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2009

Sustainable development

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It's Time: Petroleum Policy Change For Sustainable Development In The Australian Offshore Upstream Petroleum Sector, Tina Hunter Jan 2009

It's Time: Petroleum Policy Change For Sustainable Development In The Australian Offshore Upstream Petroleum Sector, Tina Hunter

Tina Hunter

This paper argues that Australia’s present petroleum policy does not encourage the sustainable development of State-owned offshore petroleum resources. It outlines the development of Australia's petroleum policy, highlighting the current commercial policy focus on international competitiveness, which fails to contribute to the sustainable development of the petroleum resources for present and future generations. In order to generate policy options for Australia to encourage sustainable development of its petroleum resources, this paper examines the petroleum policy framework of Norway, which is viewed as an example of best practice in the sustainable development of petroleum resources for the benefit of present and …


Progress Toward Sustainability: A Report Card And A Recommended Agenda, John Dernbach Dec 2008

Progress Toward Sustainability: A Report Card And A Recommended Agenda, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

No abstract provided.


Should Owners And Developers Of Low-Performance Buildings Pay Impact Or Mitigation Fees To Finance Green Building Incentive Programs And Other Sustainable Development Initiatives?, Carl J. Circo Dec 2008

Should Owners And Developers Of Low-Performance Buildings Pay Impact Or Mitigation Fees To Finance Green Building Incentive Programs And Other Sustainable Development Initiatives?, Carl J. Circo

Carl J. Circo

As more states and local governments decide to offer green building incentives and other programs to offset the impact of land uses that do not meet sustainable development standards, they must decide how to fund or offset the costs of their programs. This Article argues that developer fees should be used more ambitiously to help finance the most progressive sustainability objectives, and it examines the legal limits that apply to developer funding devices for sustainability, such as sustainability impact and mitigation fees. The U.S. Supreme Court’s land use exactions opinions do not provide meaningful guidance concerning the constitutionality of monetary …