Browsing by Subject "land use"
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Exploring the Political Ecology of a Proposed CAFO within the Driftless area of Southwest Wisconsin
(2022)Plans for what could become the largest hog confinement facility in Wisconsin have created divides over the future of a rural community within the Driftless region of Crawford County. This concentrated animal feeding ... -
Growing the Desert: Urban Agriculture Land Use Policy in the American West
(2012)Master's thesis about land use policy as it relates to urban agriculture. Contains two case study cities in the American west: Albuquerque, NM; and Denver, CO. Topics covered include zoning, comprehensive planning, ... -
Lots to Plots: Building and Inventory of Vacant Land in Madison, WI
(2012)As planners, politicians, organizations, and citizens increasingly recognize community gardens as a vital part of urban food production, efforts are necessary to systematically identify and assess urban vacant land that ... -
Tropical Land Use Change and Soil Carbon: Implications for REDD Policies
(Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin, 2010-10)The release of soil carbon due to changes in land use can be a major source of greenhouse gases. This brief illustrates the distribution and scale of soil carbon in the humid tropics, an area with high concentrations of ... -
Urban Farming on the Fringe: The State of Urban Agriculture in Four Cities of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Region
(2015)This thesis examines local food production and urban agriculture in four cities of the Milwaukee metropolitan region: Waukesha, West Bend, Mequon, and Racine. More specifically, it (1) examines what city laws, regulations, ...