Martin Jaffe J.D.,
Director of Graduate Studies
& Associate Professor
Marty received his J.D. degree from Wayne State University Law School in 1973 and his LL.M. in 1984 from the DePaul University College of Law. In 1992-93, he was a Visiting Associate Professor of Law and, in 1993-94,an Adjunct Professor of Law at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, teaching in the law school's program in energy and environmental law. Prior to joining UIC's faculty, Marty was a research program administrator and Senior Research Associate for the American Planning Association's research division in Chicago. He has also worked as a local government and as a regional planner in New York and Massachusetts. Marty currently serves as the Coastal Business & Environment Specialist for the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program and is a Research Associate in the Great Cities Institute. He also serves on the Historic Preservation Commission of the Village of Wilmette.
BA, Wayne State University (1969); JD, Wayne State Law School (1973); LLM, Depaul School of Law (1985).
During the 2003-04 academic year, Marty will be a Faculty Scholar at UIC's Institute for Environmental Science and Policy, where he will be researching how bio-assessment and ecological modeling can be used to adjust the stringency of local regulations to manage nonpoint sources of water pollution.
Courses
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UPP 501-Urban Space, Place and Institutions
UPP 537-Economic and Environmental Planning
UPP 552-Physical Planning III: Studio. City Lab 2001
UPP 553- Land Use Law
UPP 554-Environmental Planning
UPP 555-Special Topics: Historic Preservation. Bridgeport: Lock Zero UPP 558-Land Use Planning.
Research
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Land use control, water resouces policy and management, environmental protection.
Publications
Jaffe, Martin. 2009. Water Supply Planning in the Chicago Metropolitan Area. Sea Grant Law and Policy Journal 2 (1): 1-21. Publishers Link.
Jaffe, M. 2009. Research Agenda for Sustainable Coastal Development, National Sea Grant Office Implementation Plan 2009-2013. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Sea Grant Office. Silver Spring, MD.
Jaffe M. 2010. Reflections on Green Infrastructure Economics. Environmental Practice. National Association of Environmental Professionals; Cambridge Journals.
Jaffe M, Zellner M, Minor E, Gonzalez-Mellor M, Cotner, L, Massey D, Ahmed H, Elberts M, Wise S, Sprague H. and Miller B. 2010. Using Green Infrastructure to Manage Urban Stormwater Quality: A Review of Selected Practices and State Programs. Springfield; Illinois EPA (Final Report, October 2010). 146 pp.
Jaffe, M. and O. Al-Jayyousi, 2001. "Planning Models for Sustainable Water Resources Development," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 45(3): 309-322.
Jaffe, M. and D. Mir (eds.) 2002. Great Cities Institute / Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program Urban Water Resources Conference Proceedings: Improved Decision-Making for Water Resources: The Key to Sustainable Development for Metropolitan Regions. Held September 16-17, 1999 in Chicago, Illinois. Champaing: IISGCP, University of Illinois. Sea Grant Publication IISG-02-02.
Jaffe, M. 2001. "Zoning Chicago-Style: Hanna v. City of Chicago." Land Use Law & Zoning Digest 53(7): 6-8.
Jaffe, M. 2001. Water Supply Management Options for Northeastern Illinois. Chicago. Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program, UIC.
Contact
mjaffe@uic.edu
Room 229 (MC 348)
312-996-2178