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Agricultural Zoning Analysis for East Windsor Township, Mercer County, NJ
March 2011by: Patty Elkis, Suzanne MccarthyThis report sought to understand whether or not East Windsor Township, NJ, should adopt agricultural zoning within its agricultural areas to protect the industry and continue the farmland protection efforts of the township. -
Saving Farmland, Growing Cities: A Framework for Implementing Effective Farmland Conservation Policies in the San Joaquin Valley
January 2013by: Serena Unger, Edward ThompsonThis report examines farmland conservation in California’s fast-growing San Joaquin Valley and outlines a new framework for land-use policy choices that affect farmland and agriculture. -
Preserving Large Farming Landscapes: The Case of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development 7(3): 67–81, 2017by: Thomas Daniels, Lauren Payne-RileyThis article stresses the importance of preserving large farming landscapes, highlighting three measures that best reflect the spatial effectiveness of farmland preservation efforts. -
Development at the Urban Fringe and Beyond: Impacts on Agriculture and Rural Land
Agricultural Economic Report No. AER-803, June 2001by: Ralph Heimlich, William AndersonThis report examines the two major patterns of U.S. land development—expansion of urban areas and large-lot development in rural areas—and the potential impacts on agriculture and rural communities. -
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). -
Low Impact Development: A Guidebook for North Carolina
June 2009by: Christy Perrin, Lee-Anne Milburn, Laura SzpirThis guide provides technical and policy recommendations for implementing low-impact development (LID). -
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. -
BlackSpace Manifesto
2021This manifesto presents 14 broad directives to guide Black planners, architects, artists, activists, and designers in their work to protect and create Black spaces. -
Los Angeles County, CA, General Plan 2035
Updated July 2022This county's comprehensive plan belongs to the Comprehensive Planning and Food Systems collections. -
Essentials of Bike Parking: Selecting and Installing Bicycle Parking That Works
September 2015This guide is a condensed version of the APBP’s Bicycle Parking Guidelines, 2nd edition (2010), which is the most thorough guideline for bicycle parking and storage. -
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. -
Cultivating Dignity in a Year of Rupture
October 2020by: Merrick HobenThis article discusses how Acknowledgement, Agency, Reciprocity, and Clarity (AARC) creates a open dialogue and a path toward conflict management. -
Dealing With Contentious Public Hearings
Number 77, 2010by: Wayne SenvilleThis article discusses 12 tips and solutions that were surveyed from planners about how to improve the public hearing process. -
Dealing With Conflict
April 2023by: Neal Fogle, Linda Falcone, Dana OllendykeThis article discusses both the triggers of conflict but also the subsequent five conflict management strategies. -
Transforming Conflict to Empower Community and Decrease Displacement in Gentrifying Communities
Open Source Solutions, No. 7, July 2020by: Amy MinznerThis article discusses and outlines what Conflict Transformation is and how it addresses social and visible disputes. -
The Actions of Discontent: Tea Party and Property Right Activists Pushing Back Against Regional Planning
Volume 79, Issue 3, 2013by: Karen Trapenberg FrickThis article discusses the nuances, challenges, and competing world views of stakeholders on land-use planning. -
The Conflict Resolution Case Study in Urban Life: Bull Run Watershed Case
Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia, 2016by: Chang-yu HongThis article discusses the four-decade long land-use conflict, at Bull Run between local and federal stakeholders. -
Right-wing Populism And Urban Planning
Journal of Urban Affairs, 2023by: Susan Fainstein, Johannes NovyThis article discusses how right-wing populism, urban planning, and the “just city” concepts interact and what conflicts arise. -
Preventing Conflict Through Facilitation
December 1999by: Zena ZumetaThis article discusses how facilitation is different from mediation and how it is used for dispute resolution. -
Methods For Identifying Land Use Conflict Potential Using Participatory Mapping
November 2013by: Greg Brown, Christopher RaymondThis article discusses how utilizing GIS to facilitate public participation can help mitigate potential land use conflicts. -
Birmingham, AL, Comprehensive Plan
Adopted October 2013This city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Age-Friendly Communities, Capital Improvements Programming, Community Visioning, Comprehensive Planning, and Green Building collections. -
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. -
Kirkland, WA, Comprehensive Plan: Kirkland 2035
Updated December 2020This comprehensive plan includes a vision statement with nine guiding principles. -
Bainbridge Island, WA, Navigate Bainbridge Comprehensive Plan
Adopted February 2017The Introductory chapter to the city's comprehensive plan includes the "Bainbridge Island Vision 2035.” -
ConservationTools.org: Community Visioning
n.d.This guide from the Pennsylvania Land Trust Organization, targeted at rural Pennsylvania communities, offers guidance on the community visioning process. -
Richmond, VT, A Community Vision for the Town of Richmond
n.d.This small town in Vermont used a community survey to gather information about what residents love about the community. -
How to Develop Heart & Soul Statements
2015This guide focuses on how to write "Heart & Soul" statements that capture what matters most to residents about their communities and why. -
Creative Placemaking: Working Through Conflicting Priorities
2018by: Frederick Zindell, Mia ScharphieThis online training explores how creative placemaking and resilience projects can address pressing community needs. -
Promoting Opportunity through Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (eTOD): Barriers to Success and Best Practices for Implementation
October 2015by: John Hersey, AICP, Michael SpottsThis guide belongs to the Social Equity and Transit-Oriented Development collections. -
Model Solar Energy Facility Permit Streamlining Ordinance
February 2012This model ordinance offers permitting and development standards for four types of solar energy systems (direct use, accessory use, secondary use, and primary use). -
Transferable Development Rights Programs: An Economic Framework for Success
Journal of Conservation Planning, 3: 47-56, 2007by: Kent MesserThis article assesses TDR programs, outlines an economic framework for evaluating the successes and failures of TDR programs, and offers suggestions for improving TDR program success. -
Making Participation Work When Interests Conflict: Moving From Facilitating Dialogue and Moderating Debate To Mediating Negotiations
Volume 72, Issue 4, 2006by: John ForesterThis article discusses why the facilitation of dialogue can be improved by mediating negotiations when dealing with public conflict. -
Increasing Productive Communication In Local Government and Decreasing Barriers To Community Interactions
Vol. 42, Issue 5, Article 8, 2016by: Daniel Greensweig, Amiee Gourlay, Irene KoaThis article discusses how productive communication in local government is the key to conflict resolution. -
Mediated Negotiation In The Public Sector: The Planner As Mediator
August 1984by: Lawerence Susskind, Conne OzawaThis article discusses how planners can utilize mediated negotiation and become the mediator for public discussion. -
Imagining the Robust Deliberative City: Elevating the Conversations We Need to Support Democracy
October 2019by: Martin CarcassonThis briefing paper focuses on the concept of public judgement and how this can bring life back into local democratic processes. -
Mediating Land Use Disputes
Policy Focus Report, April 2000by: Lawrence Susskind, Mieke Van Der Wansem, Armand CiccarelliThis report details what the mediation model is, how and why land use creates conflict, and how land use mediation can help planners. -
Planning and Facilitating Collaborative Meetings
October 2016This report outlines what a collaborative process is, the strategies that can be implemented, and the 6 steps planners can use for effective collaborative meetings.