Stephen R. Miller

Northern Illinois University College of Law

Swen Parsons Hall 270

DeKalb, IL 60115

United States

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Scholarly Papers (46)

1.

First Principles for Regulating the Sharing Economy

53 Harvard Journal on Legislation 147 (2016)
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 22 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 24 Mar 2016
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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sharing economy, Airbnb, San Francisco, Portland, Uber, collaborative economy, collaborative consumption, the mesh, access-based consumption, local government, land use, zoning, neighborhoods,

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Transferable Sharing Rights: A Theoretical Model for Regulating Airbnb and the Short-Term Rental Market

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 24 Oct 2014
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
Downloads 1,882 (18,715)
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sharing economy, TSRs, TDRs, property, tourism, land use

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A Response to the IPCC Fifth Assessment

Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 45, No. 1, 2015, Albany Law School Research Paper No. 9 for 2015-2016, Touro Law Center Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 15-42
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 06 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
University of Oregon School of Law, Chapman University, The Dale E. Fowler School of Law, Albany Law School, University of Kansas - School of Law, Widener University - Commonwealth Law School, Albany Law School, University of Michigan Law School, Pace Law School, Northern Illinois University College of Law, University of Miami - School of Law, University of Iowa - College of Law, Albany Law School, Oregon State University, College of Business and UC Law, San Francisco
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Rethinking Sustainability to Meet the Climate Change Challenge

43 Environmental Law Reporter 10342-10357, SUNY Buffalo Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-023, Hofstra Univ. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-05, Lewis & Clark Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-1, University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 22, Roger Williams Univ. Legal Studies Paper No. 153
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 16 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 18 Aug 2014
Columbia University - Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, BurlesonInstitute.org, City University of New York - School of Law, University of Kansas - School of Law, Lancaster University Law School, Albany Law School, University of Colorado Law School, Pace Law School, Northern Illinois University College of Law, University of Miami - School of Law, Vermont Law and Graduate School, Lewis & Clark Law School, University of Iowa - College of Law and Albany Law School
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sustainability, climate change, adaptation, resiliency

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Planning for Wildfire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: A Resource Guide for Idaho Communities

Number of pages: 167 Posted: 29 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2017
Northern Illinois University College of Law, Nova Southeastern University, University of Idaho, Boise State University, Wild Fire Planning International, Idaho Department of Lands, University of Idaho, College of Law, Students and University of Idaho, College of Law, Students
Downloads 499 (117,899)
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wildfire, CWPP, community wildfire protection plan, wildland-urban interface, WUI, Firewise, Cohesive Strategy,

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Agritourism at the Rural-Urban Interface: A National Overview of Legal Issues with 20 Proposals for Idaho

Number of pages: 184 Posted: 11 May 2014 Last Revised: 20 May 2014
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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agritourism, agriculture, land use, economic development, local government

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Area of City Impact Agreements

Number of pages: 871 Posted: 15 Jan 2013
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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land use, area of city impact, growth management, state and local government law, extra-territorial, counties, cities, Idaho, smart growth, sustainability

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Community Land Trusts: Why Now is the Time to Integrate this Housing Activists’ Tool into Local Government Affordable Housing Policies

36(9) Zoning & Planning Law Report 1 (2013); reprinted in 23 A.B.A. Journal of Affordable Housing & Community Development Law 1 (2015)
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 26 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2017
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
Downloads 359 (172,615)
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affordable housing; land use; community land trusts; affordable housing land trusts; Chicago; Irvine; CLTs; housing

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Sustainable Cities of Tomorrow: A Land Use Response to Climate Change

In Rethinking Sustainable Development to Meet the Climate Change Challenge (Jessica Owley & Keith Hirokawa eds.) Environmental Law Institute (2014)
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 16 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 24 Jun 2015
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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land use, cities, climate change, resiliency, socio-ecological, infrastructure, VMT, GHG, greenhouse gas, vehicle miles traveled, heat island effect, green building, population, migration

10.

