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Freeways and Farms: Prusch & Taylor Street Urban Farms Study

项目名称：	Freeways and Farms: Prusch & Taylor Street Urban Farms Study
摘要：	Transporting goods and people, roadways are linchpins of a city's economy. Though critical to a city's economy, freeways and other roadways negatively impact people as well, by creating noise and pollution. Roadways can also adversely impact urban natural resources (Franklin & Fruin, 2017) including urban farms. Busy roadways close to urban farms generate higher rates of pollution and soil contaminants (Zhao, Li, & Wang, 2011). Impacts of city roadways on urban farms require examination given that urban farms are food sources (Dobernig & Stagl, 2015) and spaces for social interaction and community building (Agnotti, 2015). In addition to biophysical research on traffic impacts on soil and plants, we need to understand social impacts of roadways on urban farmers. This study proposes an exploration of the ways in which freeways and surface roads in San Jose, California impact urban farmers' attitudes and behaviors. The objective is to contribute to sustainable city management and social justice efforts by looking at how a growing trend towards urban sustainable farming is impacted by ubiquitous city roadways.
状态：	Active
资金：	6082
资助组织：	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
管理组织：	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
执行机构：	Mineta Consortium for Transportation Mobility
主要研究人员：	Baur , Joshua
开始时间：	20180901
预计完成日期：	20200630
实际结束时间：	20200527