Clarkson Chair Planning Research Guide: 2022 Clarkson Chair: Sheila Foster
Sheila Foster
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Professor Foster writes in the areas of environmental law and justice, urban land use law and policy, and state and local government. |
Articles
Foley, R. W., O. Sylvain and S. Foster (2022). "Innovation and equality: an approach to constructing a community governed network commons." Journal of Responsible Innovation 9(1): 49-73.
Foster, S., R. Leichenko, K. H. Nguyen, R. Blake, H. Kunreuther, M. Madajewicz, E. P. Petkova, R. Zimmerman, C. Corbin‐Mark, E. Yeampierre, A. Tovar, C. Herrera and D. Ravenborg (2019). "New York City Panel on Climate Change 2019 Report Chapter 6: Community‐Based Assessments of Adaptation and Equity." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1439(1): 126-173.
Wu, D. and S. R. Foster (2019). "From Smart Cities to Co-Cities: Emerging Legal and Policy Responses to Urban Vacancy." Fordham Urb. LJ 47: 909.
Zimmerman, R., S. Foster, J. E. González, K. Jacob, H. Kunreuther, E. P. Petkova and E. Tollerson (2019). "New York City Panel on Climate Change 2019 Report Chapter 7: Resilience Strategies for Critical Infrastructures and Their Interdependencies." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1439(1): 174-229.
Foster, S. R. (2017). "The Limits of Mobility and the Persistence of Urban Inequality." Yale LJF 127: 480.
Foster, S. R. and C. Iaione (2016). "The City as a Commons." Yale law & policy review 34(2): 281-349.
Lenhardt, R. A., E. B. Cooper, S. R. Foster and S. K. Katyal (2008). "Forty years of Loving: Confronting issues of race, sexuality, and the family in the twenty-first century." Fordham law review 76(6): 2669-2684.
Nicola, F. G. and S. Foster (2014). "Comparative urban governance for lawyers." The Fordham urban law journal 42(1): 1.
Foster, S. R. (2014). "Breaking up payday: anti-agglomeration zoning and consumer welfare." Ohio State law journal 75(1): 57.
Davidson, N. M. and S. R. Foster (2013). "The mobility case for regionalism." U.C. Davis law review 47(1): 70.
Foster, S. R. (2011). "Collective Action and the Urban Commons " The Notre Dame law review 87(1): 57-133.
Foster, S. R. and D. Bonilla (2011). "The Social Function of Property: A Comparative Perspective Introduction." Fordham law review 80(3): 1003-1015.
Foster, S. R. (2009). "Urban Informality as a Commons Dilemma." The University of Miami inter-American law review 40(2): 261-284.
Foster, S. R. (2009). "Environmental justice and the Constitution." Environmental law reporter 39(5): 10347.
Foster, S. R. and B. Glick (2007). "Integrative Lawyering: Navigating the Political Economy of Urban Redevelopment." California law review 95(5): 1999-2072.
Foster, S. R. (2006). "The city as an ecological space: social capital and urban land use." The Notre Dame law review 82(2): 527.
Foster, S. R. (2005). "Critical Race Lawyering: Foreword." Fordham Law Review 73(5): 2027.
Foster, S. R. (2005). "Causation in antidiscrimination law: beyond intent versus impact." Houston law review 41(5): 1469.
Foster, S. R. (2003). "From Harlem to Havana: Sustainable Urban Development." Tulane environmental law journal 16: 783-805.
Afilalo, A. and S. Foster (2003). "The World Trade Organization's anti-discrimination jurisprudence: free trade, national sovereignty, and environmental health in the balance." Georgetown international environmental law review 15(4): 633-633.
Foster, S. (2002). "Environmental justice in an era of devolved collaboration." SSRN Electronic Journal 26(2): 459-498.
Foster, S. R. (2000). "Meeting the environmental justice challenge: evolving norms in environmental decision making." Environmental law reporter 30(11): 10992.
