Course Learning Objectives

This course, PUA 201:Urban Agriculture Skills for Planners, is designed to help planners and urban farm advocates understand important structures, approaches and policies that allow urban agriculture to be better incorporated into comprehensive planning.

An underlying assumption of this course is that a goal of city planning is to address structural inequities in how people access their daily needs. The authors of this course believe that urban agriculture in all of its forms can support that goal.

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.