Farms or Freeways? Citizen Engagement and Municipal Governance in Edmonton's Food and Agriculture Strategy Development

In the mid- to late 1990s, most provincial governments in Canada downloaded or devolved authority for land use planning to local levels of government. In Alberta, this shifted responsibility for the protection of farmland to municipalities. However, a strong oil and gas economy and rapid growth of A...

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Main Authors: Mary A. Beckie, Lorelei Hanson, Deborah Schrader
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thomas A. Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
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Online Access:https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/235