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Cities, Green Construction, And The Endangered Species Act, J.B. Ruhl
Cities, Green Construction, And The Endangered Species Act, J.B. Ruhl
Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications
The geographic footprint of cities--the space they occupy--is relatively small in comparison to their ecological footprint, which is measured in terms of impact on the sustainability of resources situated mostly outside of the urban realm. Ironically, the Endangered Species Act (ESA), though widely regarded as one of the most powerful environmental laws, has been and continues to be administered with respect to urbanized land masses primarily with the objective of managing their geographic footprints. This Article uses the example of "green construction" techniques to explore this disconnect between the macro-scale contribution of cities' ecological footprints to species endangerment and the …
Private Conservation Easements: A Record Of Achievements And The Challenges Ahead, Gerald Korngold
Private Conservation Easements: A Record Of Achievements And The Challenges Ahead, Gerald Korngold
Other Publications
Over the past 25 years, there has been a dramatic increase in the acquisition of conservation easements by nonprofit organizations. Privately held conservation easements, i.e., those held by nonprofits rather than governmental entities, have thus emerged as an important and growing tool for the preservation of natural and scenic features of the United States landscape.