Land use changes matter because different types of surface strongly affect the atmospheric distribution of the Sun's energy.

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For example, a city might want to amend the zoning ordinance that applies to the area in which your property is situated in order to allow a parcel of land in that area to have a different use than the surrounding district (such as adding commercial real estate to a residential area).

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That variable is called the indirect land use charge, and the U.S. and Europe are coming up with very different answers for it.

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The activity will provide various approaches by different experiences of relevant actors on these topics, in order to generate debate to identify problems related to land use and agreed conclusions and recommendations to generate basic guidelines sustainable over time.

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