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Central Puget Sound Food System Assessment

Reports

2011 Planning Studio

Instructors: Branden Born, Hossein Estiri

This year, the Regional Food Policy Council, housed within the Puget Sound Regional Council, enlisted the University of Washington studio team to identify and pursue research topic areas examining the regional food system. The Council sought to meet two major goals: creating a common knowledge base among Council members about the region’s food system and informing the development of early action items on the Council’s work plan. maingraphicmaingraphicmaingraphicmaingraphicmaingraphic

Part One: During winter quarter, the studio team produced a report describing the current state of the food system in the central Puget Sound region, composed of King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Kitsap counties. Through compiling this Initial Conditions Report, the team developed a thorough understanding of five components of the region’s food system (production, processing, distribution, consumption, waste stream) and four other topics that impact, and are impacted by the region’s food system (the environment and tribes, restaurants, and comprehensive plans).

Part Two: During spring quarter, the studio, in partnership with Regional Food Policy Council staff, prioritized specific topics for further study based on the findings from the Initial Conditions Report. Each element addresses an emerging issue in the food system, gaps in existing data, and policy or programmatic needs (linked at left).

Questions, comments? Email: studio67@uw.edu

2011 Spring Studio, Department of Urban Design and Planning
University of Washington

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