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Land Use Law

2007

University of Washington School of Law

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Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing: Enforcing Land Use Restrictions On Land And Water Conservation Fund Parks, Michael J. Gelardi Aug 2007

Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing: Enforcing Land Use Restrictions On Land And Water Conservation Fund Parks, Michael J. Gelardi

Washington Law Review

Congress created the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) in 1965 to provide resources for states and federal agencies to acquire and develop land for public outdoor recreation. Over the past forty years, the LWCF has quietly become one of the most successful conservation programs in United States history. The federal government and states have used the LWCF to preserve unique landscapes for their natural beauty, scientific value, and wildlife habitat, as well as to encourage traditional recreational pursuits. The LWCF Act prohibits the conversion of LWCF-funded state and local parks to uses other than public outdoor recreation unless approved …


Land Use Regulation: The Weak Link In Environmental Protection, A. Dan Tarlock Aug 2007

Land Use Regulation: The Weak Link In Environmental Protection, A. Dan Tarlock

Washington Law Review

Professor William Rodgers is one of the handful of legal academics who have shaped and influenced environmental law since it was created out of whole cloth in the late 1960s. The staggering quantity, quality, breadth, and creativity of his scholarship are perhaps unrivaled among his peers. It is easy to criticize the gap between the environmental problems that society faces and the inadequate legal tools and institutions that we have created to confront them. Professor Rodgers has always been able to see both the deep flaws in environmental law and the possibilities for more responsive legal regimes.