| 来源类型 | Working Paper
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| 规范类型 | 论文
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| Implementing the Texas Coastal Exchange |
| Jim Blackburn
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| 发表日期 | 2017-09-13
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| 出版年 | 2017
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| 语种 | 英语
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| 概述 | The unfettered development of Houston's flood-prone areas undoubtedly magnified the tremendous damage caused by Hurricane Harvey, but zoning or other ... |
| 摘要 | The unfettered development of Houston's flood-prone areas undoubtedly magnified the tremendous damage caused by Hurricane Harvey, but zoning or other land use controls are unpopular on the Texas coast and are unlikely to be adopted as a result. With this in mind, the SSPEED Center at Rice University looked to innovation and the market system to find a creative solution to protect important natural, flood-prone areas from further development while generating income for landowners.
The authors propose the establishment of a Texas Coastal Exchange (TCX) — a trading clearinghouse where willing buyers and sellers enter into transactions involving the sale of ecological services. For instance, native prairies and wetlands still exist in the western and northwestern portions of Harris County. Such areas have an amazing natural capacity to absorb rainwater and store it in the soil. An eco-market-based approach could pay landowners to raise a “crop” of stored water.
The authors identify additional sources of income for landowners that could survive flooding, from traditional (cattle grazing) to untraditional (sequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide in soil), and lay out a plan for implementing the TCX.
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| 主题 | Public Policy
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| URL | https://www.bakerinstitute.org/research/implementing-texas-coastal-exchange/
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| 来源智库 | James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy (United States)
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| 资源类型 | 智库出版物
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| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/80112
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Jim Blackburn . Implementing the Texas Coastal Exchange. 2017.
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Blackburn-TCX-091317.pdf
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