told everyone the trick to being "The Best." Within one week every boy and girl from kindergarten to seniors in college were taught how to stand on their heads for the whole day while they recited all the data they had learned. Everyone in "Whatisit?"….

They are so much into the material gains of this world that they forget what the religion that they are preaching teaches. Muhammad lived a simple life where he never accumulated any wealth. There would be days when his household would not have any food to eat. Whatever money he would get from the booty of the wars, he would distribute it among the poor rather than accumulating it. Another remarkable quality of this leader was the simplicity with which he lived his life. He would mend his own shoes, repair his own clothes, and also indulged in normal household work. With the spread of Islam Muhammad was like the king of Arabia yet he possessed absolutely nothing and lived like a normal man in a small house. He never built any palaces nor spent wealth to buy the luxuries of life. Amazingly enough he would even sit on….

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Term Paper

Business - Law

Land Rights

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Length: 3 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Land Use Terms Land Use The author of this response is asked to define a few terms. There are three terms in total and all of them relate to land use…

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Term Paper

Business - Ethics

Land Ethics Is What Conservationists

Words: 319
Length: 1 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Leopold further asserted that human beings were not superior to others in their ecological system since every one has an important role to play especially the land. The…

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Term Paper

Sports - Women

Land Ethic Aldo Leopold's Land

Words: 967
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Term Paper

The wealthy mine operator has a good reason to pretend he doesn't get Leopold. This is the root of the problem with Leopold's idea: it requires people to think…

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Discussion Chapter

Urban Studies

Land Assemblage the Discussion of

Words: 580
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Discussion Chapter

his dilemma brings the Kelo case to the forefront of public policy debate. he Kelo case involved "New London, a city in Connecticut, using its eminent domain authority to…

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Essay

Business

Land Use at Bloomington Description

Words: 1643
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Essay

The Economic Development Council is an organization that is helping business to relocate to McLean Country through a number of programs to include: providing vision / direction, recruiting…

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Essay

Transportation - Environmental Issues

Land Ethic and White Noise

Words: 1727
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Essay

In Don DeLilo's hite Noise, the relationship between humanity and the environment in discussed in light of the television news coverage of catastrophes, and this discussion demonstrates the kind…

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Essay

Economics

Land Pricing in Evaluating the

Words: 617
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Essay

00 Leasable area (75%) 3,540,000.00 Occupancy (80%) 2,832,000.00 Gross Rental Rev, 1st year, sq ft Net rental rev / sq ft (75%) Net rental revenue (?) 669,060,000 Cap rate 0.075 All in cost 8,920,800,000 Land price estimate (30%) 2,676,240,000 This gives a return in…

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Annotated Bibliography

Energy

Land Use Sustainable Energy This

Words: 3661
Length: 12 Pages
Type: Annotated Bibliography

Ferrey, S. (2010). he Failure of international global warming regulation to promote needed renewable energy. Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review, 37(1), 67-126. Retrieved from GreenFILE database. Ferrey's article reviews…

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Case Study

Urban Studies

Land Pricing in the Buckingham

Words: 1284
Length: 4 Pages
Type: Case Study

This increased profitability of any REIT is an incredibly attractive feature to many smaller (and larger) investors when it comes to publicly traded REITs, as this allows for…

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Essay

Sports - Women

Land in O Pioneers

Words: 1314
Length: 4 Pages
Type: Essay

O Pioneers Land is the central motif of illa Cather's O Pioneers! Land becomes a symbol of personal and political empowerment, and it also connects past, present, and future as…

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Book Review

Native Americans

Land Indians Colonists and the

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Length: 2 Pages
Type: Book Review

Cronin must use the words of European observers and attempt to glean the facts about Native American behavior behind the tone of judgmental prose. Cronin admits that some…

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Discussion Chapter

Transportation

Land Use and Traffic Characteristics

Words: 699
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Discussion Chapter

Additionally, policy makers and politicians have to take into account the viewpoints and sensitivities of their constituencies given that voters are most certainly impacted by transportation developments as…

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Essay

History - Asian

Land of Silk Discuss Thoughts

Words: 879
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Essay

he process shows why silk is so expensive, because it is a very time consuming process. I did not know that silk was such an ancient enterprise, and that…

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Term Paper

Communication - Language

Land of Whatisit Was Very

Words: 374
Length: 1 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Yet they were still not the smartest nation. So they sent out an ambassador to look all over the land for the best way to become the smartest and…

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Term Paper

Mythology - Religion

Land of Arabia Witnessed a

Words: 702
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Term Paper

They are so much into the material gains of this world that they forget what the religion that they are preaching teaches. Muhammad lived a simple life where…

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