Corporate romanticism : liberalism, justice, and the novel / by Stout, Daniel

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Personification and its discontents -- The pursuit of guilty things: corporate actors, collective actions, and romantic abstraction -- The one and the manor: on being, doing, and deserving in Mansfield Park -- Castes of exception: tradition and the public sphere in The private memoirs and confessions of a justified sinner -- Nothing personal: the decapitations of character in A tale of two cities -- Not world enough: easement, externality, and the edges of justice (Caleb Williams) -- Epilogue: Everything counts (Frankenstein).…”
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Barnyards and Birkenstocks : Why Farmers and Environmentalists Need Each Other / by Stuart, Donald D., 1943-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : the Cherry Valley dairy -- The farm-environmental paradox -- Farmland, why we lose it and where it goes -- Agriculture's environmental risks -- Opportunities lost when farms disappear -- Voluntary incentives : pro and con -- Regulations : pro and con -- Choosing between incentives and regulations -- Taxes and government spending -- Environmental markets -- Local food, consumer influence, and farmer privacy -- Choosing between zoning and conservation easements -- Climate change -- Livestock, the public lands and the environment -- The federal farm bill -- Tools for dialogue : the common ground -- Two visions for the future of agriculture and the environment.…”
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A good tax : legal and policy issues for the property tax in the United States / by Youngman, Joan M.

Table of Contents: “…Classification and differential taxation -- Open space and conservation easements -- Farmland assessment and current use valuation -- The valuation of federally subsidized low-income housing -- Exemptions and payments in lieu of taxes -- Tax limitations and market value assessment. …”
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Corporate Romanticism : Liberalism, Justice, and the Novel. by Stout, Daniel M.

Table of Contents: “…Nothing Personal: The Decapitations of Character in A Tale of Two Cities; 5. Not World Enough: Easement, Externality, and the Edges of Justice (Caleb Williams); Epilogue: Everything Counts (Frankenstein).…”
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Balancing nature and commerce in gateway communities / by Howe, Jim, 1961-

Table of Contents: “…Minimize the Need for Regulations -- Conservation Easements. Meet the Needs of Both Landowner and Community. …”
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A closer look at farm bills /

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City : rediscovering the center / by Whyte, William H., Jr., 1917-1999

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; Foreword; 1 Introduction; 2 The Social Life of the Street; 3 Street People; 4 The Skilled Pedestrian; 5 The Physical Street; 6 The Sensory Street; 7 The Design of Spaces; 8 Water, Wind, Trees, and Light; 9 The Management of Spaces; 10 The Undesirables; 11 Carrying Capacity; 12 Steps and Entrances; 13 Concourses and Skyways; 14 Megastructures; 15 Blank Walls; 16 The Rise and Fall of Incentive Zoning; 17 Sun and Shadow; 18 Bounce Light; 19 Sun Easements; 20 The Corporate Exodus; 21 The Semi-Cities; 22 How to Dullify Downtown; 23 Tightening Up; 24 The Case for Gentrification.…”
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Barton Creek / by Crowell, Ed, 1948-

Table of Contents: “…Foreword / Andrew Sansom -- Acknowledgments / Ed Crowell -- Introduction -- The end: a bustling cityscape where an aquifer's springs fill a historic pool -- Saving salamanders: searching for, counting, and raising two endangered species -- Family lands: the Starks' summer camp and the family legacy of Truman Breed -- Public battles: Barton Springs uprising stokes decades of political and legal fights -- Shield Ranch: six miles and sixty-eight hundred acres of protected water and land -- Wild Greenbelt: pleasures, dangers, and challenges in canyons above Barton Springs -- Hidden neighbors: famed author's retreat and the nature conservancy's preserve -- Vireos and warblers: working to keep thousands of acres of habitat beckoning birds -- Checking for pollutants: watershed checkups amid new pressures from development -- Generations of care: rancher Henry Brooks and the Puryears protect their lands -- Conserving history: reviewing an easement where an 1800s pioneer era ended -- The beginning: Ralph Roy Breed's pasture trickle and a farm for cheesemaking -- Further reading and resources.…”
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New solutions for house museums : ensuring the long-term preservation of America's historic houses / by Harris, Donna Ann