Other publications
Local Responses to Climate-Forced Displacement & Migration:Uniting Mayors and City Leaders as Global Champions, Report prepared for the Global Parliament of Mayors, June 2021 (with Kamal Amakrane)
(2020). Urban Commons. obo in Urban Studies. doi: 10.1093/obo/9780190922481-0015
Books
The Cambridge Handbook of Commons Research Innovations by Call Number: EbookThe commons theory, first articulated by Elinor Ostrom, is increasingly used as a framework to understand and rethink the management and governance of many kinds of shared resources. These resources can include natural and digital properties, cultural goods, knowledge and intellectual property, and housing and urban infrastructure, among many others. In a world of increasing scarcity and demand - from individuals, states, and markets - it is imperative to understand how best to induce cooperation among users of these resources in ways that advance sustainability, affordability, equity, and justice. This volume reflects this multifaceted and multidisciplinary field from a variety of perspectives, offering new applications and extensions of the commons theory, which is as diverse as the scholars who study it and is still developing in exciting ways.
Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law, 3rd Edition by Call Number: Law General Collection K3242 .O67 2020This revised and updated casebook comprehensively compares the U.S. legal approach to problems of inequality and discrimination with the approaches of a variety of other legal systems around the world, including those in Europe, South Africa, China, Colombia, India and Brazil. This book provides an introduction to theories of equality and sources of equality law, and examines inequality and discrimination based on gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and identity, religion and disability. Key features: Extensive chapter notes add critical context to areas of developing law Analysis of a range of sources: each chapter includes case law, treaty law, statutory law, regulatory law and legal scholarship A comparative problem-based approach, using concrete issues of inequality and discrimination to help students focus on real world concerns Examination of key contested topics such as marriage inequality, the rights of persons with disabilities, affirmative action, reproductive rights, employment discrimination and hate speech A supplementary online course with additional content and guidance for both students and instructors is available through Stanford Law School. Written in a thorough yet accessible style and with contributions from leading international legal scholars, this casebook is ideal for lecture courses, seminars and summer programs in equality and anti-discrimination in law schools, as well as undergraduate courses in law, political science and sociology.
From the Ground Up: Environmental Racism and the Rise of the Environmental Justice Movement by Call Number: Law General Collection GE180 .C65 2001A critical look at the movement for environmental justice When Bill Clinton signed an Executive Order on Environmental Justice in 1994, the phenomenon of environmental racism--the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards, particularly toxic waste dumps and polluting factories, on people of color and low-income communities--gained unprecedented recognition. Behind that momentous signature, however, lies a remarkable tale of grassroots activism and political mobilization. Today, thousands of activists in hundreds of locales are fighting for their children, their communities, their quality of life, and their health. From the Ground Up critically examines one of the fastest growing social movements in the United States--the movement for environmental justice. Tracing the movement's roots, Luke Cole and Sheila Foster combine long-time activism with powerful storytelling to provide gripping case studies of communities across the US--towns like Kettleman City, California; Chester, Pennsylvania; and Dilkon, Arizona--and their struggles against corporate polluters. The authors use social, economic and legal analysis to reveal the historical and contemporary causes for environmental racism. Environmental justice struggles, they demonstrate, transform individuals, communities, institutions and the nation as a whole.
Routledge Handbook of the Study of the Commons by Call Number: EbookThis comprehensive Handbook serves as a unique synthesis and resource for understanding how analytical frameworks developed within the literature assist in understanding the nature and management of commons resources. Such frameworks include those related to Institutional Analysis and Development, Social-Ecological Systems, and Polycentricity, among others. The book aggregates and analyses these frameworks to lay a foundation for exploring how they apply according to scholars across a wide range of disciplines. It includes an exploration of the unique problems arising in different disciplines of commons study, including natural resources (forests, oceans, water, energy, ecosystems, etc), economics, law, governance, the humanities, and intellectual property. It shows how the analytical frameworks discussed early in the book facilitate interdisciplinarity within commons scholarship. This interdisciplinary approach within the context of analytical frameworks helps facilitate a more complete understanding of the similarities and differences faced by commons resource users and managers, the usefulness of the commons lens as an analytical tool for studying resource management problems, and the best mechanisms by which to formulate policies aimed at addressing such problems.