Field Notes from Starting a Law School Clinic

20 Clinical Law Review 137 (2013)
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 07 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 03 Dec 2013
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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clinical, clinic, community economic development, economic development, community and economic development, legal education, legal pedagogy

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Percent-for-Art Programs at Public Art's Frontier

Zoning and Planning Law Report , Vol. 35, No. 5, May 2012
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 18 Jul 2012
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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public art, zoning, land use, fees

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Decentralized, Disruptive, and On Demand: Opportunities for Local Government in the Sharing Economy

77 Ohio State Law Journal Furthermore 47 (2016)
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 11 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 24 Mar 2016
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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sharing economy, redistribution, Airbnb, Uber, short term rentals, transportation network companies, local government

13.

AirBNB and the Battle between Internet Exceptionalism and Local Control of Land Use

31(3) ABA Probate & Property (May/June 2017) 36
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 08 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2017
Stephen R. Miller and Jamila E. Jefferson
Northern Illinois University College of Law and The University of Kansas School of Law
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Airbnb, sharing economy, collaborative consumption, gig economy, platform, VRBO, HomeAway, CDA230, CDA 230, Communications Decency Act, Section 230, internet exceptionalism

14.

Commercial Green Leasing in the Era of Climate Change: Balancing Risks, Burdens, and Incentives

Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 40, p. 10487, 2010
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 29 Jul 2010
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
Downloads 239 (263,723)
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green building, green leasing, sustainability, greenhouse gas, GHG, leasing

15.

Legal Neighborhoods

37 Harvard Environmental Law Review 105 (2013)
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 29 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 14 Jun 2013
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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local government, environmental, neighborhoods, Tiebout, zoning, neighborhood courts, neighborhood schools, climate change, community benefits agreements, neighborhood design

16.

Transmission and Transport of Energy in the Western U.S. and Canada: A Law and Policy Road Map

52 Idaho Law Review 387 (2016), U Denver Legal Studies Research Paper No. 15-22
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 09 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 25 Mar 2016
University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Lewis & Clark College, Lewis & Clark College, University of Wyoming College of Law, Northern Illinois University College of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School, University of Wyoming College of Law, Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and Lewis & Clark College
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energy; wind; solar; coal; fracking; hydraulic fracturing; flaring; Bakken; utilities; rooftop solar; Clean Power Plan; Clean Power Rule; renewables

17.

Funding Conservation in Idaho: A Survey of Federal, State & Local Resources Assisting Conservation on Private Lands

Number of pages: 107 Posted: 23 Jun 2015
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
Downloads 210 (298,364)

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conservation, easement, agriculture, ranching, open space, land use

18.

Urban Data and the Platform City

Nestor Davidson, Michèle Finck and John Infranca, Cambridge Handbook on Law and Regulation of the Sharing Economy (Cambridge University Press 2018)
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 10 May 2018
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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urban data, sharing economy, artificial intelligence, big data, AI, platform

19.

The Visual and the Law of Cities

Pace Law Review, Vol. 33, No. 1, 2013
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 20 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 25 Feb 2013
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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land use, visual, Edward Casey, Henri Lefebvre, Edward Hopper, legal geography, form-based zoning codes, disenos, aesthetics, law and literature

20.

A Coordinated Approach to Food Safety and Land Use Law at the Urban Fringe

41 American Journal of Law and Medicine 422 (2015)
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 11 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2017
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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food safety, food, land use, cottage food, cottage farm, food sovereignty, food freedom, agritourism, economic development, rural, Food Safety Modernization Act, Tester Amendment, zoning, building codes

21.