Table of Contents: “…-- Legal and ethical issues -- The decision-making process -- Making the transition -- Eight solutions explained -- Case study : study houses : historic New England -- Case study : reprogram for mission-based use : Nantucket Historical Association -- Case studies : co-stewardship agreements : historic Adams House : Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust -- Case studies : asset transfer and merger : Margaret Mitchell House and Museum and the Atlanta History Center : Cliveden of the National Trust and Historic Upsala Foundation -- Case study : Long-term leases : Hazelwood of the Maryland-National Capital Parks and Planning Commission -- Case studies : short-term leases : Heritage Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services : Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust -- Case studies : sale to a private owner with easements : Elfreth's Alley Association : Robert E. …”

The law of real property : (based on Minor's Institutes) / by Minor, Raleigh C.

Table of Contents: “…The tenures of real property -- Corporeal hereditaments or lands -- Incoprporeal hereditaments -- Incorporeal hereditaments : easements -- Licenses -- The seisin -- The fee simple -- The fee qualified -- The fee conditional -- The fee tail -- Life estates in general -- Life estate by the curtesy -- Life estate in dower -- Estates for years or leasehold estates -- Estates at will -- Estates by sufferance -- Estates from year to year -- Landlord and tenant -- Waste -- Uses -- Trusts -- Conditions -- Mortgages -- Deeds of trust to secure debts -- Equitable liens -- Statutory liens -- Remainders -- Reversions -- Executory limitations -- Joint tenancy -- Tenancy by entireties -- Tenancy in common -- Tenancy in coparcenary -- Judicia partition of common interests -- v. 2. …”
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Buying rural land in Texas / by Gilliland, Charles E.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Achieving a vision of landownership -- Risks and rewards of rural landownership -- Historical land use in Texas -- Taking risks for reward -- Seeing the end from the beginning -- The need for risk analysis -- Devising an exit strategy -- Understanding contemporary and future Texas land prices -- Historical land market trends -- Searching the state -- Finding that perfect spot -- Useful sources for property searches -- Identifying suitable properties -- Evaluating physical attributes -- Texas AgriLife Extension Service -- Farm service agency -- Web Soil Survey (WSS) -- United States Geological Survey (USGS) -- Other map resources -- Visual on-site inspections -- Property inspection checklist -- Evaluating economic influences and trends -- National and local conditions -- Southwest regional conditions -- Historical national conditions -- Focus on Texas conditions -- Other resources -- Economic conditions checklist -- Identifying legal rights and limitations -- Verifying ownership -- Identifying rights owned -- Endangered species -- Endangered species checklist -- Water and oil on the land -- Surface water -- Groundwater -- Development water supplies -- Water availability checklist -- Oil and gas -- Oil and gas production checklist -- Closing the deal and enhancing returns -- Property tax measures -- Conservation easements -- Environmental incentives -- The new risks of ownership.…”
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On Independence Creek : the story of a Texas ranch / by Chandler, Charlena, 1938-

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Common law, civil law, and colonial law : essays in comparative legal history from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries /

