Original Instructions Governing Public Land Surveys of Iowa: A Guide to Their Use in Resurveys of Public Lands. Edited by J. S. Dodds, J. P. McKean, L. O. Stewart, and G. F. Tigges. (Ames, Iowa: Iowa Engineering Society, 1943. xiv + 565 pp. Maps.)

As opposed to international studies, Russian scientists apply multifactorial models with specific coefficients to determine the rent for public lands. This research analyses and summarises the existing theoretical and normative approaches to coefficient calculation covered by domestic literature. We examine two types of coefficients: permitted use of land (K) and categories of land users (K 1 ). Based on the property valuation theory (income and comparative approaches), we demonstrated problems and disadvantages of the methods currently used to determine K and K 1 coefficients. Then, using the economic contract theory, we identified market and non-market (hybrid and hierarchical) regulation mechanisms and distinguished K and K 1 coefficients. Institutional differences of these indicators were theoretically substantiated. As a result, we developed economic algorithms for calculating market (K) and regulatory (K 1 ) coefficients that take into account both types of permitted use of land (for K) and categories of land users (for K 1 ) by considering preferences and restrictions in the field. The elaborated methodology was tested by performing complex calculations, which allowed us to obtain the values of K and K 1 coefficients for 18 local councils located in Pervomaysky District of Altai Krai for 112 types of permitted use of land. Proposed methodological recommendations can be applied for developing municipal programmes in Russia and abroad to increase the effectiveness and transparency of public land rent.

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Improving institutional incentives for public land management: an econometric analysis of school trust land leases

Journal of Institutional Economics ◽

10.1017/s1744137405000123 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 193-215 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

MATTHEW H. BONDS ◽

JEFFREY J. POMPE

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Public Schools ◽

Public Lands ◽

The United States ◽

Institutional Arrangements ◽

Public Land ◽

Boards Of Education ◽

Public Land Management ◽

Conflicting Objectives ◽

School Trust

There is considerable interest in the proper management of public lands in the United States, but questions arise over what institutional arrangements may ensure proper land stewardship. Recently, the trust doctrine has been heralded as a way to motivate prudent decision making by land managers. School trust lands, which are managed to generate revenues for public schools, represent a long-standing example of the trust doctrine at work. We examine Mississippi school trust leases and show that the trustees, who are elected officials, maintain multiple conflicting objectives, which ultimately undermine the trust relationship. However, we find that a recent institutional change that made the Boards of Education (the fund recipients) the trustees, caused revenues to increase dramatically.

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Outdoor Programs for Veterans: Public Land Policies and Practices to Support Therapeutic Opportunities

Journal of Forestry ◽

10.1093/jofore/fvaa023 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 118 (5) ◽

pp. 534-547

Author(s):

Monika M Derrien ◽

Lee K Cerveny ◽

David G Havlick

Keyword(s):

