The Promise and Pitfalls of Municipal Policy for Urban Agriculture
Abstract
Master's thesis about the positives and negatives of municipal policies on urban agriculture, with case study cities of Portland, OR; Chicago, IL; and Boston, MA. Topics include the benefits of urban agriculture, the barriers to urban agriculture, zoning, urban planning, and the ways different municipalities have handled urban agriculture.
Subject
Boston
Chicago
Portland, OR
community food security
food systems
municipal policy
urban planning
urban agriculture