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Alfred Light

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Environmental Law

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Get Smart To Go Green?, Alfred R. Light Sep 2012

Get Smart To Go Green?, Alfred R. Light

Alfred Light

This article critiques the LEED Neighborhood Development rating system. As presently constituted, LEED-ND is unlikely to succeed in the way other LEED rating systems have. The rating system ignores important aspects of the quality of life in modern American suburbia such as security and privacy. If the proponents of smart growth and the new urbanism are to attract ordinary Americans to their quest for traditional neighborhoods, they must incorporate standards that recognize such missing dimensions. The aesthetics of a traditional neighborhood may not be completely congruent with factors which encourage environmental sustainability. LEED-ND ignores technological innovation, such as the implications …


Beyond The Myth Of Everglades Settlement: The Need For A Sustainability Jurisprudence, Alfred R. Light Jan 2008

Beyond The Myth Of Everglades Settlement: The Need For A Sustainability Jurisprudence, Alfred R. Light

Alfred Light

No abstract provided.


The Waiter At The Party: A Parable Of Ecosystem Management In The Everglades, Alfred R. Light Oct 2006

The Waiter At The Party: A Parable Of Ecosystem Management In The Everglades, Alfred R. Light

Alfred Light

No abstract provided.


Of Square Pegs, Round Holes, And Recalcitrants Lying In The Weeds: Superfund's Legal Lessons For Everglades Restoration, Alfred R. Light Dec 2004

Of Square Pegs, Round Holes, And Recalcitrants Lying In The Weeds: Superfund's Legal Lessons For Everglades Restoration, Alfred R. Light

Alfred Light

No abstract provided.