Land Use Law Center
for Sustainable Development
Established in 1993, the Land Use Law Center is dedicated to fostering the development of sustainable communities and regions through the promotion of innovative land use strategies and dispute resolution techniques. Through the work of its programs, centers, and institutes, the Land Use Law Center offers conferences, seminars, clinics, academic law school courses, continuing legal education programs, videos & podcasts, and publications and resources on contemporary land use, real estate, and environmental issues.
Click here to visit our Gaining Ground Information Database featuring a comprehensive collection of land use resources, including federal, state, and local ordinances; commentaries; research papers; and research aids.
For additional information on Resources and Programs click here.
For more information on the Land Use Law Center’s Land Use, Human Health, and Equity Project visit our Blog on GreenLaw.
22nd Annual Alfred B. DelBello Land Use and Sustainable Development Conference
The Land Use Law Center is pleased to announce the 22nd annual Alfred B. DelBello Land Use and Sustainable Development Conference. Scheduled for December 7 - 8, 2023, this year’s conference theme is Balancing Economic Realities with Environmental and Social Concerns.
As in previous years, the Land Use Law Center has been working on developing a conference program that will showcase innovative best practices in land use and sustainable development.
Additional highlights of the conference include:
- On Thursday, December 7th, the Center will be hosting the Founders Award Dinner.
- Featured sessions on comprehensive and environmental plans and tools, affordable green housing, takings law and case updates, ethics in law and planning, resiliency and energy and so much more.
- 30th Anniversary Celebration Reception.
Also, if your firm or company is interested, consider sponsoring! The conference provides an excellent opportunity to highlight your organization’s services and network with leaders in the field. Please click here to see the sponsorship opportunities.
For more information, please visit our conference page.
Governor Hocul Highlights Hudson Valley Regional Investments in FY 2024 Executive Budget
A shout-out to the Land Use Law Center from the Governor in a recent press conference.
Unexpected highlight on February 21, 2023:
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul showered praise on the Land Use Law Center for inspiring and guiding NYS and local communities with innovative land use strategies!
To watch the press conference in its entirety click here.
Click on the link below to listen to Professor Nolon explain how to use land use law to mitigate and adapt to climate change .
https://mediaspace.pace.edu/media/Distinguished+Lecture+Series+-+04-12-16/1_fi3o90z3/31792771
On behalf of the City of Newburgh Conservation Advisory Council (CAC), the Center completed a Green Infrastructure Guide. The guide directs CAC decision-making, recommending the use of natural processes to address stormwater and air quality impacts from development and is available by clicking here.
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A Law Student's Guide to Sustainable Development Law
Professor John Nolon’s new book, Protecting the Environment Through Land Use Law: Standing Ground, describes in detail how a greener planet and appropriate development can be achieved through zoning and other land use laws. It explains countless practical strategies that local governments are using as they continue their historical struggle to balance land development with natural resource conservation. Professor Nolon is the founder of, and Counsel to, the Law School’s Land Use Law Center and a professor at Pace. He has taught land use planning and policy at Yale for over 12 years. Standing Ground is published by the American Planning Association and American Planning Association and Environmental Law Institute and is his latest in a series of publications that define and describe a framework for sustainable development. Read more about this publication here.
Recent News
Professor Shelby Green appointed as Co-Counsel of the Land Use Law Center at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
October 5, 2021The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is pleased to announce that Professor Shelby Green has been appointed as co-counsel of the Land Use Law Center. The Land Use Law Center (“LULC”), established in 1993 by Distinguished...
Haub Law Announces Scholarship Endowment Gift from Law Firm Cassin & Cassin LLP
December 9, 2020Pace University's Elisabeth Haub School of Law today announced a scholarship endowment gift of $100,000 from Cassin & Cassin LLP, a law firm specializing in real estate, real estate finance, and private client matters. The endowment will be...
The Land Use Law Center proves that Dillon’s Rule is dead
September 21, 2020 • Jessica Dubuss, Director, Alumni CommunicationsThe Land Use Law Center has always had a unique and successful academic model and integral to that model is immersing students in the innovative work of the Center. Recently, Professor Nolon and a group of Haub Law students spent three semesters...