Planning the seeds of university community gardens: leadership and management techniques for 'living laboratories' of sustainable campus and community development

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dc.contributor.authorShort, Aaron
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteevan Vliet, David (City Planning) McDermott, Maire (U of M Office of Sustainability)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorBlake, Sheri (City Planning)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-11T19:56:40Z
dc.date.available2012-09-11T19:56:40Z
dc.date.issued2012-09-11
dc.degree.disciplineCity Planningen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of City Planning (M.C.P.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThis practicum analyzes the leadership, management practices, and organizational structure of five university gardening organizations, to determine if they have had an impact on the spaces of agricultural production in the cities in which they exist. The research concludes that if university gardens/farms are to become successful demonstration projects within their cities they must: 1) have strong, collaborative, and flexible leadership structures; 2) effectively communicate with stakeholders; 3) generate consistent funding; 4) demonstrate their success on campus and within their communities; 5) create linkages with academic and community organizations; 6) create goals and objectives that overlap with university and municipal strategic plans. Furthermore, this study illustrates that university gardens/farms are important to planners as ‘living laboratories’ of urban food production; as well as educational tools that build the capacity of residents to grow local food, and understand the importance of agricultural urbanism (AU) for city planning and design.en_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2012en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/8848
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectUniversity Community Gardens/Farmsen_US
dc.subjectSustainable Campus Designen_US
dc.subjectCommunity Developmenten_US
dc.subjectAgricultural Urbanismen_US
dc.subjectFood Systems Planningen_US
dc.subjectUrban Food Securityen_US
dc.titlePlanning the seeds of university community gardens: leadership and management techniques for 'living laboratories' of sustainable campus and community developmenten_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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