Cases and Materials on Land Use (American Casebook Series) [Hardcover]

David L. Callies (Author), Robert H. Freilich (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0314948872 | ISBN-13: 978-0314948878 | Publication Date: April 1986

The 5th edition covers the entire range of modern land use legal practice and constitutional litigation from the onset of Euclidean zoning through the wide range of new issues arising in the 21st century. Completely new are developments in takings law from Kelo on public purpose and the state backlash, as well as Lingle?s explication of regulatory takings and substantive due process. New cases on accessory uses, zoning out competitors, and contract zoning accompany the classic cases of the prior edition. Topics covered include regulation of formula businesses, sustainability and green standards, new urbanism, transit oriented development, mixed use and the resurgence of large scale new towns, new perspectives on affordable housing, revitalization of cities in light of the mortgage crisis affecting suburban sprawl, new regional and state policies for growth management, conservation of water and monetization of solar energy. There is enhanced coverage of the Clean Water Act (TMDLs) and wetlands (the Rapanos case) and of disaster planning for fire hazards and flooding. This edition is a must to meet the felt needs of students and professors to engage in a new century of creative legal thinking for real world problems and solutions.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Professor of Law, Wake Forest University School of Law --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1233 pages
• Publisher: West Group (April 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0314948872
• ISBN-13: 978-0314948878
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,513,943 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The definitive text on zoning and land use., April 6, 1998

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This review is from: Cases and Materials on Land Use (American Casebook Series) (Hardcover)

I give the book a 9 out of 10 only because it needs updating. The fields of zoning and land use change daliy. In the four years which I have used this book in graduate courses in land use law, many new issues arisen and new cases have been decided. However, the book is still the best single volume on the topic and should be required reading for all zoning and land use professsionals.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good primer for those interested in legal issues of land use, February 25, 2011

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This review is from: Cases and Materials on Land Use (American Casebooks) (Hardcover)

I am using this book for my Legal Aspects of Land Use course. It offers all of the most relevant cases affecting land use in the United States including recent ones. I also like that it provides analytical notes to help the reader understand the significance of each case.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Intro to Most Aspects of Land Use Law, February 27, 2007

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This review is from: Cases and Materials on Land Use (American Casebook Series) (Hardcover)

The book appears to cover all of the topics in land use law (in the US) from historical overview to recent cases on environmental topics. The text would be easier to read if the font used for the cases was different (or different size) from the discussion/notes provided by the authors. Sometimes the authors' opinions seem to blur with the opinions/commentary of the cases, especially when trying to read pages and pages fast and late at night.