PUBLICATIONS
Books, articles and op/eds.Sara is a versatile author who writes scholarly, trade, and popular-press works with a singular goal: to advance laws and policies that enable great places. She has published several books and treatises, and she is helping to write the once-in-a-generation Restatement of Property Law (4th) for the American Law Institute. She has also authored dozens of other publications, including book chapters and law review articles in top journals like the Yale Law Journal, Stanford Law Review Online, Vanderbilt Law Review, Texas Law Review Online, and Minnesota Law Review. Her op/eds have appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Hill, and Fox Business, among other places.
Peruse Sara’s scholarly publications (by topic) and her op/eds below, or visit her bio for a full list with citations.
PROPERTY & LAND USE

Zoning for Families

Rethinking Parking Minimums

Comprehensive Rezonings

Rezoning the Post-Industrial City

Land Use Regulation

The Law of Planning & Zoning

The Quiet Revolution Revived

Gone Too Far: Oregon's Measure 37
Is it possible for a state to go too far in constraining land use?

Beyond Worship: RLUIPA & Auxiliary Uses
Does a federal law on religious land use have unintended consequences – like megachurches?

Special Districts in Texas
Do Texas municipal utility districts exacerbate sprawl and threaten democracy?
ENERGY & CLIMATE

Delivering Energy in the EU and US

Energy in the Ecopolis

Peaceful Coexistence: Microgrids & Utilities
Is there any hope that utility companies will embrace distributed generation microgrids?

Community-Scale Renewable Energy
What core legal changes must occur to support widespread community-scale energy projects?

Renewables on Tribal Land
What issues do tribes face when trying to site renewable energy on their land?

Building-Related Renewable Energy
How can we better incentivize developers to incorporate renewable energy into their projects?

Solar Rights for Texas Property Owners
How does Texas benefit or burden property owners seeking to install solar?

Solar Rights
How would you comprehensively describe legal rights to solar energy in this country?

What the Pandemic Can Teach Climate Attorneys
What can the legal response to COVID-19 teach attorneys focused on climate change?

Modern Lights
What legal framework should be implemented to most fairly and efficiently recognize solar rights?
HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Historic Preservation Law

Historic Preservation Law in a Nutshell

Who Owns Lebanon's Town Green?

Law's Disaster: Heritage at Risk

Adapting Federal Standards to Climate Change

US Law Preservation Report
OP/EDS & BLOGS

Historic Designation Should Be More Inclusive
How can the law change to ensure we reflect more diverse history?
Why is Trump Making Zoning a Partisan Issue?
What can suburbs gain from affirmatively furthering fair housing?

Desegregation is the Key to Thriving Suburbs
What can suburbs gain from affirmatively furthering fair housing?

How COVID-19 Can Help Win Climate Suits
What do environmental attorneys need to learn from the legal response to COVID?

For Small Businesses to Survive Outdoors, Parking Laws Must Change
Why do we require parking, when doing so hurts businesses, the environment, and quality of life?

Harm to Border Irreparable
What environmental, cultural, & social values are threatened by the border wall?

In Fight for Justice, Exclusionary Zoning Must be Changed
What do land use rules have to do with the justice many have protested to achieve?

Border Wall Presents Paradox for Conservatives

Stop Destructive Tree-Cutting


More Energy-Efficient Buildings
Why aren’t we strengthening building codes to reduce the energy burden on low-income families?

Historic and Green in Connecticut

Destroying Cultural Heritage Is a War Crime
What’s wrong with President Trump threatening irreplaceable Iranian cultural heritage?

Why Preservationists Must Be More Green
Can we make it easier to marry the goals of the preservation and environmental movement?

Coronavirus and Our Historic Parks
What does coronavirus teach us about the value of parks and public space?
