Using land inventories to plan for urban agriculture: Experiences from Portland and Vancouver

Journal of the American Planning Association

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 435-449

  Mendes, Wendy ^a   Balmer, Kevin ^a   Kaethler, Terra ^b   Rhoads, Amanda ^c  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Provincial Agricultural Land Commission

^c City of Portland   (United States)

Author keywords

Land inventory; Portland; Sustainability; Urban agriculture; Vancouver

Indexed keywords

LAND USE PLANNING; POLICY MAKING; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AGRICULTURE; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; PORTLAND [OREGON]; UNITED STATES; VANCOUVER;

EID: 65449162351     PISSN: 01944363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01944360802354923     Document Type: Article

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