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020			_a0833046098 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020			_a0833048244 (electronic bk.)
020			_a9780833046093 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020			_a9780833048240 (electronic bk.)
027			_aRAND/MG-816-RCA
035			_a(Sirsi) a524119
037			_c$37.00 _fpaperback
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050	0	0	_aQH76.5.C2 _bB25 2008
245	0	0	_aBalancing environment and development : _bcosts, revenues, and benefits of western Riverside County multiple species habitat conservation plan / _cLloyd Dixon ... [et al.].
264		1	_aSanta Monica, CA : _bRAND, _c2008.
300			_axxxviii, 232 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c26 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_a"RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment Program."
500			_a"This research was conducted under the auspices of the Transportation, Space, and Technology (TST) Program within RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment (ISE)"--Preface.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 225-232).
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Value of parcels already acquired by RCA -- Value of land required for the MSHCP reserve -- Financial implications of temporal acquisition strategies -- Costs of implementing the MSHCP and operating the reserve -- Projected revenue for RCA -- Additional local revenue options -- The MSHCP's effects on the permitting process for transportation and development projects -- Conclusion Appendix A: Specification and estimation of the land-value model -- Appendix B: Examples of simulated land-price paths -- Appendix C: Revenue sources for existing habitat-conservation plans -- Appendix D: Integrating funding for infrastructure construction and conservation -- Appendix E: The effect of the MSHCP on mobility in western Riverside County -- Appendix F: Future changes in the permitting process.
520			_aThe Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) is an ambitious effort to balance development and environmental concerns in an area of rapid urban growth. In return for setting up a 500,000-acre conservation reserve, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Game granted the county and cities in western Riverside County a 75-year "take" permit for endangered species. The take permit allows the cities and county to approve development projects outside the reserve that could negatively affect 146 sensitive plant and animal species. The plan is supposed to speed the frequently time-consuming and litigious process of permitting new highway and development projects while establishing an integrated conservation reserve rather than the patchwork of uncoordinated reserves that was so often the case in the past. The Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority (RCA) acquires land for and manages the reserve. This monograph examines the value of the land needed for the reserve, the financial consequences of acquiring the land over different periods of time, and the projected costs of operating the reserve. It compares projected costs and revenues and identifies potential funding sources to fill any resulting funding gap. It also examines the prospect for achieving the MSHCP's habitat-conservation goals and whether the MSHCP has, in fact, streamlined the permitting processes. Finally, it identifies issues that the RCA Board of Directors, RCA staff, and stakeholders should address to ensure the plan's success and the ongoing economic and ecological health of the county.
530			_aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
650		0	_aEndangered species _zCalifornia _zRiverside County _x Economic aspects.
650		0	_aHabitat conservation _zCalifornia _zRiverside County _x Economic aspects.
650		0	_aUrbanization _zCalifornia _zRiverside County _x Environmental aspects.
700	1		_aDixon, Lloyd S. _eauthor.
700	1		_aSorensen, Paul. _eauthor.
700	1		_aWachs, Martin. _eauthor.
700	1		_aCollins, Myles. _eauthor.
700	1		_aHanson, Mark, _d1966- _eauthor.
700	1		_aKofner, Aaron. _eauthor.
700	1		_aLight, Thomas. _eauthor.
700	1		_aMadsen, Michael. _eauthor.
700	1		_aMarsh, Lindell. _eauthor.
700	1		_aOverton, Adrian. _eauthor.
700	1		_aShatz, Howard J. _eauthor.
700	1		_aWeatherford, Brian. _eauthor.
710	2		_aTransportation, Space, and Technology Program (Rand Corporation)
710	2		_aRand Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment (Organization)
710	2		_aRand Corporation.
710	2		_aWestern Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority.
856	4	1	_yOnline Access _uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG816/
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