Legal scholars, planners and political scientists from the Midwest will come to the School of Law Dec. 3-4 to discuss opportunities for reform in planning and land-use regulation.
“Planning Reform in the New Century,” co-sponsored by the law school’s Center for Interdisciplinary Studies and the American Planning Association, will be held in Anheuser-Busch Hall, Room 310.
Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, and Paul Farmer, president of the American Planning Association, will serve as conference keynote speakers.
The conference will feature panel discussions on political leadership in planning statute reform, contemporary planning efforts, sprawl and urban growth, housing and regulatory streamlining, and the impact of state and local planning programs.
“We stand at a critical time in our city-planning history,” said conference organizer Daniel R. Mandelker, J.S.D., the Howard A. Stamper Professor of Law. “The conference will address important issues, ranging from how to provide affordable housing, to reforming planning to cope with growth-management problems.”
A conference agenda is available online at law.wustl.edu/centeris/upcomingevents/planningreform/planningreform1204.html.
The conference is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required. To register or for more information, call Linda McClain at 935-7988 or e-mail center@wulaw.wustl.edu.