Following are links to useful food system research resources. Please notify webmaster if links are not functional or you have suggestions for additions.

Life Cycle-Based Sustainability Indicators for Assessment of the U.S. Food System. University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems

U.S. Food System Fact Sheet. University of Michigan Center for Sustainable System

American Planning Association: Why is food a planning issue?

Shiva Ch 1

Nestle Sec 2

Food Reg and Trade 1-3

Program on the Environment-Luce Foundation Capstone Project: Seattle Food System Enhancement Project 2006: Sound Food Report: Enhancing Seattle's Food System

From Farm to Landfill: Local Case Study Describing the University of Washington Food System

Avoiding the Local Trap: Scale and Food Systems in Planning Research. Branden Born and Mark Purcell, Journal of Planning Education and Research 2006.

Food System Assessment of the International District, thesis project by Laurie Karlinsky

Program on the Environment-Luce Foundation Capstone Project: Seattle Food System Enhancement Project 2007 (2 parts):

Part 1: Neighborhood Food System Assessment

Part 2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Study

Growing Green: An Inventory of Public Lands Suitable for Community Gardening in Seattle, 2008 thesis project by Megan Horst

Achieving LEED for Neighborhood Development in the Center of the City: Seattle, South Lake Union Case Study, 2008 thesis project by Vivian Chang to determine whether/how LEED ND food credit can be achieved in developed and developing neighborhood scenarios.

KCFFI Leadership Council Presentation 11-19-2008

King County Parcels (SR)

KCFFI Final Report--Food for Thought (zipped)

Vancouver Food System Assessment 2005

A Food System Assessment for Oakland, California: Toward a Sustainable Food Plan 2006

Lane County Food System Assessment Report: A Compilation of Findings and Suggestions for Future Research 2003