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Water Disputes In The Middle East: An International Law Analysis Of The Israel-Jordan Peace Accord, Raed Mounir Fathallah 2018 Florida State University College of Law

Water Disputes In The Middle East: An International Law Analysis Of The Israel-Jordan Peace Accord, Raed Mounir Fathallah

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

This Article discusses the role of the Jordan River basin in the peace accord (Treaty) between the state of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. After reviewing past water disputes involving the Jordan River, the water allocation and management sections of the Treaty are compared with the Treaty's predecessor, the Main Plan. Even though it was never ratified, both Israel and Jordan tacitly conducted their respective water polices in accordance with the Main Plan. This discussion is followed by a comparison of the Treaty with the substantive and procedural requirements of the International Law Commission Draft Articles and other …


Analyzing Evidence Of Environmental Justice: A Suggestion For Professor Been, Colin Crawford 2018 Brooklyn Law School

Analyzing Evidence Of Environmental Justice: A Suggestion For Professor Been, Colin Crawford

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

This Article addresses the inherent prejudices in modern environmental policies and practices. Specifically, this Article discusses the continuing debate regarding the strength of the correlation between the location of hazardous waste facilities and an area's minority population. Professor Crawford urges his contemporaries, particularly Professor Vicki Been, to expand their evidentiary fields to include statistics of an area's standard of living in order to obtain an accurate analysis of the motives behind locating hazardous waste facilities in certain areas. The Article concludes with a case study of Noxubee County, Mississippi to demonstrate the effect of applying this expanded method of research.


Developing A Fair Share Housing Policy For Florida, Charles E. Connerly, Marc Smith 2018 Florida State University

Developing A Fair Share Housing Policy For Florida, Charles E. Connerly, Marc Smith

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

This Article focuses on the prevalent problem of increasing concentrations of poverty in the inner city and social isolation of inner-city residents in major American cities caused by the mass exodus of middle class, working residents to the suburbs. The Article advocates the implementation of fair share housing programs to remedy these problems of socioeconomic isolation. Specifically, the Article argues that Florida has an optimal statutory scheme to easily introduce such a program. The Article gives a description of fair share programs, including federal efforts toward fair share housing and the state programs of California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and …


Indian Fishing Rights: A Lost Opportunity For Ecosystem Management, Martin H. Belsky 2018 University of Tulsa College of Law

Indian Fishing Rights: A Lost Opportunity For Ecosystem Management, Martin H. Belsky

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

This Article targets the problem of depletion of salmon and steelhead fisheries in the Northwest United States. The Article provides a brief overview of the Sohappy v. Smith and United States v. Washington decisions, which promoted regulation and conservation of these fisheries. Next, the Article discusses the Ecosystem Management Model, which these courts declined to adopt. Additionally, a description of the legislative measures taken in response to these two cases is provided. The Article concludes that adoption of an ecosystem management approach to fisheries management is essential to the future well-being of the fisheries in the Northwest United States.


The Location And Community Demographics Of Targeted Environmental Hazardous Sites In Florida, Richard D. Gragg III, Ronald A. Christaldi, Stephen Leong, Marc Cooper 2018 Florida A & M University

The Location And Community Demographics Of Targeted Environmental Hazardous Sites In Florida, Richard D. Gragg Iii, Ronald A. Christaldi, Stephen Leong, Marc Cooper

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

This Article focuses on the Florida Environmental Equity and Justice Commission's report concerning whether environmental hazards are disproportionately located in minority and low income communities in Florida. The Article provides a comprehensive background of the environmental justice movement in the United States and in Florida. Next, it describes the Commission's study and discusses the methodology that the Commission used for its proximity and demographic analysis. The Article finds that targeted environmental waste sites are disproportionately located near minority and low income communities and suggests the next step in examining environmental justice problems in Florida. Finally, the Article provides comprehensive graphs …


Book Review: Dying From Dioxin: A Citizen's Guide To Reclaiming Our Health And Rebuilding Democracy, Ronald A. Christaldi 2018 Florida State University College of Law

Book Review: Dying From Dioxin: A Citizen's Guide To Reclaiming Our Health And Rebuilding Democracy, Ronald A. Christaldi

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

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Adding A Statutory Stick To The Bundle Of Rights: Florida's Ability To Regulate Wetlands Under Current Takings Jurisprudence And The Private Property Rights Protection Act Of 1995, Tirso M. Carreja, Jr. 2018 Florida State University College of Law

Adding A Statutory Stick To The Bundle Of Rights: Florida's Ability To Regulate Wetlands Under Current Takings Jurisprudence And The Private Property Rights Protection Act Of 1995, Tirso M. Carreja, Jr.

