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Advancing Sustainable Development at the Local Level

The Land Use Law Center is a national leader in developing resources and training programs that support local governments in addressing urgent and cutting edge environmental and sustainable development issues, including climate change.

Land Use Leadership Alliance Training Program

Our award-winning Land Use Leadership Alliance Training Program, puts needed technical and process tools in the hands of local leaders whose decisions create the land use patterns and blueprint for future development and conservation.

Alfred B. DelBello Land Use and Sustainable Development Conference

For more than 20 years, the Alfred B. DelBello Land Use and Sustainable Development Conference has brought together attorneys, business professionals, and local leaders to learn about national, regional, and local innovations, challenges, and best practices.

The Land Use Law Center’s Gaining Ground Information Database features a free and comprehensive collection of land use resources, including federal, state, and local ordinances; commentaries; research papers; and research aids.

Land Use Resources

In addition to our training programs, the Land Use Law provides valuable education and resources for community leaders, students, practitioners, and academics seeking information on land use, real estate, environmental law, and alternative dispute resolution.

Land Use Law Books and Publications

Beginner’s Guide to Land Use Law

Climate Resilient Development Workshop Series

Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Resources

John Nolon, Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus at Elisabeth Haub School of Law and Co-Counsel, Land Use Law Center at Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Jennie C. Nolon Blanchard, Senior Staff Attorney, Land Use Law Center and Adjunct Professor, and students reviewing a map

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A National Model

“The Land Use Law Center is a model program for the nation; one that is institutionalizing sustainable development at the local level.”

—Paul Johnson, Former Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA

Meet Our Team

The faculty and staff of the Land Use Law Center are leading experts in all areas of contemporary land use, real estate, and environmental issues, and well-known for their scholarship, cutting-edge research and strategic consulting. Our faculty are professors of the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at ��, home to the nation’s #1 ranked Environmental Law Program.

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