An Introduction to Land Use Planning for Food System Activists
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This article in the Community Food Security Coalition News connects the dots between land use planning and healthier communities, and is geared toward food system activists. It was written by Hannah Burton Laurison, Raquel Bournhonesque, and Andy Fisher.
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- Establishing Land Use Protections for Farmers' Markets
- Fact Sheet: Zoning Talking Points
- Healthy Planning Policies: A Compendium from California General Plans
- Tobacco Laws Affecting California
- Toolkit: How to Create and Implement Healthy General Plans
- Fact Sheet: Establishing Protections for Community Gardens
- Model Ordinance: Regulating the Location and Operations of Tobacco Retailers
- Fact Sheet: How to Use Redevelopment to Create Healthier Communities
- Policy Area:
- Zoning
- Comprehensive/General Plans
In the last few years, a new understanding of the built environment’s impact on health has brought the public health community and planners together to develop a variety of innovative land use policies that promote health.