Planning the Pacific Northwest
Planning the Pacific Northwest

Author: Jill Sterrett

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-10-20

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 1351177532

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The Pacific Northwest is green to the extreme. Yet a day trip can go from pristine wilderness to downtown Seattle, Portland, or Vancouver. How are these commercial and cultural hot spots keeping nature and growth in balance - and what's coming next? Trace the path from forests and fish to bikes and brews as Planning the Pacific Northwest continues the APA Planners Press series on how planning shapes major American cities.

The Evolving Use and the Changing Role of Interstate Compacts
The Evolving Use and the Changing Role of Interstate Compacts

Author: Caroline N. Broun

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 540

ISBN-13: 9781590316436

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The Evolving Use and the Changing Role of Interstate Compacts is a long-needed guide to the law and use of interstate compacts. This book explains the historical basis of compacts and the legal underpinnings of compacts. It covers such diverse topics as federal and state court jurisdiction, compact-created administrative agencies, Eleventh Amendment immunity, drafting considerations, and the use of compacts in specific areas such as crime control, child welfare, environmental regulation and economic development. The book also examines why interstate compacts are providing to be the vehicle of choice for cooperation between states and provides practitioners with the tools they need to understand create and make the best use of such agreements.