Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation : Vol. 23, No. 1, p. 001-034 : The National Environmental Policy Act in the Urban Environment: Oxymoron or a Useful Tool to Combat the Destruction of Neighborhoods and Urban Sprawl?
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Date
2008
Authors
Babcock, Hope M.
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University of Oregon School of Law
Abstract
Although it may seem improbable to apply NEPA in an urban
environment, the law fits and performs generally well there. In
fact, NEPA brings important and unique tools into the urban
environment for assessing the impacts of land use changes that
might otherwise escape federal review. Obstacles to NEPA’s
application to these urban land use changes can be overcome,
especially when cities are seen as evolving, complex systems
where a change to one neighborhood’s viability can ripple
outward, affecting other neighborhoods and sometimes the entire metropolitan area to its outermost boundaries and
beyond.
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34 p.
A print copy of this title is available through the UO Libraries under the call number: LAW LIB. K 10 .O425
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23 J. ENVTL. L. & LITIG. 23 (2008)