PUA 201: Urban Agriculture Skills for Planners
The Promise of Urban Agriculture: Skills for Planners help planners and urban farm advocates understand important structures, approaches and policies that allow urban agriculture to be better incorporated into planning practice. The course covers concrete strategies for community engagement, comprehensive planning, zoning reforms, and resource provision, including example plans and ordinances. Each section also features an interview with a practicing planner who helps bring concepts to life.
Upon completion of this course, 6 Certification Maintenance credits are offered for AICP Members of the American Planning Association, provided in partnership with the APA Food Systems Division. Find the course using the CM Search function on planning.org by searching the title "Cornell Small Farms Program PUA 201: Urban Agriculture Skills for Planners" and log your hours with the identifier #9290619.
Target Audience
Intermediate - This course is directed at planning professionals and local officials who make choices related to land use, economic development, community development, or environmental planning. It is also directed at advocates with some degree of knowledge of urban agriculture, who aim to influence planners and local officials.
Course Objectives
Upon completing this course, you will be able to:
- Explain how urban agriculture relates to broader planning priorities in cities, towns, and suburbs.
- Describe how zoning and comprehensive planning influence urban agriculture outcomes.
- Integrate urban agriculture efforts into emerging areas of planning, like sustainability and equity.
- Articulate strategies and techniques that foster inclusive community engagement processes that can be used to support urban agriculture planning processes.
Course Schedule
This course is self-paced and happens on your own time, with videos, readings, and assignments here in Teachable, our virtual classroom.
Your Instructor
Molly Riordan, is an Urban Agriculture Specialist with the Cornell Small Farms Program.
Anu Rangarajan, PhD, is the Cornell University State Fresh Market Vegetable Specialist and Director of the Cornell Small Farms Program.
The Promise of Urban Agriculture courses were created in fulfillment of a cooperative research agreement (20-TMMSD-NY-0005) between U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS), Cornell University Small Farms Program, and Rooted WI, Inc. (dba Rooted). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA.
Course Curriculum
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StartLearning Objectives
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StartHistory of Agriculture in Cities, Part 1: Agriculture and Cities in the Early United States
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StartHistory of Agriculture in Cities, Part 2: Birth of the Planning Profession
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StartHistory of Agriculture in Cities, Part 3: Return to Cities and Food Systems Planning
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StartWhat is Urban Agriculture?
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StartWhy Should Planners Care about Urban Agriculture?
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StartCommercial Urban Agriculture and Jurisdictional Priorities
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StartWorksheet: Urban Agriculture Inventory
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StartA Planner's Perspective: Placing Urban Agriculture in Planning in Atlanta, GA
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StartTest Your Knowledge: Defining Urban Agriculture
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StartMaps and Stories about Urban Farms
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StartConclusion and Additional Resources