Land Use Regulation

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This course examines public regulation of the use and development of land. In the United States, land use is regulated in many ways, including through privately-negotiated easements and covenants, as well as litigation employing nuisance law or other common law principles. But much of the regulation of land use occurs through federal, state and local legislation and regulations covering such issues as zoning, eminent domain, subdivisions, building codes, aesthetic and growth controls, historic preservation, environmental protection and fair housing. Each of these land use tools, as well the principal constitutional constraints placed upon them, will be discussed in this course.