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Slides: Groundwater Declines, Climate Change And Approaches To Adaptation, Katharine Jacobs
Slides: Groundwater Declines, Climate Change And Approaches To Adaptation, Katharine Jacobs
Western Water Law, Policy and Management: Ripples, Currents, and New Channels for Inquiry (Martz Summer Conference, June 3-5)
Presenter: Katharine Jacobs, Director of the Arizona Water Institute, University of Arizona
37 slides
The Land Use Planning, Water Resources And Climate Change Adaptation Connection: Challenges And Opportunities, Bobbie Klein, Douglas S. Kenney
The Land Use Planning, Water Resources And Climate Change Adaptation Connection: Challenges And Opportunities, Bobbie Klein, Douglas S. Kenney
Books, Reports, and Studies
[15] p. ; 28 cm
The Genesis Of Portland's Forest Park : Evolution Of An Urban Wilderness, Elizabeth M. Provost
The Genesis Of Portland's Forest Park : Evolution Of An Urban Wilderness, Elizabeth M. Provost
Dissertations and Theses
Portland, Oregon, is steward to a 5,126 acre wilderness park called Forest Park. The park's size and proximity to downtown make it a dominate feature of Portland's skyline. Despite its urban location the park provides respite from city life with its seventy miles of trails, which wind through stands of Douglas fir, western red cedar, and western hemlock. Portland citizens enjoy this easy access to nature as well as the park's health and environmental benefits.
Ripe Standing Vines And The Jurisprudential Tasting Of Matured Legal Wines – And Law & Bananas: Property And Public Choice In The Permitting Process, Donald J. Kochan
Ripe Standing Vines And The Jurisprudential Tasting Of Matured Legal Wines – And Law & Bananas: Property And Public Choice In The Permitting Process, Donald J. Kochan
Donald J. Kochan
From produce to wine, we only consume things when they are ready. The courts are no different. That concept of “readiness” is how courts address cases and controversies as well. Justiciability doctrines, particularly ripeness, have a particularly important role in takings challenges to permitting decisions. The courts largely hold that a single permit denial does not give them enough information to evaluate whether the denial is in violation of law. As a result of this jurisprudential reality, regulators with discretion have an incentive to use their power to extract rents from those that need their permission. Non-justiciability of permit denials …