When Affordable Housing Comes Up Against Environmentalism: Legal Lessons from Minnesota and California

• Published in: Journal of affordable housing & community development law Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 175 - 191
• Main Author: Siegman, Reuben
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago American Bar Association 22.09.2023
• Subjects: Advocacy; Affordable housing; Analysis; Cities; City planning and redevelopment law; Climate change; Construction; Councils; Decisions; Delay; Documents; Environmental aspects; Environmental impact; Environmental impact analysis; Environmental law; Environmental movement; Environmental protection; Environmental quality; Environmental regulations; Environmentalism; Environmentalists; Global warming; Housing; Housing development; Land use; Law; Laws, regulations and rules; Legislation; Litigation; Local government; Low income housing; Metropolitan areas; Migratory birds; Municipalities; Neighborhoods; Policies; Private sector; Reforming; Reforms; Regulations; Residential density; Smart growth; Social aspects; Urban areas; Urban planning; Urbanism; Zoning; New York; Minnesota; California; United States > US

.190 Two of the most important issues that the country is facing often find themselves at odds with each other: the way that the country balances environmental protections and affordable housing.1 Environmentalism and the climate are increasingly important to voters as we face a changing world due t...