Topic
Rural Development
31 published works
International Law Prof Blog
UN FAO Director Calls on Academics to Help Fight Hunger
The Director General of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, José Graziano da Silva, called on academics to get more involved in research to help reduce rural poverty…
Focus on Regulation
Hogan Lovells Hosts Roundtable on India Women and Water
By Jack Jacobson, Christine Warnke
Hogan Lovells recently hosted a roundtable discussion entitled, “Water and Women: Village Development in Rural India”, which brought together non-governmental organizations, federal agencies, and corporations to exchange ideas and experiences…
Land Use Prof Blog
Do we need a distinct rural land-use law?
I just returned from a short commute down to our other research and teaching laboratory in the southeastern part of our state (with Stephen Miller and the students from our…
Land Use Prof Blog
After the Zombie Apocalypse
I was mildly surprised, upon checking my mailbox a few Mondays ago, to find a zombie crawling out of it. My excitement at finally getting to use my zombie apocalypse…
Land Use Prof Blog
Rural Sustainability Report
From the Sustainable Communities folks at EPA:New Partnership for Sustainable Communities Report:Supporting Sustainable Rural CommunitiesThe HUD-DOT-EPA Partnership for Sustainable Communities and the USDA hasjust released Supporting Sustainable Rural Communities, a…
Land Use Prof Blog
When it comes to farms, size matters
In the UK, today was the last day for objections to an application for planning permission submitted by Nocton Dairies’ to build a ‘a US-style ‘mega’ dairy farm’ in rural…
Land Use Prof Blog
Shirley Sherrod Gives First Speech Since Controversy
As I mentioned in a previous post, former head of Georgia Rural Development for the USDA Shirley Sherrod spoke Saturday night in Gainesville, Georgia. The occasion was a banquet celebrating…
Land Use Prof Blog
Smart Growth in the Country…
Oftentimes, smart growth and sustainable development topics focus primarily on urban settings. After all, those are the areas that issues like walkability, mixed use, and transit-oriented development are most prevalent.Even…
Land Use Law Blog
When a Fort is a Home: The Salvation Army, Fort Romie and Connecting Landless Men with Manless Land
By William W. Abbott Begun as a ministry in the 1850's to help the poorest of poor in East London, the Salvation Army came to the United States in 1880.…
Renewable + Law
NEW HOPE FOR SHUTTERED MINN. BIODIESEL PLANT
By Janet Jacobs
A Minnesota biodiesel plant that has been shuttered for more than one year was approved for a $25 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”). This loan is…