Publications and Awards

Urban Agriculture: How to Grow your Garden Potential

August 22, 2016

by Sarah R. Davis, as published in the August 2016 edition of Colorado Municipalities As communities search for creative and innovative ways to address challenges arising from Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL), climate change, natural hazard potential, stormwater management, and local economic vitality, urban agriculture is emerging as a potential land use game changer. So, what exactly is urban agriculture? As with most land use categories, urban

Keystone Colorado Water and Growth Dialogue

August 15, 2016

In late 2015, Clarion Associates was retained by the Keystone Policy Center to prepare a background paper on land use and water conservation. The paper reviewed existing research on how regulation of land use development patterns before initial occupancy of new development can affect long-term water conservation, and what programs local governments have adopted to