danielkslone

Dan Slone has written his first novel, Regretting the Rainbow Thieves, and is currently working on the next in the series. His non-fiction writing resume includes many articles for national publications, chapters in several highly successful books, and a John Wiley & Sons book he co-authored. One of the U.S.’s leading sustainability lawyers, he represents non-profits such as the U.S. Green Building Council, the World Green Building Council, EcoDistricts, and the Congress for the New Urbanism. For decades he has worked with localities and large-scale developers to change the development paradigm that chews through habitat, creating unsustainable communities. He also represents new industries creating innovative approaches to energy production. Dan increasingly focuses on issues of human interaction with the Earth’s other inhabitants. He is working on new ways for communities to allow and encourage wildlife to co-occupy and thrive in proximity to humans, while preserving and connecting important and undeveloped habitat. This interest stimulated his current work of fiction as well as a new video blog. He speaks on a wide variety of subjects from stages around the world. A Phi Beta Kappa and honors graduate of Birmingham-Southern College, he holds degrees in Philosophy and Political Science. His poetry was featured in college publications, and he worked first as a reporter and later as editor of the student newspaper. At the University of Michigan, where he received his law degree, he was an editor for the Journal of Law Reform. Along with three cats and two dogs, Dan and his wife Martha live on a Virginia lake, experiencing its change of seasons through the rotation of geese, ducks, eagles, and songbirds. Publications: Books A Legal Guide to Urban and Sustainable Development for Architects, Planners and Developers, Co-authored with Doris Goldstein (John Wiley & Sons, September 2008) “Sustainability Planning and the Law” and “The Legal Impediments Survey,” Sustainable and Resilient Communities: A Comprehensive Action Plan for Towns, Cities, and Regions, Stephen Coyle (John Wiley & Sons, Inc. March 2011) “New Urbanism as a Site Planning Tool,” Green Building and Sustainable Development - The Practical Legal Guide (American Bar Association 2009) “Maintaining Sustainability,” Developing Sustainable Planned Communities, (ULI July 2007) “The Energy of Eco-Industrial Development” and “Legal Elements of Eco-Industrial Development,” Eco-industrial Strategies-Unleashing Synergy Between Economic Development and the Environment (November 2003) “Developing Sustainable Visions for Post-Catastrophe Communities,” Sustainability in the Global City: Myth and Practice (Cambridge 2015) "Governance of Seaside in 2037,” Visions of Seaside (Rizzoli 2013) Articles: • “Building Resilient Cities,” Co-authored with Bruce Kerswill, Chair, WorldGBC, The G7 Summit, 2015 • “Emerging Issues in Green Building,” Co-authored with Adam S. Lovelady, Virginia Land Title Association Examiner, 2009 • “Risk-Reduction Tools: Learning to Manage the Potential Risks of Green Roof Design, Construction and Installation,” (Part 2 of 2) (Co-authored with Heather Stevenson), Living Architecture Monitor, Fall 2009 • “Risk-Reduction Tools, Learning to Manage the Potential Risks of Green Roof Design, Construction and Installation” (Part 1 of 2) (co-authored with Heather Stevenson), Living Architecture Monitor, Summer 2009 • “A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing? Risk and Green Building” (co-authored with Adam S. Lovelady), The LEED Guide, Environmental Construction + Design, 2009 • “Optimizing for Sustainability: As Green Roofs are Expected to Fulfill More Roles, More Attention to Regional Demands and Economic Drivers is Required,” Living Architecture Monitor, Fall 2008 • “Incorporating Sustainability through Codes, Covenants, and Restrictions (CC&Rs),” Sustainable Urbanism Urban Design with Nature, November 2007 • “Mixing New Urban and Sustainable Development Practices,” Urban Land Institute Richmond, May 2002 • “An Argument for Sustainable New Urbanism,” New Urban Post III, March 2002 • “Overcoming Impediments to Implementing New Urbanism,” New Urban News, April/May 2001 (Reprinted in New Urbanism: Comprehensive Report & Best Practices Guide) • “Civano - Oasis or Mirage?,” Council Report, March/April 2001 • “The National Historic Preservation Act - What a Developer Needs to Know,” Land Development, Spring-Summer 1997 • “Wetlands Reform: Is the Tide Turning?” Probate & Property, July/August 1996, American Bar Association • “Open for Business: The Legislative Framework of the Republic of Kazakhstan,” Caspian Crossroads (Summer/Fall 1995) • “Haymount and the Developer's Lament,” National Wetlands Newsletter, March/April 1995 • “The Birds and the Trees: What Every Developer Should Know About the Endangered Species Act,” Probate & Property, March/April 1995, American Bar Association • “The Planner as Warrior (Together with an Argument for an Asterisk),” Making Towns; Principles and Techniques, Publication for the University of Maryland, January 1995 • “Haymount: Advancing Environmental and Social Agendas Through Development,” Virginia Chapter, American Planning Association, November 1994 • “Haymount: A Vision of a Real Town,” Virginia Land Use Digest, Winter 1994 • “Navigating the New Wetlands Regulations,” The Practical Real Estate Lawyers 73, May 1993 • “Keeping Contaminated Properties in Commerce,” The Practical Real Estate Lawyer 21, May 1991 • “Real Estate Contaminated by Off-Site Sources,” Probate & Property, September/October 1990, American Bar Association • “Assessing Off-Site Groundwater Contamination Sources in Real Estate Transactions,” 2 Hazardous Material Control 34, May 1989 • “The Michigan Environmental Protection Act: Bringing Citizen - Initiated Environmental Suits into the 1980s,” 12 Ecology Law Quarterly 271, 1985