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December 12, 2024
Aiding the Small Farm Evolution
Spotlight on Zoning Practice: Small farmers must adapt to survive. How can zoning help? -
September 20, 2024
Mapping Indigenous Food Infrastructure
Uncovering JAPA: Learn how an indigenous-led photovoice food systems approach reveals vital cultural and ecological assets, advocating for more equitable and resilient food systems. -
August 8, 2024
Predicting Grocery Access After a Hurricane
Uncovering JAPA: As disaster storms increase, discover how they significantly impact food access for vulnerable communities. -
July 20, 2023
Eliminating Food Insecurity With Aquaponics
Equity in Practice: East Oakland partners to address food insecurity. -
May 4, 2023
Examining Food Systems and Sovereignty In Conflict Cities
Uncovering JAPA: Future planners should be prepared for the politics of planning, especially the challenging role of planning in conflict cities aiming to protect food systems. -
April 13, 2023
Understanding and Protecting the Benefits of Immigrant Food Businesses
Uncovering JAPA: Smaller-scale ethnic food businesses contribute to community health and well-being but also boost the local economy. -
March 16, 2023
Can Zoning Solve Healthy Food Accessibility in Schools?
Uncovering JAPA: Little research has considered equity implications of zoning policies to reduce access to unhealthy foods. This simulation study aims to understand impacts and outcomes. -
August 9, 2022
Visual Guide to Agrivoltaics and Wildlife-Friendly Solar
Agrivoltaics — or the placement of a solar energy system on the same parcel of land as agricultural production — and wildlife-friendly solar practices can help communities capture multiple benefits from large-scale solar development. -
June 3, 2022
It’s Not Necessarily Solar vs. Agriculture
The topic of large-scale solar development in rural communities doesn't have to be controversial. Learn how local officials and developers can work together to clear up the misconception that these two land uses cannot co-exist. -
November 11, 2021
Determining Success of Montgomery County's Transfer Development Rights Program
Uncovering JAPA: By exploring the outcomes of Montgomery County, Maryland's, transfer development rights program, author Li Fang provides a strong case for adjusting the standard practices around TDR program evaluations. -
August 5, 2021
Food For the People: Planning For Equitable Regional Food Systems
Uncovering JAPA: Understand the work that remains in regional food systems planning to make them more equitable. -
June 25, 2020
Preserving the Grass Root of Urban Agriculture
Uncovering JAPA: Does digital urban agriculture mean the end of small scale growing? -
August 29, 2019
Planners as Partners in Building Healthy Communities
Uncovering JAPA: What does it look like for planners to not simply involve communities but ensure they have agency and can lead? -
August 31, 2016
Parks Add Tremendous Value to Life in Tampa
Mayor Bob Buckhorn of Tampa, Florida, explains why parks are so important to his growing city. -
July 26, 2016
Beacon Hill’s Enchanted Food Forest
Sandy Pernitz, the Seattle city staff person who works directly with the Beacon Food Forest, tells the tale of how the community rallied around an innovative project in food systems planning. -
July 26, 2016
The Evolution of Food Systems Planning in Kansas
How Douglas County, Kansas became a nationally recognized leader in food systems planning. -
July 20, 2016
Turning Blight to Beets at the Roosevelt Row Growhouse
The Growhouse in Phoenix's Roosevelt Row, named a Great Neighborhood in 2015, turned a dry, vacant lot into a productive urban farm. -
July 12, 2016
New Resources for Local Food Systems Planning
As a part of the Growing Food Connection partnership, APA recently unveiled a series of policy briefs for planners and decision makers that help tackle local issues in food systems planning.
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