Spring 2010 Newsletter
A free electronic newsletter brought to you by Pace University's
Land Use Law Center for Sustainable Development
and
Kheel Center on the Resolution of Environmental Interest Disputes
Gaining Ground Newsletter
Spring 2010
Top Articles
Land Use Law Update: Brooklyn Eminent Domain Leads Year’s Land Use Cases
Year in Review: 2009’s Most Significant Land Use Cases for Planners
Rising Tides – Changing Title: Walton County v. Stop the Beach Renourishment
Managing Climate Change Through Land Use: Creating the Human Infrastructure for Collaborative Decision-Making at the Local Level
Training & Events
Upcoming Training Programs CLE Programs Green & Sustainable Development: Networking & Other Events Corporation Counsel’s Recent Networking & Other Events Mayors’ Redevelopment |
Recent Training Programs DutchessCounty 1-Day Training & Certification Program Recent CLE Programs Update on NY State’s Fundamentals of Commercial Fundamentals of Financing |
News & Announcements
LULA Program Expands: Regional Land Use Class Graduates 34 Leaders
Majority of NY Communities Adopt Land Use Law Center Stormwater Management Law
Land Use Law Center Featured at American Planning Association Annual Conference
Routledge Publishing Group Issues Press Release on Nolon Climate ChangeWork
New Training Program: LULC Announces Sea Level Rise LULA Program
Land Use Law Center Expands Reach of its Land Use Leadership Alliance (LULA) Training Program
Gov. Patterson Appoints John R. Nolon to Council Charged with Preparing State Climate Action Plan
Kheel Center Attorney Featured on ACResolution Teleconference
Land Use Law Center Attorney Tapped to Speak at Sustainable Energy Conference
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Resources & Multimedia
Helpful Links Publications & Resources |
Related Organizations Pace Municipal Law Resource Center |
Related Groups Real Estate & Land Use Law Alumni Network |
Related Newsletters On The Ground Newsletter |
New Ordinances Added to our Gaining Ground Information Database
Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
Click here to view the list of exemplary TOD ordinances newly added to the Database. These 51 resources have joined the 35 ordinances on Transportation Efficient Development, Transportation & Land Use Planning, and Pedestrian Oriented Design already posted on our Database.
Coming Soon to the Database...
Green Buildings, Energy Efficiency & Alternative Energy
Our team of staff and students has worked hard to collect over 100 local regulations on these topics. Over 20 of these are abstracted and will be uploaded within the week, with the rest to be uploaded as soon as possible. Click here to view the list of municipal green building and energy regulations soon to be added to the Database.
Want us to list your program?
If you have an exemplary local policy or regulation that you want
us to consider posting on the Gaining Ground Database,
click here to let us know!
Featured Regional Event
End of the Petroleum Era: Greening Existing Buildings
With Stephen Tilly, Architect
Event held by the Federated Conservationists of Westchester
and Groundwork Hudson Valley