CALL FOR PAPERS


                        WATER AS A RESOURCE
                  IMPACT UPON REAL ESTATE OWNERSHIP
                   DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE POLICY



     The Center for Real Estate Law at The John Marshall Law
     School is requesting proposals for original research on the
     relationship between water scarcity and ownership of real
     estate in regions other than the American West.



     TOPICS:


     Of particular interest is scholarship on burgeoning water
     issues in the Midwest such as the Great Lakes Compact,
     impact fees and land use solutions to allocating scarce
     water, hydrological considerations (such as watershed
     location) in the allocation of water, smart growth and
     economic solutions to water allocation. Papers providing a
     direct connection between these burgeoning issues and the
     development, ownership and use of real estate are of
     special interest. Submissions are encouraged from all
     academic disciplines including, but not limited to, law,
     engineering, economics and public policy.



     FURTHER INFORMATION:


     Selected authors agree to present final drafts in
     publishable form by November 1, 2009, and to be available
     to participate at the Kratovil Conference on Real Estate
     Law & Practice: Water as a Resource: Impact upon Real
     Estate Ownership, Development and Land Use Policy on
     November 20, 2009 (the "Kratovil Conference"). Conference
     organizers will pay for travel to Chicago, Illinois, room
     and board in Chicago and an honorarium to the authors of
     the selected papers.



     PRESENTERS:


     Confirmed presenters at the Kratovil Conference include:


     - Adell L. Amos, Assistant Professor and Director of the
       Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center at Oregon
       Law
     - Lincoln L. Davies, Associate Professor of Law at
       University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
     - Julian C. Juergensmeyer, Professor of Law
     - Ben F. Johnson Jr., Chair in Law at Georgia State
       University Law



     PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:


     If you wish to have your paper considered for presentation
     at the conference, please submit your proposal (up to 5
     pages) and outline electronically as a Word or PDF document
     by August 7, 2009. Awardees will be notified by August 28,
     2009. All identifying information should be attached per
     separate cover email from the abstract, via email to:


     CONTACT:       Professor Celeste Hammond
                    Director
                    Center for Real Estate Law
                    The John Marshall Law School
     Email:         MAILTO:7hammond@jmls.edu

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Posted 7/24/09