false2.2.4.4-a_LandUse_Thumb.jpgThe Land Use Institute (LUI) addresses land use law and policy issues that are intensifying at the local, national, and international levels and are critical to the development of a sustainable society. These issues include application of smart growth principles, ecological planning, affordable housing, flood hazard mitigation, improving the confluence of energy and land use regulatory decision-making and other permitting processes, and land conservation strategies. ]]>