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The "Publicization" Of Private Space, Sarah Schindler
The "Publicization" Of Private Space, Sarah Schindler
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
Recently, many urban areas have moved away from the creation of publicly owned open spaces and toward privately owned public open spaces, or “POPOS.” These POPOS take many forms: concrete plazas that separate a building from the sidewalk; glass-windowed atriums in downtown office buildings; rooftop terraces and gardens; and grass-covered spaces that appear to be traditional parks. This Article considers the nature of POPOS and examines whether they live up to expectations about the role that public space should play and the value it should provide to communities. This analysis is especially important because in embracing POPOS, cities have made …
Food Federalism: States, Local Governments, And The Fight For Food Sovereignty, Sarah Schindler
Food Federalism: States, Local Governments, And The Fight For Food Sovereignty, Sarah Schindler
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
Recently, a number of states have sought to withdraw or restrain local power. In this Article, which is part of the “Re-Thinking State Relevance” symposium hosted by the Ohio State Law Journal, I write about a state taking the opposite approach, and attempting to affirmatively endow its local governments with additional powers. The state is Maine, and the context is control over local food production and sales. This Article begins by addressing the emergence of the sustainable local foods movement broadly, and reasons for the growth of this movement. It then focuses more pointedly on the food sovereignty movement, considering …