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Vassar Scholarship, the institutional repository formerly known as Digital Window, reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community.  It provides access to a variety of collections, including senior theses and projects across a wide range of disciplines.

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Foraging in the Urban Food Forest: Noticing the Possibilities for Communal Cultivation within Urban Ruination

Publication Date
2023-May-03
Authors
Allen, Monique
Department or Program
Science, Technology, and Society Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Open
Abstract

In this thesis, I use the Beacon Food Forest, located in Seattle, WA, as a case study to investigate how food and community grow in an urban community food forest. I discuss the founding of the Beacon Food Forest, the...

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Kelo, Cuno, and the broken window

Publication Date
2006-November-26
Document Type
working paper
Authors
Rork, Jonathan C.
Marco, Alan C.
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Working Paper
Abstract

In June 2005, the Supreme Court made one of its least popular decisions in recent history. In Kelo v. New London, the Court missed a simple point: that local decision makers make local decisions.

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