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Global Cities And The Governance Of Climate Change: What Is The Role Of Law In Cities?, Heike Schroeder, Harriet Bulkeley Jan 2009

Global Cities And The Governance Of Climate Change: What Is The Role Of Law In Cities?, Heike Schroeder, Harriet Bulkeley

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Article examines how global cities are governing climate change. Part I of this Article provides an overview of the national and international contexts of urban climate governance focusing on the United Kingdom and the United States. Parts II and III analyze London and Los Angeles, respectively, as examples of global cities. They provide a thorough examination of climate change policies and actions in these two cities, based on approximately thirty in-depth interviews with government, business and civil society representatives during 2007-08, as well as official documents and grey literature. Part IV then examines the modes of governance to understand …


Cities And Accessibility: The Potential For Carbon Reductions And The Need For National Leadership, Keith Bartholomew Jan 2009

Cities And Accessibility: The Potential For Carbon Reductions And The Need For National Leadership, Keith Bartholomew

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This article begins by outlining the elements that should be included in the framework for understanding how people interact with their built environments. Part II describes how the framework might be made operational through the use of an emerging technique called land-use transportation scenario planning. Part III assesses how well land-use transportation scenario planning fits within the dictates and limits of U.S. transportation law. The analysis ultimately reveals that it holds substantial promise as a tool that could lead to meaningful cuts in carbon emissions.


The City And International Law: In Pursuit Of Sustainable Development, Ileana M. Porras Jan 2009

The City And International Law: In Pursuit Of Sustainable Development, Ileana M. Porras

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This article argues that the internationalization of cities and the localization of sustainable development have combined to turn cities into the international loci of sustainable development. The author contends that while it is positive that cities are willing to engage in addressing sustainable development and climate change, there are dangers in allowing cities to take on the primary function of defining sustainable development. Problems caused by privatization of city services and the tendency of cities to consider local interests primary in engaging in the trade-offs required by sustainable development are discussed. Finally, the author concludes that sustainable development requires a …


A Tale Of Two Greenways: A Comparative Study Of Greenway Projects, Gabrielle Markeson Jan 2007

A Tale Of Two Greenways: A Comparative Study Of Greenway Projects, Gabrielle Markeson

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Comment discusses the recent trend in urban planning which places an emphasis on creating smart growth communities, which encourage mixed land use, alternative modes of transportation, and incorporating green space in development to combat urban sprawl. Smart growth communities often offer greenways, which encompass a broad range of green space including open space along rivers and streams, natural or landscaped courses for pedestrian or bicycle passage, open space connectors for parks, and linear parks designated as parkways, among others. The Comment discusses the environmental, economic, and health benefits of greenways. While greenways have become desirable, many communities aren't successful …


Challenge Of Environmental Justice, The, Sheila R. Foster Jan 2004

Challenge Of Environmental Justice, The, Sheila R. Foster

Faculty Scholarship

The residents of Camden, New Jersey do not live in a bustling city as do residents living across the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Instead, Camden's largely minority population lives in an environmentally and economically devastated neighborhood replete with two Superfund sites. Garbage incinerators, sewage treatment plants and polluting factories have been placed in Camden because the poor have historically been less likely to protest than wealthier communities. In 1997, concerned Camden residents formed the South Camden Citizens in Action ( SCCA ) association to confront the continued encroachment by polluting factories and sewage treatment centers threatening their lives and …


It Takes A Region , Angela Glover Blackwell Jan 2003

It Takes A Region , Angela Glover Blackwell

Fordham Urban Law Journal

Suburbanization and sprawl present new issues and challenges of regional inequity and equal opportunity. As awareness of the effects of the impacts of uneven and unhealthy development patterns grow, the debate for dealing with the fallout of sprawl is being taken up and policy agenda is emerging to address smart growth. With the emergence of the region rather than the city as the dominant economic and social geographic unit and key policy changes, the article propounds that the mistakes of the past fifty years can be reversed and regional equity achieved. The article makes it clear that life changes are …


The International Significance Of An Instance Of Urban Environmental Inequity In Tijauna, Mexico , Tseming Yang Jan 2003

The International Significance Of An Instance Of Urban Environmental Inequity In Tijauna, Mexico , Tseming Yang

