A Brief Biography of Daniel R. Mandelker

As one of the world’s pre-eminent land-use authorities, Daniel Mandelker has brought

his incomparable expertise to a vast array of projects that have literally spanned the entire globe: from Growth Management for the small barrier island of St. Simons, Georgia¼

to Zoning Amortization for densely-populated Hong Kong.

Across a distinguished legal career spanning over fifty years, Mandelker has consulted governmental agencies at the local, state and federal level as well as the United Nations.

Here in the United States, his skills have been sought by a diverse range of cities that include Austin, Boulder, Dallas, Flagstaff, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, Orlando and Portland.

He was selected by the American Planning Association, who represent over 30,000 practicing planners, officials and concerned citizens across the country, to guide the

APA as Principal Consultant on their watershed Model State Planning and Land Use Regulation Legislation Project. Mandelker dedicated four years towards drafting a visionary model for 21^st century development that is now being adopted by progressive communities and states.

He has served on a Presidential Commission, lectured at Britain’s University of Cambridge, and been appointed as a Visiting Scholar for Israel’s Department of Urban Planning and Moscow’s Institute of State and Law.

Mandelker currently holds the prestigious Howard A. Stamper chair at Washington University’s School of Law in St. Louis. Widely acknowledged by many of his peers as

“the Dean of Land-Use Law,” Professor Mandelker has co-authored several legal text books that are now in their fourth and fifth editions. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Wisconsin, where he also earned his first law degree. Mandelker completed his formal education with a Doctorate in Law from Yale University.

An active member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, Mandelker is a passionate advocate of mandatory city planning – whether it’s for an English village¼

or an American metropolis.

Now, Mandelker has just completed an intense, landmark study for what is perhaps the most unique European and Caribbean-influenced city in the United States. It is a city he simply calls “a national treasure.” It is a city poised on the cusp of a planning revolution. It is the legendary city on the mighty Mississippi: New Orleans.