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Farms for the Future: A Strategic Approach to Saving Maryland’s Farmland and Rural Resources
1998by: Chesapeake Farms for the Future BoardThis report lays out the tools used to create the state of Maryland’s innovative and successful farmland protection strategy. -
Losing Ground: Farmland Protection in the Puget Sound Region
January 2012by: Dennis Canty, Alex Martinsons, Anshika KumarThis report examines farmland loss and protection in Washington state’s Puget Sound region. -
Farmland Conservation: Reality or Wishful Thinking?
July 2013by: Serena UngerThis report offers 11 case studies of California counties and regions showcasing successful farmland conservation programs in the state. -
Washington State Farmland Preservation Indicators
December 2009This report addresses 20 indicators identified by Washington state to help chart the overall condition of agriculture as it relates to farmland preservation. -
Broward County, FL, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2021This regulation belongs to the Farmland Protection, Grayfields Reuse and Redevelopment, and Solar Energy collections. -
Marysville, WA, Municipal Code
Updated June 2021This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation and Farmland Protection collections. -
Hadley, MA, Code of Ordinances
Updated May 2021The town's zoning bylaw includes a transfer of development rights program for farmland protection. -
Hernando County, FL, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2021The county’s zoning code addresses farmland protection through farm-friendly zoning provisions (Article II, §2B). -
Integrating Food Into Urban Planning
Published November 2018by: Yves Cabannes, Cecilia MarocchinoThis book discusses how and why food systems are not just a food problem but a regional problem that urban planning can solve. -
All (Food) Politics is Local: Increasing Food Access Through Local Government Action
Harvard Law & Policy, Vol. 7, 2013by: Emily Broad LeibThis article discusses food systems in the lens of local government and how food access can be increased with local action. -
Digging Deeper: Bringing A Systems Approach To Food Systems: Food System Governance
Vol 4, Issue 2, March 2014by: Kate ClancyThis article argues that food systems are not only difficult but are necessary if cities are to fully reach the goal of sustainable and resilient food. -
Food System Activism And The Housing Crisis
Vol. 11, No. 3, June 2022by: Adam PineThe article discusses how activism, affordable food systems, and affordable housing are interconnected. -
Emergent Regional Collaborative Governance In Rural Local Food Systems Development
Vol. 54, No. 2, October 2022by: Hongmei Lu, Angie CarterThis article discusses collaborative governance to a region of local food systems that have a had long history of food provisioning. -
Introduction To Local Food Systems
September 2022by: Sarah Massengale, Mary HendricksonThis article introduces local food systems and the concept of the system and what it is made up of. -
Local Innovation In Food System Policies: A Case Study Of Six Australian Local Governments
Vol. 12, Issue 1, 2022by: Amy Carrad, Lizzy Turner, Nick Rose, Karen Charlton, Belinda ReeveThis article discusses and analyzes how Australian local governments successfully cultivate a sustainable and equitable food system. -
Los Angeles County, CA, General Plan 2035
Updated July 2022This county's comprehensive plan belongs to the Comprehensive Planning and Food Systems collections. -
Integrating Food Access & Affordable Housing
February 2015This report depicts the necessity for Vermont and its local communities to focus on food system planning as 13.4 percent of Vermonters suffer from food insecurity. -
Flint, MI, Imagine Flint: Master Plan for a Sustainable Flint
Adopted October 2013This city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Built Environment and Health, Community Visioning, Comprehensive Planning, Food Systems, and Social Equity collections. -
Albany, NY, Albany 2030
Adopted April 2012This city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Age-Friendly Communities, Built Environment and Health, Community Visioning, Comprehensive Planning, Food Systems, Social Equity, and Solar Energy collections. -
Rock Island, IL, Comprehensive Plan
Adopted April 2014This city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Built Environment and Health, Community Visioning, Comprehensive Planning, Food Systems, and Solar Energy collections. -
Dig It! A Practical Toolkit: How Local Governments Can Support Community Gardens
2009by: Herb BaboletThis toolkit from British Columbia's Ministry of Community Development provides guidance on how local governments can support community gardens. -
San Jose, CA, Envision San José 2040
Updated September 2023This city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Age-Friendly Communities, Capital Improvements Programming, Community Visioning, Comprehensive Planning, and Urban Agriculture collections. -
Pittsburgh, PA, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2021This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Green Building, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, Scenic View Protection, Urban Agriculture, and Urban Livestock collections. -
Salt Lake City, UT, City Code
Updated September 2021The city's code belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Active Transportation, Affordable Housing Programs, Food Trucks, Group Housing, Home Occupations, Housing Supply Planning, Residential Infill Development, Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, Solar Energy, Transit-Oriented Development, Urban Agriculture, and Urban Livestock collections. -
San Diego, CA, Municipal Code
Updated February 2020This regulation belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Food Trucks, Historic Preservation, Housing Supply Planning, Inclusionary Housing, Integrated Water Resource Management, Outdoor Lighting, Solar Energy, Urban Livestock, and Wildland-Urban Interface collections. -
Pinellas County, FL, Code of Ordinances