Table of Contents: “…Cecchinato -- Through a glass darkly : English common law seen through the lens of the Göttingische gelehrte anzeigen (Eighteenth Century) / Carsten Fischer -- Looking afresh at the French roots of continuous easements in English law / Ciara Kennefick -- Case law in Germany : the significance of Seuffert's Archiv / Clara Günzl -- Leone Levi (1821-1888) and the history of comparative commercial law / Annamaria Monti -- Radical title of the crown and aboriginal title : North America 1763, New South Wales 1788, and New Zealand 1840 / David V. …”
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Buying time for heritage : how to save an endangered historic property / by Howard, J. Myrick, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…Why historic preservation matters : making the case for historic preservation -- Real estate is the name of the game : why preservationists need to know and understand real estate -- Working with endangered properties : how Preservation North Carolina works with property -- Creative alternatives to acquisition : using others' money and time to do your work -- Going to the mat for a property : When purchase is the only alternative -- The architectural animal shelter : Marketing endangered properties -- Closing the deal while protecting the property : the delicate balance between the ideal and the achievable -- Doing the right thing and staying true to the building : finding a balance between purity and flexibility -- The functional nonprofit preservation organization : the need for a strong staff and a supportive board -- A case study : Armstrong Apartments in Gastonia : weaving targeted numerous tools and partners and keeping faith -- When success is elusive : dealing with disasters and near-misses -- Protection without ownership : using easements to protect properties that are not for sale -- How to deal with institutions : leveraging your knowledge and contacts to save institutional buildings -- Complex and challenging projects : Crafting a market for unusual properties -- Building relocation : victory or defeat? …”

Common law, civil law, and colonial law : essays in comparative legal history from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries /

Table of Contents: “…Cecchinato -- Through a glass darkly : English common law seen through the lens of the Göttingische gelehrte anzeigen (Eighteenth Century) / Carsten Fischer -- Looking afresh at the French roots of continuous easements in English law / Ciara Kennefick -- Case law in Germany : the significance of Seuffert's Archiv / Clara Günzl -- Leone Levi (1821-1888) and the history of comparative commercial law / Annamaria Monti -- Radical title of the crown and aboriginal title : North America 1763, New South Wales 1788, and New Zealand 1840 / David V. …”
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Land as a Human Right : a History of Land Law and Practice in Tanzania. by Rwegasira, Abdon

Table of Contents: “…Toward a New Hope: Shivji Commission and the Debate on Land Lawin TanzaniaThe Land Acts as the New Land Law of Tanzania; Chapter Three -- Land Delivery Systems:The Acquisition of Land; Land Allocation by the State; Land Acquisition by Purchase; Land Acquisition by Adverse Possession; Land Acquisition by Inheritance; Land Acquisition by Gift; Co-occupancy and Partition; Rights and Obligations of the Holder of a Right of Occupancy; Easement and Analogous Rights; Chapter Four -- Land Delivery Syetems: Dispositionof Land or Interests in Land; Land Transfer by Sale.…”
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Conservation catalysts : the academy as nature's agent /

Table of Contents: “…Meyer, and Dave Owen -- Landscape-scale conservation on the Serengeti / Robin Reid -- Conservation law initiatives in the West / Fred Cheever and Nancy McLaughlin -- The creation of coastal zone management in Victoria, Australia / Geoff Wescott -- Karukinka and the emerging private land conservation movement in Chile / Guillermo Donoso -- A proposal for conservation easements in Trinidad and Tobago / Karena Mahung -- Appendices: catalyzing conservation through the humanities -- A. …”
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No farms, no food : uniting farmers and environmentalists to save American agriculture / by Stuart, Donald D., 1943-

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Clients, consumers or citizens? : the privatisation of adult social care in England / by Hudson, Bob, 1945-

Table of Contents: “…Ethics and ethical care -- Commissioning ethical employment practice -- Action on pay -- Action on security -- Action on status -- Action on quality -- Action on regulation and legislation -- Commissioning for well-being -- Commissioning local and small -- Commissioning personally -- Boosting the commissioning role -- Chapter summary -- 8 COVID-19: the stress test of adult social care -- Introduction -- Deficiencies in funding and administration -- Fragility of provision -- Fragility in the care market -- Fragility in the voluntary sector -- Low policy salience -- Easement of statutory duties…”
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Land policies and their outcomes /

Table of Contents: “…Kenyon -- The economics of conservation easements / Andrew J. Plantinga -- Commentary / V. …”
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