Greening local government : legal strategies for promoting sustainability, efficiency, and fiscal savings / Keith H. Hirokawa & Patricia E. Salkin, editors.
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| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
American Bar Association, Section of State and Local Government Law,
[2012], ©2012.
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| Physical Description: | xxxi, 471 pages ; 26 cm |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- The politics of greening governmental operations / Jared Lang
- Government entrepreneurs : incentivizing sustainable businesses as part of local economic development strategies / Jonathan Rosenbloom
- Sustainable procurement policies and practices at the state and local government levels / Danielle M. Conway
- The legal implications for green policies by state and local government employers / Rosemary Queenan
- Paperless government : moving toward sustainability / Patricia E. Salkin and Howard F. Gross
- Sustainable development codes / Chad D. Emerson
- Green buildings and building energy codes / J. Cullen Howe
- Green transportation : " roadblocks" and "avenues" from promoting low-impact transportation choices / David S. Silverman and Brent O. Denzin
- Sustainable waste management : tools for resource recovery / Art von Lehe
- Greening the gird / Jessica Reinhardt.
- Water quality and local governments : stormwater control and low-impact development / Nicole C. Kibert
- Use of conservation easements by local governments / Jessica Owley
- Urban forests as green infrastructure / Keith H. Hirokawa
- Building equity into communities : sustainability and climate justice / Lora A. Lucero
- Tribes as essential partners in achieving sustainable governance / Elizabeth Burleson
- When cities sue : the standing of municipalities in nuisance litigation to combat climate change / Raymond H. Brescia
- Preemption and green building codes / H. Lawrence Hoyt
- Ensuring government is getting the green projects expected / Patricia E. Salking and Susan Herendeen
- Public, private, and nonprofit collaboration in sustainable community development : the Noisette community master plan, North Charleston, South Carolina / W. Andrew Gowder, Jr.
- Greening New Orleans city government after Katrina / Brandon David Sousa and Colin Crawford
- Building a sustainable city : the Miami 21 zoning code / Nancy E. Stroud.