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2. Digging in: toward a more just urban garden land policy
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ramer, Hannah (author) and Nelson, Kristen C. (author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2023-08-21
- Published:
- USA: Thomas A. Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12952
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
- Journal Title Details:
- V.12, N.4
- Notes:
- 21 pages, Surging interest in urban agriculture has prompted cities across North America to adopt policies that give gardeners access to publicly owned land. However, if not carefully designed, these policies can exacerbate existing racial inequities. Drawing on theories of urban and environmental justice, we use a contextualized case comparison to explore the radical potential and practical constraints of garden land policies at two distinct institutions: the City of Minneapolis and the independently elected Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. Based on participant observation, document review, and interviews with a range of policy actors, we argue that what appear to be minor, common-sense policy details systematically shape who benefits from the garden land policies, sometimes in surprising ways. Compared to the City, the Park Board goes substantially further in addressing racial equity. Furthermore, though both cases included public participation, we argue that the more intensive participation during the Park Board policy development process—particularly in determining the details—was pivotal in crafting a policy that reduced barriers to racial equity. The present study contributes to the growing scholarship on urban agriculture and environmental governance and offers concrete insights for actors working toward more just policies.
3. Urban-rural relations
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Taylor, Carl C. (author) and Frame, Nat T. (author)
- Format:
- Handbook
- Publication Date:
- 1928
- Published:
- USA: Kiwanis International, Chicago, Illinois.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 151 Document Number: D10043
- Notes:
- 246 pages., A syllabus for the 11th conference of the American Country Life Association featuring "urban-rural relations," Urbana, Illinois, June 19-21, 1928. A handbook for leaders in Kiwanis clubs and other organizations interested in the betterment of urban-rural relations.