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Vertical Consistency In The Climate Change Context, Susan M. Bradford
Vertical Consistency In The Climate Change Context, Susan M. Bradford
Golden Gate University Environmental Law Journal
This paper explores the role of general plan consistency in the context of climate change. As California’s statewide response to global warming continues to evolve, new statutory and regulatory requirements are changing the scope of local land use planning, both directly and indirectly. The San Diego case provides one example of how this changing legal framework has led to new kinds of land use conflicts over competing strategies for climate mitigation. The growing imperative for local governments to rethink land uses in response to climate change could signal a larger role for general plan consistency as a lever for enforcing …