by Dan Khieninson | Mar 24, 2025 | Climate Change, Environmental Law, Land Use, Municipal, Uncategorized, Wildfires
The following article, written by Daniel Khieninson, is part of a two-part blog series on the role of land use regulations in mitigating wildfires. In recent years, the threat of wildfires has only grown more visible, and the statistics on fire damage bear this out....
by Justyna Maksimiuk | Feb 12, 2025 | climate change, Environmental Law, International Law, Uncategorized
The following article, written by Justyna Maksimiuk, is part of a series of reflections on the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) that took place in Baku, Azerbaijan in November 2024. The series...
by Pamella Vegna | Jan 15, 2025 | Climate Resilient Development, Environmental Law, Land Use, Municipal, Uncategorized, Urban Planning, Zoning
INTRODUCTION The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (“IPCC”) Climate Change 2023 Synthesis Report (“AR6 SYR”) defined Climate Resilient Development (“CRD”) as “the process of implementing greenhouse gas mitigation and adaptation measures to support sustainable...
by Woorod Atiyat | Nov 26, 2024 | Environment in Times of Conflict, Environmental Law, Equity, International Law, Uncategorized
“What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another.” In the heart of Palestine’s rich heritage lies a story not often told—a narrative drenched in environmental struggles. As...
by Sara Cody and Julie Frey | Jul 1, 2024 | Climate Change, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Uncategorized
The following article, written by student reporters, is part of a series of reflections from the Climate Constitutionalism Conference, hosted by Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University on March 29, 2024. The event brought together legal scholars, activists,...
by John Nolon | Feb 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Elisabeth Haub Law School of Law Pace University Land Use Law Center Supervisor: John R. Nolon, Distinguished Professor Blog No. 38 of the Land Use, Human Health, and Equity Project Editor: Brooke Mercaldi Contributing Author: Meg Byerly Williams [*] Low Carbon...