Land Management ◽

Outdoor Recreation ◽

Scientific Evidence ◽

Public Lands ◽

Public Land ◽

Veterans Health ◽

Health Providers ◽

Outdoor Activity ◽

Public Land Management ◽

Outdoor Programs

Abstract Many veterans returning from military deployment experience stress- or trauma-related symptoms that make reintegration with civilian society difficult. Nature exposure and outdoor recreation can be important parts of alternative and complementary approaches to reduce symptoms and build on veterans’ pre-existing strengths. Multiple outdoor programs now exist for veterans; many of these occur on federal public lands and present a variety of needs, opportunities, and challenges. This paper relies on interviews (n = 36) with public land managers, program providers and participants, health professionals, and veterans to enhance understanding about outdoor programs for veterans (OPVs). We develop a typology of OPVs to help land managers understand current and potential programs, and then describe programs’ varying dimensions. We examine opportunities and challenges for land managers in their interactions with OPVs. Results inform policymakers and public officials interested in developing more effective institutional partnerships and programs that engage and serve veterans and their communities. Study Implications: With growing scientific evidence of the benefits of nature-based therapy, nature exposure, and outdoor recreation for veterans, programming for veterans on public lands has proliferated. Public land-management agencies vary in the extent to which they have systematically organized to provide opportunities for veterans, developed partnerships to support veterans’ health, and explicitly acknowledged agency roles in serving veterans. We describe seven types of outdoor programs for veterans (OPVs) that currently serve this population: supported outdoor activity; guided outdoor activity; retreat; outdoor job training; stewardship or service; horticulture, farming or gardening; and animal-assisted therapy. Each OPV type has different needs for infrastructure, outdoor spaces, and administrative or programmatic engagement. OPVs occurring on public lands typically involve one or more partner organizations, such as commercial outfitters and guides, health providers, veterans’ associations, foundations, corporations, and research institutions. There is potential for public land-management agencies to expand their role as institutional leaders in support of veterans’ health by facilitating the use of public lands as therapeutic landscapes. By enhancing new and existing relations with OPV providers, health providers, and other government agencies, public land agencies could expand benefits to veterans and spur broader societal benefits.

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Exploring Potential of Public Land Based Revenues to Finance City Infrastructure: An assessment using linear programming for Guntur Municipal Corporation

International Journal of Built Environment and Sustainability ◽

10.11113/ijbes.v8.n1.559 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 1-13

Author(s):

Prasanth Vardhan Puttaparthi ◽

Ayon Kumar Tarafdar ◽

Abdul Razak Mohamed

Keyword(s):

Linear Programming ◽

State Government ◽

Local Governments ◽

Programming Model ◽

Public Lands ◽

Urban Infrastructure ◽

Public Land ◽

Functional Domain ◽

Capital Investments ◽

Revenue Optimization

Municipalities are in search of exploring alternative own revenues to finance urban infrastructure investments in India. As compared to others, monetization of public land is within the functional domain of local governments subject to certain constraints. This study employs a linear programming model incorporating the constraints enforced by state government to assess the potentials of public lands for urban infrastructure capital investments. This approach is largely different from the existing literature, which does not determine the capacity of municipal public lands based on realized revenues. This investigation finds that certain proposed leasing strategies for Guntur Municipality under different simulations as done in this research have potentials to realize 240% more revenues compared to ‘business as usual’ scenario and hence, provide new policy insights for leasing public lands in a revenue optimization perspective. The framework adopted by this helps local governments to estimate the potentials of public lands and establish revenue targets.

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Tables and formulas for the use of U.S. surveyors and engineers on public land surveys, a supplement to the Manual of surveying instructions. Compiled under the direction of Fred Dennett.

10.5962/bhl.title.19948 ◽

1910 ◽

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

Public Land ◽

Public Land Surveys

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Public Land-Use Professionals' Perceptions of Agroforestry Applications in the South

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry ◽

10.1093/sjaf/20.3.162 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 162-168 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

F. Christian Zinkhan

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Survey Data ◽

Public Lands ◽

Agroforestry Systems ◽

Public Land ◽

Multidisciplinary Teams ◽

Economic Gain ◽

Extension Services ◽

Private And Public ◽

High Level

Abstract Based on survey data from 218 southern public land-use professionals, it was found that: (1) the most frequently noted reason for the creation of observed southern agroforestry systems was economic gain; (2) almost two-thirds reported that they would consider recommending some form of agroforestry in appropriate situations; (3) the most commonly supplied reason for rejecting the agroforestry option was the perceived high level of uncertainty associated with this unproven land use; and (4) despite their modest expectations about the level of adoption of agroforestry systems over the next decade on private and public lands, they agreed rather strongly that extension services should make a determined effort to encourage southern landowners to adopt agroforestry systems when appropriate. In order to help landowners realize the value of agroforestry systems' degree of flexibility, multidisciplinary teams of land-use professionals should provide periodic updates regarding factors that may influence profitable switches in output mixes. South. J. Appl. For. 20(3):162-168.

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