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Title

New ground : the advent of local environmental law / John R. Nolon, editor.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : Environmental Law Institute, c2003.

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Additional Authors

• Environmental Law Institute.
• Nolon, John R.

Description

xxxvii, 411 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

"Local governments have adopted a host of environmental laws that establish new standards governing the use of the land. These are found in traditional land use laws, including zoning and subdivision regulations, as well as in regulations that protect particular environmental features such as ridgelines, wetlands, watersheds, scenic viewsheds, and waterbodies. This is a very recent movement, but one that has proceeded far enough to demonstrate the powerful role that local governments can play in the nation's efforts to protect natural resources and to maintain environmental quality. The advent of local environmental law challenges practitioners and academics to describe this new field and explain its relationship to traditional concepts of environmental and land use law. New Ground: The Advent of Local Environmental Law presents a collection of papers examining local environmental law and its strategic role in shaping an appropriate response to a new generation of environmental and land use challenges. Contributors are distinguished scholars and practitioners hwo have written casebooks and articles on land use and environmental law, served in federal, state, and local administrations or national bar and planning association committees, or prepared national treatises on the subject. Their papers were presented at a symposium hosted by Pace University School and co-sponsored by ELI. The book includes a detailed explanation of this developing field by the editor, the participants' papers, and their commentaries at the symposium"--Unedited summary from book cover.

Alternative Title

Local environmental law

Subject

• Environmental law > States
• Environmental law > United States
• Environmental policy > States
• Environmental policy > United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

In praise of parochialism : the advent of local environmental law / by John R. Nolon -- Will international agreements trump local environmental law? / by Vicki Been -- When federal initiatives fail / by Linda A. Malone -- Overcoming the preemption problem / by Philip Weinberg -- State enabling statutes that move beyond traditional zoning / by Patricia E. Salkin -- The potential role of local governments in watershed management / by A. Dan Tarlock -- How local environmental laws can further federal environmental goals / by Jonathan Z. Cannon -- Using local law to promote redevelopment of brownfields / by Donald W. Stever -- Protecting an aquifer : local authority and its limitations / by Jayne E. Daly -- The role of local environmental impact review / by Kathryn C. Plunkett -- Earning deference : reflections on the merger of environmental and land use law / by Michael Allan Wolf -- Lessons from The quiet revolution / by David L. Callies -- Learning from the past and looking toward the future / by James M. McElfish Jr.

ISBN

158576048x

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Harvard Library