Studies & Reports
For more detailed information about how land use is related to the quality of life in the San Joaquin Valley and what can be done to improve both, consult the following reports.
Agriculture:
- California Agricultural Land Loss and Conservation: Basic Facts (2009)
- The Future Is Now: Central Valley Farmland at the Tipping Point (2005)
- Paving Paradise: A New Perspective on California Farmland Conversion (2007)
- Full Mitigation of Farmland Development
- Curbing Ranchettes in the Central Valley: A Policy Proposal
Air Quality:
- Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities
- The California Endowment, Building Healthy Communities Initiative
- California Air Resource Board – SB375 Implementation
- Air Quality and Land Use Handbook: A Community Health Perspective
- CEQA and Climate Change
Climate Change
- Land Use, Climate Change, and Public Health Issue Brief
- Communities Tackle Global Warming: A Guide to SB 375
- Fact Sheet: SB 375 and Cities
- Windfall for All: How Connected, Convenient Neighborhoods Can Protect Our Climate and Safeguard California’s Economy
- CO2 Reductions Attributable to Smart Growth in California
San Joaquin Valley Blueprint
Smart Growth


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