The report examines a variety of specific instruments and applications in municipalities throughout the region under three categories: property taxation and betterment contributions; exactions and other direct negotiations for charges for building rights or the transfer of development rights; and large-scale approaches such as development of public land through privatization or acquisition, land readjustment, and public auctions of bonds for purchasing building rights. It concludes with a summary of lessons learned and recommends steps that can be taken in three spheres: Learn from Implementation Experiences Increase Knowledge about Theory and Practice Promote Greater Public Understanding and Participation

Considers. S. 1245, to authorize the lease of airspace above and below freeways in D.C. S. 1246, to authorize the lease of airspace above and below streets other than freeways in D.C. S. 1247, to authorize D.C. government to collect and regulate rents on aerial and subterranean space.

Considers. S. 1245, to authorize the lease of airspace above and below freeways in D.C. S. 1246, to authorize the lease of airspace above and below streets other than freeways in D.C. S. 1247, to authorize D.C. government to collect and regulate rents on aerial and subterranean space.

The quality of the environment in which people live, work, and play influences to no small degree the quality of life itself. The environment can be satisfying and attractive and provide scope for individual development or it can be poisonous, irritating and stunting. The papers in this volume, first published in 1969, are concerned with the urban environment – in which the majority of Americans live – or, more accurately, with the environment of urbanites, for the concern extends to outlying areas where urban dwellers visit and play. The chapters aim to provide a better understanding of the natural resource elements in the urban environment, and will be of interest to students of environmental studies and human geography.