Agriculture

Put up a Park in the Lot

Ruben Anderson suggests that if automobile parking could be kept to properties, that could free up the former on-street parking to become Garden Streets, so that cities could grow much more of their own produce.

9 April 2008 - 7:00am

AlterNet

Drought Hurts Global Wheat Supplies

A severe drought in Australia has cut into the country's wheat production -- and pushed prices up all over the world.

15 March 2008 - 5:00am

BBC

Developed Agricultural Land May Become 'The Next L.A.'

Farmland in Central California's San Joaquin County is replaced with development more than any other county in the state -- a wasteful pattern that could create the "next L.A.", according to a new report.

11 March 2008 - 11:00am

The Stockton Record

Government Programs Stifle Local Farmers

Government subsidy programs designed to support the production of the four major food crops are limiting - even penalizing - small farmers' ability to meet regional demand for local fruits and vegetables.

5 March 2008 - 7:00am

The New York Times

Temple of Doom

To ward off crop extinctions in the event of some future catastrophe, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault opens today to receive thousands of seed samples from around the world.

27 February 2008 - 11:00am

The Globe and Mail

Samuel Staley

Sustainable Development Needs To Embrace Technology

Tue, 04/24/2007 - 12:32

I've been spending a lot of time over the past couple of years examining the planning literature on sustainable development. Sustainable development, as a concept, remains vague. For those interested, take a look at my recent article in the journal Property Management.

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