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Articles on current topics in environmental law, urban planning and conflict resolution for municipalities, authorities and associations. Published together with the business journalist Don Kirk.
The first articles will be published after the site goes live. The following entries illustrate the format.
The amendments to the Baugesetzbuch (Federal Building Code) in recent years have substantially changed the scope for municipal planning. This article provides an overview of the most important changes and shows which questions most frequently lead to conflicts in practice.
Read more →Administrative-law disputes over building permits and binding land-use plans (*Bebauungspläne*) last for years and place a burden on all parties involved. Mediation can help to reach workable solutions earlier and with less effort – if both sides are willing to engage with the process.
Read more →Formal participation procedures fulfill legal requirements but rarely generate the trust that sustainable projects require. Which formats work, and where is the boundary between genuine involvement and elaborate window-dressing?
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