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 LandUseProfBloghttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes A response from Bill Fischel on school district consolidation, and a query on why special districts continue to fascinate scholars tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0192aa19e5c6970d 2013-05-19T15:23:23-07:00 2013-05-19T22:25:45Z 2013-05-19T22:23:23Z I was delighted over the weekend to see a response from Bill Fischel (Dartmouth) on my blog post series about local government units. Bill is undoubtedly well known to many readers of this blog for his work on land use... landuseprof Edwards on the Paradoxes of Restitution tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0191024a9834970c 2013-05-18T19:26:35-07:00 2013-05-19T02:26:35Z 2013-05-19T02:26:35Z Mark Edwards (William Mitchell) has posted The Paradoxes of Restitution, forthcoming in the West Virginia Law Review. The abstract: Restitution following mass dispossession is often considered both ideal and impossible. Why? This article identifies two previously unnamed paradoxes that undermine... landuseprof Comparative Land Use History Politics Property Property Rights Remedies Scholarship Stern on State Legislative Checks and Judicial Takings tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0191024a6e82970c 2013-05-18T18:59:05-07:00 2013-05-19T01:59:05Z 2013-05-19T01:59:05Z Here's another recently-posted paper from Stephanie Stern (Chicago-Kent): Protecting Property Through Politics: State Legislative Checks and Judicial Takings, forthcoming in the Minnesota Law Review. The abstract: In the 2010 Supreme Court case Stop the Beach Renourishment v. Florida Department of... landuseprof Caselaw Constitutional Law Eminent Domain Judicial Review Politics Property Rights Property Theory Scholarship State Government Supreme Court Takings Solving last week’s local government decentralization riddle: school districts massively consolidated, special districts exploded, and counties and city governments stayed about the same tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eeaef4cd6970d 2013-05-08T13:44:45-07:00 2013-05-08T20:44:45Z 2013-05-08T20:44:45Z Last week I posted about some curious U.S. Census data I found that appeared to indicate that the number of local government units had shrunk by 42 percent since 1942, a trend that would seemingly buck conventional beliefs that local... landuseprof Professors' Corner May 8--Commercial Leasing tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901be7dbab970b 2013-05-07T08:27:12-07:00 2013-05-07T15:27:12Z 2013-05-07T15:27:12Z As many of you know, the ABA hosts a free "Professors' Corner" teleconference each month, where we have the chance to discuss recent cases and hot topics with scholars and practitioners. Courtesy of Julie Forrester, here is the info on... landuseprof Caselaw Conferences Scholarship Could it be that American local governments are actually more centralized than they were a generation ago? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef019101c3b46b970c 2013-05-03T10:07:28-07:00 2013-05-03T17:11:52Z 2013-05-03T17:07:28Z When I teach State & Local Government Law, one of the narratives of the course is jurisdictional fragmentation—what scholars call “decentralization”—of local governmental authority. To support this claim, I like to bring out the U.S. Census data on local governments,... landuseprof How to Manage Smart Decline: Should We Demolish Vacant Buildings? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901b9acf4b970b 2013-05-01T09:28:00-07:00 2013-05-01T16:28:00Z 2013-05-01T16:28:00Z I stumbled across a recent artcle in Applied Geography that I think may be of interest to our readers. I got even more excited when I realized the piece was from colleagues in SUNY Buffalo's Geography Department. Amy Frazier, Sharmistha... landuseprof Community Design Crime Density Downtown Environmental Justice Housing Local Government New Urbanism Planning Scholarship Smart Growth Urbanism Land Use Prof bloggers unite! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901bb02e98970b 2013-04-29T11:15:34-07:00 2013-04-29T18:15:34Z 2013-04-29T18:15:34Z The five current Land Use Prof bloggers were in Minneapolis this weekend for the ALPS conference. A photo was taken to commemmorate this rare event, reproduced for our faithful readership below: From left-to-right: Ken Stahl, Jim Kelly, Matt Festa, Jessie... landuseprof Climate and Land Use Program Officer position - David and Lucile Packard Foundation tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef019101a5efee970c 2013-04-29T11:07:54-07:00 2013-04-29T18:17:33Z 2013-04-29T18:07:54Z I saw a post today for a Climate and Land Use Program Officer position at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation that I thought might be of interest to some readers. More details here. Stephen R. Miller landuseprof Call For Papers: Green Urban Infrastructure and Climate Adaptation tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017d43241d29970c 2013-04-29T10:33:00-07:00 2013-04-29T17:33:00Z 2013-04-29T17:33:00Z The Journal of Landscape and Urban Planning has announced a call for papers for a special issue. Abstracts are due May 10th with papers to follow at a later date. Description is below with details on their website. The ‘green... landuseprof Scholarship Live Blogging ALPS: Session V (The Evolution of Takings) tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eea9f0819970d 2013-04-27T08:49:04-07:00 2013-04-27T15:49:04Z 2013-04-27T15:49:04Z Day two of ALPS is starting off with a bang. It was pretty hard to choose among panels this morning, but I just can't resist a discussion of takings. Steve Eagle of George Mason presented The Ptolemaic Evolution of Penn... landuseprof Live Blogging ALPS: Session III (Constrains on and Structures for Land Use, Sale, and Development) tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017d43252b50970c 2013-04-26T14:23:37-07:00 2013-04-26T21:23:37Z 2013-04-26T21:23:37Z With so many sessions going on simultaneously, I don't always get to see my co-bloggers present their work. BUT I was lucky enough to hear about Matt Festa's current project as well as listen to a couple of talks on... landuseprof Live Blogging ALPS: Carol Rose on Property Futures tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eea98e6af970d 2013-04-26T12:17:44-07:00 2013-04-26T19:18:55Z 2013-04-26T19:17:44Z The Association of Law, Property, and Society has presented its annual award to Carol Rose. She is being recognized for both her scholarship and her mentorship -- two areas where she has unquestionably excelled. Like many property and land use... landuseprof Hey Hey Hey The Gangs All Here! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901b9a6b3a970b 2013-04-26T08:48:51-07:00 2013-04-26T15:48:51Z 2013-04-26T15:48:51Z I just looked around and realized that all of us land use bloggers are in Minnesota at ALPS Annual Meeting (Association of Law Property and Society). There are also several past and future guest bloggers gathered here. The progam looks... landuseprof Environmental Justice and Healthy Homes tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901b93f67b970b 2013-04-25T12:24:19-07:00 2013-04-25T19:24:19Z 2013-04-25T19:24:19Z I am sad that I won't be back in Buffalo tomorrow for an amazing event the law school is organizing in conjunction with EPA and local environmental activists and community organizers. Stemming from a Healthy Home Practicum taught by Kim... landuseprof Talking Energy in Minnesota tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017d43156a4d970c 2013-04-24T13:17:30-07:00 2013-04-24T20:20:26Z 2013-04-24T20:17:30Z It's been a whirlwind of conferences for me this month. Two weeks ago I was at GW. Last week, we had a conference at Buffalo. Now, I am sitting in sunny but snowy Minnesota attending the 2013 Consortium Annual Conference,... landuseprof California Clean Energy Climate Conferences Conservation Easements Idaho Law fracking symposium presentations now available on-line for free tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017d43008269970c 2013-04-21T15:46:53-07:00 2013-04-21T22:47:33Z 2013-04-21T22:46:53Z The video from the day-long Idaho Law Review symposium on hydraulic fracturing, which was held March 29, is now available for free online. Papers and Powerpoints for the symposium can also be downloaded at the same site. We had a... landuseprof Stern on Residential Social Capital's "Dark Side" tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901b67c190970b 2013-04-19T08:26:28-07:00 2013-04-22T15:47:00Z 2013-04-19T15:26:28Z Stephanie Stern (Chicago-Kent) has posted The Dark Side of Town: The Social Capital Revolution in Residential Property. Here's the abstract: Social capital has pervaded property law, with scholars and policymakers advocating laws and property arrangements to promote social capital and... landuseprof Housing Property Property Theory Scholarship The Big Thaw: Policy, Governance and Climate Change in the Circumpolar North tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017d42f008e9970c 2013-04-19T06:08:52-07:00 2013-04-19T13:29:16Z 2013-04-19T13:08:52Z We are just starting day two of a conference here at Buffalo on climate change in the artic. We have participants from many fields (coming in person and electronically). This conference is also our first try at broadcasting our conferences... landuseprof Climate Conferences Scholarship Church Fire in Athens tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eea5878c1970d 2013-04-18T11:30:54-07:00 2013-04-18T18:30:54Z 2013-04-18T18:30:54Z So I've been taking something of a break from blogging during my quasi-sabbatical, but I got a powerful lesson about the power of place this week, something that seemed worth sharing. Monday night Oconee Street United Methodist Church in Athens... landuseprof Georgia Historic Preservation History