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Death Of Dillon’S Rule: Local Autonomy To Control Land Use, John R. Nolon
Death Of Dillon’S Rule: Local Autonomy To Control Land Use, John R. Nolon
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
In order for municipal governments to promote sustainable and green development, create safe densities and open spaces in response to the pandemic, protect lives and property in areas vulnerable to natural disasters, and to manage climate change, they must be able to influence the development and preservation of privately owned land. For them to control the negative impacts of oil and gas facilities, they must find power to regulate matters that are typically the prerogative of state agencies. To legalize emerging renewable energy technologies, they must have authority to make them permitted uses in their zoning ordinances, and to innovate …
Land Use Strategies That Mitigate Climate Change, John R. Nolon
Land Use Strategies That Mitigate Climate Change, John R. Nolon
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
This article discusses techniques and strategies that municipal governments can employ to mitigate climate change, of which land use and municipal law lawyers should be aware.