Idaho Land Use Law: Cases and Resources (1st Edition)

Number of pages: 1338 Posted: 20 Dec 2021
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
Downloads 157 (387,241)

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"land use" subdivisions

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Symposium Introduction: Resilient Cities: Environment | Economy | Equity

Idaho Law Review, Vol. 50, No. 3, 2014
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 27 Jun 2014
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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land use, resiliency, cities, resilient, resilient cities, municipal finance, adaptive law, economic development, interstate governmental agreements, civity, urban land ethic, socio-ecological, right to destroy, city resilience index, New York City, Sandy, disaster

23.

Planning for Wildfire in the Wildland-Urban Interface

59 The Advocate (Idaho) 42 (2016)
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 29 Jun 2016
Northern Illinois University College of Law, Boise State University, University of Idaho, Nova Southeastern University, Wild Fire Planning International, University of Idaho, College of Law, Students and University of Idaho, College of Law, Students
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wildfire, CWPPs, WUI, wildland-urban interface, community wildfire protection plan, Firewise

24.

Boundaries of Nature and the American City

Environmental Law and Contrasting Ideas of Nature: A Constructivist Approach (Keith Hirokawa ed.) Cambridge University Press, 2013
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 06 Aug 2013
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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Baltimore and the Legal History of Housing Segregation

30 Journal of Affordable Housing & Community Development Law 137 (2021)
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 18 Nov 2021
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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housing, affordable housing, racially restrictive covenants, land use, voucher, MTO, Moving to Opportunity

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Three Legal Approaches to Rural Economic Development

Kansas Journal of Law & Pubic Policy, Vol. 23, No. 3, 2014
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 06 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2014
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
Downloads 142 (420,229)

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land use planning, land use, economic development, rural, agriculture, zoning, comprehensive plans, economic development planning

27.

Financing Local Food Factories

43 Fordham Urban Law Journal 1 (2016)
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 05 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2017
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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land use,urban agriculture, vertical farm, population, agriculture, economic development

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Planning for Wildfire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: A Guide for Western Communities

49 Urban Lawyer 207 (2017)
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 24 Jul 2017
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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wildfire, CWPP, WUI, wildland-urban interface, wildland urban interface

29.

Prospects for a Unified Approach to Housing Affordability, Housing Equity, and Climate Change

Vermont Law Rev., Vol. 46, No. 3, 2022, U Iowa Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2023-33
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 01 Jun 2022
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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land use, accessory dwelling units, single-family districts, zoning, ADUs, development, developer, HUD

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Housing Policy Ideas from the 2020 Presidential Candidate Platforms

(unpublished)
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 27 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 10 Dec 2020
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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landlord, tenant, fair housing, fair lending, housing, affordable housing, LIHTC, homeless, homelessness, renters, rent, homes, home buyers

31.

A Policy Cookbook for the New Progressive YIMBY

31 Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law 151 (2022), U Iowa Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2023-37
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 04 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 20 Nov 2023
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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housing, affordable housing, LIHTC, HUD, mortgage, redlining

32.

The Local Official and Climate Change

Contemporary Issues in Climate Change Law and Policy: Essays Inspired by the IPCC (Robin Craig & Stephen R. Miller eds., Environmental Law Institute) (2016)
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 03 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2017
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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land use, climate change, local government, IPCC, International Panel on Climate Change

33.

Community Rights and the Municipal Police Power

55 Santa Clara Law Review 675 (2015)
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 03 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 12 Aug 2015
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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police power, local government, property, community rights, liberty

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Hydraulic Fracturing and the Emergent Dormant Commerce Clause

ABA SEER Constitutional Law Committee Newsletter, Vol. 9, No. 1, 2013
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 12 Feb 2013
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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hydraulic fracturing, fracking, dormant Commerce Clause

35.

