The Urban Lawyer 52:2

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New Attorneys

My Four Favorite Features of Dan Mandelker

John M. Baker

To the author (a land use and First Amendment practitioner and teacher), Dan Mandelker was a generous co-author, a taskmaster, an even-handed visionary, and a role model. Professor Mandelker set an example for him of how to live and to remain sharp.

Eminent Domain

Dan Mandelker—As I Have Known Him over the Years

Michael M. Berger

A life’s journey with a law school professor/mentor. Travelling from student classes and research to arguments in national courts ranging up through the U.S. Supreme Court. A road map for young lawyers on how it can be done.

Human Rights

Recollections and Tribute—The Seven Faces of Dan Mandelker

Peter A. Buchsbaum

Dan Mandelker has been a pre-eminent scholar in local government, land use, and affordable housing for five decades. This article honors his achievements and pays tribute to his extraordinary character.

Eminent Domain

Mandelker and Regulatory Takings: A Rational Approach

David L Callies

The article discusses most aspects of regulatory taking of property in the context of Professor Mandelker’s enormous contribution to property law.

Local Government

Sign and Advertising Regulation After City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising: Lessons for Practitioners and Questions for Academics

Brian J. Connolly

City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising confirms that billboard regulation does not, in itself, offend the First Amendment. This article considers the broader lessons from the case, attempting to situate it within free speech doctrine.

Local Government

Enhancing Land Use Equity Through Improved Zoning

Lee Einsweiler

A best-practice description of one community moving toward a more equitable future through enhanced comprehensive planning (land use categories and future land use map), and how updated zoning regulations and a new zoning map will implement the Plan.

Rule Of Law

In Praise of Dan Mandelker’s NEPA Wisdom

Robert L. Glicksman

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires federal agencies to consider environmental consequences before acting. This article describes Professor Daniel Mandelker’s contributions as a NEPA advocate, critic, and scholarly interpreter.

Local Government

Green Belts and Urban Growth at Sixty

Amy Mandelker

A retrospective study of the writing of the landmark study, Green Belts and Urban Growth, and how it brought attention to the importance of the British green belt concept and its role in urban planning and natural resource preservation.

New Attorneys

I Learned This from Professor Mandelker

Dwight Merriam

We all have an obligation to be mentors and to “pay it forward” for the help others have generously given us in developing personally and professionally. That may be the greatest lesson learned for Prof. Daniel R. Mandelker.

Local Government

Dan Mandelker—A Land-Use Legacy Unlike Any Other

Patricia E. Salkin

This commentary explores Professor Dan Mandelker’s work and how he has influenced the development of land use and zoning law through the courts and through his scholarship, including articles and books.

Land Use

For Decades I Asked Dan to Serve, and He Always Said Yes

Frank Schnidman

Selected conferences, seminars, articles and books of Professor Mandelker are discussed and numerous photographs are included. A link to a 2004 Keynote Speech he gave on “Zoning—What Is in Its Future?” is still timely with analysis and observations.

Local Government

Professor Mandelker and the Doctrine of Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan As Experienced in Florida

Nancy Stroud

The Florida consistency requirement that local development approvals and land development regulations be consistent with the local comprehensive plan, has been very effective for at least thirty years until recently limited by state legislation.

Administrative Law

Planning for the Plan: Oregon’s Statewide Goal 2

Edward J. Sullivan

Oregon requires planning as a prerequisite for land use regulation and requires plan consistency for state and local actions. Plans must be coordinated with other public agencies, with public involvement, adequate factual base, and periodic review.

Local Government

Daniel R. Mandelker: A Record for Relevance

Dan Tarlock

Professor Daniel R. Mandelker’s entire body of scholarship remains relevant. Recent articles on spot zoning and standing illustrate some of the problems cities face in trying to increase residential density to address the affordable housing crisis.

Local Government

Dan Mandelker: Valued Treatise Partner

Michael Allan Wolf

This is a tribute to Daniel Mandelker as a distinguished treatise author whose work is widely cited by courts, attorneys, and commentators. The article also discusses the importance of having law professors as treatise authors.

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My Four Favorite Features of Dan Mandelker

Dan Mandelker—As I Have Known Him over the Years

Recollections and Tribute—The Seven Faces of Dan Mandelker

Mandelker and Regulatory Takings: A Rational Approach

Sign and Advertising Regulation After City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising: Lessons for Practitioners and Questions for Academics

Enhancing Land Use Equity Through Improved Zoning

In Praise of Dan Mandelker’s NEPA Wisdom

Green Belts and Urban Growth at Sixty

I Learned This from Professor Mandelker

Dan Mandelker—A Land-Use Legacy Unlike Any Other

For Decades I Asked Dan to Serve, and He Always Said Yes

Professor Mandelker and the Doctrine of Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan As Experienced in Florida

Planning for the Plan: Oregon’s Statewide Goal 2

Daniel R. Mandelker: A Record for Relevance

Dan Mandelker: Valued Treatise Partner

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The Urban Lawyer 52:2

The Paradox of American Land-Use Law: The Imbalanced Export-Import Knowledge Trade

Articles

My Four Favorite Features of Dan Mandelker

Dan Mandelker—As I Have Known Him over the Years

Recollections and Tribute—The Seven Faces of Dan Mandelker

Mandelker and Regulatory Takings: A Rational Approach

Sign and Advertising Regulation After City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising: Lessons for Practitioners and Questions for Academics

Enhancing Land Use Equity Through Improved Zoning

In Praise of Dan Mandelker’s NEPA Wisdom

Green Belts and Urban Growth at Sixty

I Learned This from Professor Mandelker

Dan Mandelker—A Land-Use Legacy Unlike Any Other

For Decades I Asked Dan to Serve, and He Always Said Yes

Professor Mandelker and the Doctrine of Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan As Experienced in Florida

Planning for the Plan: Oregon’s Statewide Goal 2

Daniel R. Mandelker: A Record for Relevance

Dan Mandelker: Valued Treatise Partner

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