Urban Agriculture: Policy, Law, Strategy, and Implementation - Softcover

Increasingly, communities across the nation are seeing a demand for incorporating agricultural activities within the urban environment. To help meet this need,Urban Agriculture examines agricultural activities within non-rural settings, from neighborhood gardens and backyard livestock to commercial farming operations. Written by attorneys and planners with extensive experience in the area, the book addresses the land use, environmental, and regulatory legal issues involved while explaining different approaches that have been used and which have succeeded.

Martha H. ("Marti") Chumbler is an attorney with the Tallahassee, Florida, office of Carlton Fields Jorden Burt P.A., where she has practiced in the area of state and local government law for more than thirty years. Her practice includes land use regulation and litigation, state and local tax disputes, public records law, public procurement, and general administrative litigation.

Sorell E. Negro is a lawyer with Robinson & Cole LLP in Hartford, Connecticut, where she practices land use, real property, and environmental litigation. She provides guidance to clients on a variety of land use issues, including zoning, permitting and development, smart growth initiatives, coastal development, property rights, eminent domain, and impacts of proposed land use regulations and recently enacted legislation.

Lawrence E. Bechler is a shareholder in the Madison, Wisconsin office of Murphy Desmond S.C. He concentrates his practice on municipal law, and serves as municipal attorney or special counsel for a number of Wisconsin local governments.