Schedule of Classes
Class times for Spring, 2009 have not been released yet.274.12 sec. 1 - Workshop on Development of the Environment (Spring 2009)
Instructor: Robert D. Infelise (view instructor's teaching evaluations | profile)
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Units: 3
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Course Control Number (1Ls): 50009 (section 2)
Course Control Number (Non-1Ls): 50006
The intersection of environmental, land use and natural resource law, on one hand, and the real world of real estate development, on the other, is filled with complexities and trade-offs. The answers to many legal questions raised by some development projects are not easily discerned from the law. Furthermore, large-scale development projects almost always have measurable negative impacts on the environment, while at the same time often improving the lives of some people. As a result, the social and economic utility of projects is often difficult to determine. Lawyers inevitably find themselves in the middle of these conflicts.
In past years, the Workshop students have focused on major public works project. Last year the Workshop students focused on the environmental and social justice issues surrounding the plans for the future of downtown Berkeley. The focus of the Spring Workshop will be the future of the San Francisco Presidio.
There are as many opinions about what the Presidio should be as there are Bay Area residents. Each week the class will be visited by a someone with an interesting perspective on the Presidio. The students will interview our guests. In a separate fifty-minute session each week, the class will discuss the information gleaned from the interviews and from outside research. The final project will consist of the preparation of a “White Paper” on the Presidio, which will be made available to the media and to policymakers.
Exam Notes: P
Course Category: Environmental Law
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