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Building Soil By Building Community: How Can An Interdisciplinary Approach Better Support Community Needs And Urban Resilience, Erica L. Wohldmann, Yujuan Chen, Kirsten Schwarz, Susan D. Day, Richard V. Pouyat, Michelle Barton, Manny Gonez

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

Given the interrelated problems of climate change, energy and resource scarcity, and the challenge of supporting critical natural systems in cities, urban dwellers may be exceptionally vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. While a number of programs and policies have been developed and implemented to help reduce the environmental and social impacts of climate change on communities, we argue that effective and sustainable programs must not only consider how the changing environment impacts communities, but also how communities interact with and impact the environment. Specifically, drawing on a case study of the needs assessment of the Healthy Soils for …