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

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Drawing The Lines In The Shifting Sands Of Cape Canaveral: Why Common Beach Erosion Should Not Yield A Compensable Taking Under The Fifth Amendment, Jeremy N. Jungreis 2018 Florida State University College of Law

Drawing The Lines In The Shifting Sands Of Cape Canaveral: Why Common Beach Erosion Should Not Yield A Compensable Taking Under The Fifth Amendment, Jeremy N. Jungreis

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

No abstract provided.


The Best Laid Plans: The Rise And Fall Of Growth Management In Florida, Mary Dawson 2018 Florida State University College of Law

The Best Laid Plans: The Rise And Fall Of Growth Management In Florida, Mary Dawson

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

No abstract provided.


Fear And Loathing About The Public Right To Know: The Surprising Success Of The Emergency Planning And Community Right-To-Know Act, Sidney M. Wolf 2018 University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Fear And Loathing About The Public Right To Know: The Surprising Success Of The Emergency Planning And Community Right-To-Know Act, Sidney M. Wolf

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

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Balancing Community Needs Against Individual Desires, Heather Fisher Lindsay 2018 Florida State University College of Law

Balancing Community Needs Against Individual Desires, Heather Fisher Lindsay

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

No abstract provided.


Stemming The Tide: A Plea For New Exotic Species Legislation, Steven A. Wade 2018 Florida State University College of Law

Stemming The Tide: A Plea For New Exotic Species Legislation, Steven A. Wade

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

No abstract provided.


The Wolf In North America: Defining International Ecosystems Vs. Defining International Boundaries, Kevin J. Madonna 2018 Florida State University College of Law

The Wolf In North America: Defining International Ecosystems Vs. Defining International Boundaries, Kevin J. Madonna

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

No abstract provided.


Will Florida's New Net Ban Sink Or Swim?: Exploring The Constitutional Challenges To State Marine Fishery Restrictions, Alexandra M. Renard 2018 Florida State University College of Law

Will Florida's New Net Ban Sink Or Swim?: Exploring The Constitutional Challenges To State Marine Fishery Restrictions, Alexandra M. Renard

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

No abstract provided.


Commercial Hazardous Waste Projects In Indian Country: An Opportunity For Tribal Economic Development Through Land Use Planning, Robert Sitkowski 2018 Florida State University College of Law

Commercial Hazardous Waste Projects In Indian Country: An Opportunity For Tribal Economic Development Through Land Use Planning, Robert Sitkowski

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

No abstract provided.


Alteration Of Wildlife Habitat As Prohibited Under The Endangered Species Act, Steven G. Davison 2018 University of Baltimore School of Law

Alteration Of Wildlife Habitat As Prohibited Under The Endangered Species Act, Steven G. Davison

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

No abstract provided.


Cleanup Of National Priorities List Sites, Functional Equivalence And The Nepa Environmental Impact Statement, Howard Geneslaw 2018 Florida State University College of Law

Cleanup Of National Priorities List Sites, Functional Equivalence And The Nepa Environmental Impact Statement, Howard Geneslaw

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

No abstract provided.


The Ripeness Doctrine Of The Taking Clause: A Survey Of Decisions Showing Just How Far Federal Courts Will Go To Avoid Adjudicating Land Use Cases, Gregory Overstreet 2018 Florida State University College of Law

The Ripeness Doctrine Of The Taking Clause: A Survey Of Decisions Showing Just How Far Federal Courts Will Go To Avoid Adjudicating Land Use Cases, Gregory Overstreet

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

No abstract provided.


Zoning: A Reply To Critics, Bradley C. Karkkainen 2018 Florida State University College of Law

Zoning: A Reply To Critics, Bradley C. Karkkainen

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

No abstract provided.


Everglades Restoration: A Constitutional Takings Analysis, Sharon S. Tisher 2018 University of Maine

Everglades Restoration: A Constitutional Takings Analysis, Sharon S. Tisher

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

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