Environment, Energy, and Resources Law: The Year in Review 2012, Constitutional Law Report

The Year in Review 2012, ABA Section on the Environment, Energy and Resources, Chicago, IL, Roger Williams Univ. Legal Studies Paper No. 137
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 23 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 03 Oct 2015
Columbia University - Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Golden Gate University School of Law - Environmental Law and Justice Clinic, Environmental Consultant, Columbia University - Environmental Law Clinic, American University Washington College of Law, Narragansett Bay Commission, Northern Illinois University College of Law, University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law and Loyola University Chicago School of Law
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Environment, Energy, and Resources Law: The Year in Review 2011, Constitutional Law Report

Environment, Energy, and Resources Law: The Year in Review 2011, Constitutional Law Report, Roger Williams Univ. Legal Studies Paper No. 119
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 17 May 2012 Last Revised: 30 Sep 2015
Columbia University - Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Golden Gate University School of Law - Environmental Law and Justice Clinic, Environmental Consultant, American University Washington College of Law, Northern Illinois University College of Law, University of Miami - School of Law, Loyola University Chicago School of Law and Sidley Austin LLP
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Wildfire Planning Guide for Idaho Communities: Final Draft

Number of pages: 116 Posted: 14 Apr 2020
Northern Illinois University College of Law, University of Idaho, Boise State University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Idaho Department of Lands
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Wildfire, CWPP, Community Wildfire Protection Plan, Wildland-Urban Interface, WUI, Firewise, Cohesive Strategy

38.

Enforcement of Local Green Building Ordinances Integrating Third-Party Rating Systems

California Real Property Journal, Vol. 27, No. 2, 2009
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 01 May 2010
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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green building, LEED, Build It Green, sustainability, local government

39.

Local Environmental Regulation in the Mountain West

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 11 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 10 Aug 2018
Northern Illinois University College of Law, Sullivan Green Seavy, LLC., Independent and Atkins Global
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Environment, Energy, and Resources Law: The Year in Review 2013: Constitutional Law Report

The Year in Review 2013, ABA Section on Environment, Energy and Resources, Chicago, IL, 2014, Roger Williams Univ. Legal Studies Paper No. 149
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 10 May 2014
Columbia University - Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Independent, Marcia J. Cleveland, LLC, Benjamin, Aaronson, Edinger & Patanzo, P.A., Golden Gate University School of Law - Environmental Law and Justice Clinic, Narragansett Bay Commission, Northern Illinois University College of Law and University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law
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Can America’s Fastest-Growing City Save Itself?: Property Rights and the Planning Ethic in Boise, Idaho

Idaho Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 05 Jun 2021
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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Administrative Law for Idaho Local Governments

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 25 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2012
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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Idaho, administrative law, local government law

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Historic Signs, Compelled Speech, and the Limits of Preservation

Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law, Vol. 25, No. 2, 2010
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 12 Aug 2011 Last Revised: 21 Aug 2011
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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historic preservation, commercial speech

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The Legal Framework of Prescribed Fire: Catalogue of Findings

Number of pages: 677 Posted: 15 Apr 2024
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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wildfire, prescribed fire, prescribed burn, nuisance, negligence, trespass, FTCA, certified burner

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Informal Governance and Disaster Planning: The Case of Wildfire

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 21 Dec 2018
Stephen R. Miller, Jaap Vos and Eric Lindquist
Northern Illinois University College of Law, University of Idaho and Boise State University
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Preserve McCall: A Proposed Public-Private Land Exchange

Idaho Law Review Spotlight, Vol. 1, Iss. 7, Art. 2 (2021)
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 20 Oct 2021
Stephen R. Miller
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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land use, endowment lands, Preserve McCall, Payette Lake

Other Papers (1)

Total Downloads: 47
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Contemporary Issues in Teaching Land Use

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 18 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 05 Dec 2017
Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Pace University, Touro University - Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Northern Illinois University College of Law and Albany Law School
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Land Use, Sustainability, RLUIPA, Zoning, Nuisance, Pedagogy, Comprehensive Plan, General Plan, Variance, Subdivision, Nonconforming, Takings, Exactions, Impact Fees, Signs, Billboards, Local Environmental Law, Climate Change