Updated February 2020This regulation belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Historic Preservation, Housing Supply Planning, Solar Energy, and Urban Livestock collections. -
Portland, OR, City Code
Updated June 2022This regulation belongs to 18 Research KnowledgeBase collections. -
Philadelphia, PA, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2021This regulation belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Design Review, Housing Supply Planning, Solar Energy, and Urban Agriculture collections. -
Iowa City, IA, City Code
Updated July 17, 2018This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Design Review, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Food Trucks, Housing Supply Planning, Inclusionary Housing, and Transfer of Development Rights collections. -
Minneapolis, MN, Code of Ordinances
Updated November 2021This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Active Transportation, Affordable Housing Programs, Built Environment and Health, Food Trucks, Green Building, Group Housing, Housing Supply Planning, Residential Infill Development, Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, Shared Mobility, Social Equity, Solar Energy, Urban Agriculture, and Urban Livestock collections. -
Hillsboro, OR, Municipal Code
2018The city's unified development code belongs to the Food Trucks, Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, Transit-Oriented Development, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
New Orleans, LA, Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance
Updated 2019This regulation belongs to the Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Food Trucks, Historic Preservation, Short-Term Residential Rentals, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
Laramie, WY, Municipal Code
Updated March 2019This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Food Systems, Solar Energy, Urban Livestock, Wind Energy, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
Kansas City, MO, Code of Ordinances
Updated November 2021This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Group Housing, Short-Term Residential Rentals, Urban Agriculture, Urban Livestock, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
Memphis-Shelby County, TN, Unified Development Code
Adopted August 2010This regulation belongs to the Outdoor Lighting, Urban Agriculture, Urban Livestock, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
Sustainable Development Code
2021by: Jonathan RosenbloomThis guide belongs to the Hazard Mitigation, Home Occupations, Housing Supply Planning, Solar Energy, Urban Agriculture, Wildland-Urban Interface, Wind Energy, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
Food on Wheels: Mobile Food Vending Goes Mainstream
2013This report from the National League of Cities analyzes the mobile food vending industries of thirteen U.S. cities of varying sizes and locations. -
Urban Planning Roles In Responding To Food Security Needs
Vol. 7, No.1, November 2016by: Christine Slade, Trevor Budge, Claudia BaldwinThis article talks about how urban planning can be used to address food security and food systems. -
Ithaca, NY, City Code
Updated March 2019These regulations belong to the Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, Urban Livestock, and Wind Energy collections. -
Champaign, IL, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 2021These regulations belong to the Food Systems, Group Housing, Housing Supply Planning, Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, and Urban Livestock collections. -
Milwaukee, WI, Code of Ordinances
Updated November 2019These regulations belong to the Complete Streets, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, Solar Energy, and Urban Livestock collections. -
Tempe, AZ, City Code
Updated July 2021These regulations belong to the Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, Solar Energy, and Urban Agriculture collections. -
Grand Rapids, MI, Code of Ordinances
Updated June 2019This regulation belongs to the Food Trucks, Outdoor Lighting, Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, Solar Energy, Transit-Oriented Development, Tiny Houses and Micro-Apartments, and Urban Livestock collections. -
Baltimore, MD, City Code
Updated October 2021These regulations belong to the Complete Streets, Home Occupations, Housing Supply Planning, Inclusionary Housing, Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, Social Equity, Transit-Oriented Development, Urban Agriculture, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
Fairfax County, VA, Zoning Ordinance
Updated July 2021This regulations belong to the Content-Neutral Sign Regulation, Inclusionary Housing, Outdoor Lighting, Short-Term Residential Rentals, Transit-Oriented Development, and Urban Livestock collections. -
Denver, CO, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 2022This regulation belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Biophilic Planning, Climate Change, Housing Supply Planning, Inclusionary Housing, Marijuana-Related Uses, Scenic View Protection, Short-Term Residential Rentals, and Urban Livestock collections. -
Boulder, CO, Revised Code
Updated April 2019This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Active Transportation, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Food Trucks, Housing Supply Planning, Inclusionary Housing, Marijuana-Related Uses, Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, and Solar Energy collections. -
Evanston, IL, Code of Ordinances
Updated February 2022This regulation belongs to the Climate Change, Food Trucks, Inclusionary Housing, Short-Term Residential Rentals, Solar Energy, and Urban Livestock collections. -
Davis, CA, Municipal Code
Updated October 2021This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Farmland Protection, Inclusionary Housing, and Solar Energy collections. -
Sacramento, CA, City Code
Updated September 2021This regulation belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Historic Preservation, Housing Supply Planning, Solar Energy, Transit-Oriented Development, and Urban Agriculture collections.