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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"land use law"”.
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The Place of Private Property in Land Use Law: A Relational Examination of Ontario's Quarry Conflicts
Land use law structures the way we make decisions about how we live together and with the world around us. In doing so, it shapes our relationships not only with the people around us, but with the places we inhabit and encounter. This dissertation examines how land use law structures the relations …
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Linking the landscape: legal and policy tools to promote connected habitats in fragmented landscapes
… extinction period, and habitat loss due to human land uses has been named as one of its leading causes. By converting land to urban and agricultural land uses, humans have fragmented millions of acres of once-contiguous habitat. Fragmentation alters the spatial configuration and ecological …
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Using Discourse Opportunity as a Measure of Potential Power in Zoning Amendments
… zoning amendment decisions. In a case study, I use detailed process tracing and records analysis to uncover the specific mechanisms that constrain the public's opportunity for discourse with powerbrokers before a critical influencing point. The lack of discourse opportunity creates a power …
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A Historical Overview of the Bumpass Cove Landfill Controversy, 1972-2002.
… overview of the inception of Bumpass Cove Landfill, the resulting problems stemming from its misuse, and the reaction of a persistent community during the 1970s and early 1980s. In its early days, Bumpass Cove was an active and productive mining site; however, the area would become a threat …
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Irish Hills Natural Reserve Conservation Plan Update
<p>The Irish Hills Natural Reserve Conservation Plan is a unique component of the City<br />of San Luis Obispo’s green belt that provides a number of hiking and mountain biking<br />trails within a short distance from the downtown core as well as ensures that valuable<br />habitat be preserved into …
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Form Based Codes and Economic Impacts: A Multivariate Regression Analysis and Case Study
… movement, form based codes frequently mix uses, allow for a greater variety of housing types and encourage development that is both denser and more compact. Despite an established literature which links land-use regulations, and zoning in particular, to fiscal outcomes, the impacts that …
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No Common Ground: Competing Worldviews at Mato Tipila
… analyzes a legal conflict (Bear Lodge Multiple Use Assn v Babbitt 2 F. Supp. 2d 1448) at Mato Tipila, a significant place for the Lakota (Sioux) community and with which they have a historical and longstanding relationship. Commercial and recreational rock-climbing enthusiasts who make use of it …
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The Role of the State, Multinational Oil Companies, International Law & the International Community: Intersection of Human Rights & Environmental Degradation Climate change in the 21st Century caused by Traditional Extractive Practices, The Amazon Rainforest, Indigenous People and Universal Jurisdiction to Resolve the Accountability Issue
… oil, the number one commodity of the world and cause of climate change, continue to be jeopardized because of the lack of a clear international legal framework that can protect them and potentially hold multinationals accountable for their actions. These practices are causing not only …