Fordham Urban Law Journal

Environmental equity problems are not exclusive to any one nation. With a lack of regulations, communities of color and poor, and the prevalence of social marginalization, issues of environmental inequality may occur even more vividly in countries with this climate. In Tijuana, Mexico, Metales y Derivados, an abandoned lead smelter, left its surrounding community, Colonia Cilpancingo, with a litany of health related issues and a hunt for justice from its failure to act with appropriate environmental stewardship. Having gained attention in the international news and exposing a failure of regulatory policies and transnational exploitation, Metales is an example of the …


Environmental Justice In An Era Of Devolved Collaboration , Sheila R. Foster Jan 2002

Environmental Justice In An Era Of Devolved Collaboration , Sheila R. Foster

Faculty Scholarship

Environmental decision-making is undergoing a profound shift. Traditional forums and processes are being displaced by mechanisms emphasizing local, "place-based" decision-making. These emerging decision-making mechanisms are orchestrated through collaborative processes featuring stakeholders from both the public and private sectors. This transformation is evident in a number of recent governmental initiatives, including those by the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"), most notably its Community-Based Environmental Protection ("CBEP") initiative. Other federal agencies, particularly those with land or species management responsibilities, have similarly advocated a greater role for local decision-makers and collaborative problem-solving. This Article examines the points of convergence and divergence between devolved collaboration …


More Trees Please: Utilizing Natural Resources In The Urban Environmental Management Of New York City, Vivian D. Encarnacion Jan 1999

More Trees Please: Utilizing Natural Resources In The Urban Environmental Management Of New York City, Vivian D. Encarnacion

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Article discusses the impact of urban development on trees. It discusses the importance of having trees in urban neighborhoods by increasing property value and highly benefiting the ecological system. It also discusses alternative policies that other cities have implemented to deal with the impact of development on the environment. Finally, the Article proposes various solutions to the problems faced by New York City specifically, arguing that the city should adopt a comprehensive urban forestry program that would asses the current status of the urban forest, evaluate the environmental impact of development, and protect tree and landscaping ordinances.


Justice From The Ground Up: Distributive Inequities, Grassroots Resistance, And The Transformative Politics Of The Environmental Justice Movement, Sheila R. Foster Jan 1998

Justice From The Ground Up: Distributive Inequities, Grassroots Resistance, And The Transformative Politics Of The Environmental Justice Movement, Sheila R. Foster

Faculty Scholarship

In this Article, Professor Foster examines the environmental justice movement from the "ground up"-from the perspective of the predominantly poor, African-American residents of Chester, Pennsylvania who attempted to stop the clustering of waste facilities in their community. From this perspective, Professor Foster evaluates the manner in which the phenomenon of environmental injustice is framed, the efficacy of reforms in environmental decision-making processes, and the strategies and possibilities of grass roots efforts in achieving environmental justice. She argues that the distributive paradigm that often frames discussions of environmental injustice obscures the mechanisms and processes underlying inequitable outcomes, thwarting a full understanding …


Caveat Emptor Is Alive And Well And Living In New Jersey: A New Disclosure Statue Inadequately Protects Residential Buyers, Robert H. Shisler Jan 1997

Caveat Emptor Is Alive And Well And Living In New Jersey: A New Disclosure Statue Inadequately Protects Residential Buyers, Robert H. Shisler

Fordham Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.


Externalization Of Federal Public Policy Costs: The Endangered Species Act, Bill Thomas Jan 1997

Externalization Of Federal Public Policy Costs: The Endangered Species Act, Bill Thomas

Fordham Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.


Summum Malum: Ruminations On The Most Compelling Global Environmental Threat At The Brink Of The 21st Century, Robert F. Blomquist Jan 1997

Summum Malum: Ruminations On The Most Compelling Global Environmental Threat At The Brink Of The 21st Century, Robert F. Blomquist

Fordham Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.


Accoundting For Sustainable Development, Daniel H. Cole Jan 1997

Accoundting For Sustainable Development, Daniel H. Cole

Fordham Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.


Respecting Sovereignty, Royal C. Gardner Jan 1997

Respecting Sovereignty, Royal C. Gardner

Fordham Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.


