Linking Land Use with Climate Change and Sustainability Topped State Legislative Land Use Reform Agenda in 2008
37 Real Est. L. J. 336 (2009)
18 Pages Posted: 26 Jun 2014
Date Written: 2009
Abstract
Linking land use with climate change and sustainability topped state legislative land use reform agenda in 2008. The only discernible state land use reform trends in 2008 have focused primarily on themes surrounding sustainability. Many states pursued statutory reforms to address the strong linkages between land use and climate change, green development and affordable housing. Only one state, Michigan, focused on recodification of its planning and zoning enabling acts.
Note: Reprinted from The Real Estate Law Journal with the permission of West, A Thomson Reuters Company.
Keywords: land use reform, climate change legislation, sustainability, green buildings, renewable energy, environmental justice
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