Expanding cities present a sustainability challenge, as the uneven proliferation of hybrid
landscape types becomes a major feature of 21st century urbanization. To fully address this …

Climate change and exurban development pose challenges for water resources. This paper
examines the perceptions and adaptive responses to those stressors among stakeholders …

Diverse forms of conservation and development are transforming the material landscapes
and related livelihoods of communities in rural places around the world. While many studies …

Grazing lands supporting livestock production and nature conservation exemplify land
sharing conservation. In California, livestock producers own or manage a large portion of …

Food, water, and energy (FWE) policies often entail contentious tradeoffs. For example,
increasing food production may involve irrigation from riparian sources that may adversely …

Sarasota County, Florida's award-winning Sarasota 2050 plan established the county as a
leader in smart growth. The plan promotes a system of clustered development and open …

Legalization of cannabis has accelerated over the past decade, with more than a dozen US
states legalizing adult-use or “recreational” cannabis, dozens more permitting medical use …

This study explores how current flood management policy-making has been influenced by a
lack of accurate knowledge-and the substantial ambiguities that exist as an integral part of …

Abstract On California's Mediterranean rangelands, cattle ranching supports the
conservation of threatened and endangered species; however, ranchers are generally not …

This chapter examines the use of zoning in rural areas. It surveys the leading rural land use
strategies that use or interact with zoning, including agricultural zoning, urban growth …