Meaning Is In The Eye Of The Beholder: Bmw V. Gore And Its Potential Impact On Toxic Tort Actions Brought Under State Common Law, Andrew M. Moskowitz Jan 1997

Meaning Is In The Eye Of The Beholder: Bmw V. Gore And Its Potential Impact On Toxic Tort Actions Brought Under State Common Law, Andrew M. Moskowitz

Fordham Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.


Aba Manual For Complex Insurance Coverage Litigations: A Presecription For Efficient, Cost Effective And Manageable Litigation: A Reply, John D. Shugrue, Donald W. Brown, John G. Buchanan Iii, R. Brooke Jackson Jan 1997

Aba Manual For Complex Insurance Coverage Litigations: A Presecription For Efficient, Cost Effective And Manageable Litigation: A Reply, John D. Shugrue, Donald W. Brown, John G. Buchanan Iii, R. Brooke Jackson

Fordham Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.


Changing The Face Of Environmentalism, Ronald J. Rychlak Jan 1997

Changing The Face Of Environmentalism, Ronald J. Rychlak

Fordham Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.


Stepping Up To The Global Environmental Challenge, Daniel C. Esty Jan 1997

Stepping Up To The Global Environmental Challenge, Daniel C. Esty

Fordham Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.


Who's Minding The Schools: Towards Least Toxic Methods Of Pest Control In Our Nation's Schools, Valerie Watnick Jan 1997

Who's Minding The Schools: Towards Least Toxic Methods Of Pest Control In Our Nation's Schools, Valerie Watnick

Fordham Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.


Space Suits, Lab Coats, Business Suits, And Tie-Dyes, Joe Knollenberg Jan 1997

Space Suits, Lab Coats, Business Suits, And Tie-Dyes, Joe Knollenberg

Fordham Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.


Public Participation In Bronfield Remediation Systems: Putting The Community Back On The (Zoning) Map, Patrick J. Skelley Ii Jan 1997

Public Participation In Bronfield Remediation Systems: Putting The Community Back On The (Zoning) Map, Patrick J. Skelley Ii

Fordham Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Dredging Crisis In New York Harbor: Present And Future Problems, Present And Future Solutions, Gerard C. Keegan Jr Jan 1997

The Dredging Crisis In New York Harbor: Present And Future Problems, Present And Future Solutions, Gerard C. Keegan Jr

Fordham Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.


Kights At The Roundtable: Public Participation Joins The Battle To Clean-Up Cold War Waste, Eileen Gay Jones Jan 1997

Kights At The Roundtable: Public Participation Joins The Battle To Clean-Up Cold War Waste, Eileen Gay Jones

Fordham Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.


The United States, China & The Basel Convention On The Transboundary Movements Of Hazaroud Wastes And Their Disposal, Mark Bradford Jan 1997

The United States, China & The Basel Convention On The Transboundary Movements Of Hazaroud Wastes And Their Disposal, Mark Bradford

Fordham Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.


Protecting Abyssal Species In The Law Of The Sea, Ludwik A. Teclaff Jan 1997

Protecting Abyssal Species In The Law Of The Sea, Ludwik A. Teclaff

Fordham Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument And The Antiquites Act, Ann E. Halden Jan 1997

The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument And The Antiquites Act, Ann E. Halden

Fordham Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.


Waiting For Uncle Sam To Buy The Farm…Forest, Or Wetland? A Call For New Emphasis On State And Local Land Use Controls In Natural Resource Protection, John M. Vandlik Jan 1997

Waiting For Uncle Sam To Buy The Farm…Forest, Or Wetland? A Call For New Emphasis On State And Local Land Use Controls In Natural Resource Protection, John M. Vandlik

Fordham Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.


Preservation Verus Private Rights: Mining In The National Parks And Forests, Glenn G. Kizer, Dean K. Hunt Jan 1997

Preservation Verus Private Rights: Mining In The National Parks And Forests, Glenn G. Kizer, Dean K. Hunt

Fordham Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.


Surverying The Wreckage: Lessons From The 104th Congress, Victor M. Sher Jan 1997

Surverying The Wreckage: Lessons From The 104th Congress, Victor M. Sher

Fordham Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.