Agriculture at the Urban Interface: Attitudes of New Rural Residents

As the buffer between farming and residential areas shrinks, pesticide related conflicts increase. Dan Levi and Kathryn Sperry discuss their study examining environmental attitudes and health impacts of living at the agricultural / urban interface in Oceano, California. The discussion illustrates the importance of including these potential environmental impacts and their mitigation in the planning agenda. Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/focus This Faculty and Student Work is brought to you for free and open access by the City and Regional Planning at DigitalCommons@CalPoly. It has been accepted for inclusion in Focus by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@CalPoly. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Recommended Citation Levi, Daniel and Sperry, Kathryn (2007) "Agriculture at the Urban Interface: Attitudes of New Rural Residents," Focus: Vol. 4: Iss. 1, Article 9. DOI: 10.15368/focus.2007v4n1.4 Available at: http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/focus/vol4/iss1/9 agriCulTure aT The urban inTerfaCe: aTTiTuDes of neW rural resiDenTs daniel leVi and kathryn sperry As the buffer between farming and residential areas shrinks, pesticide related conflicts increase. Dan Levi and Kathryn Sperry discuss their study examining environmental attitudes and health impacts of living at the agricultural / urban interface in Oceano, California. The discussion illustrates the importance of including these potential environmental impacts and their mitigation in the planning agenda. Daniel Levi is a Professor at the Psychology and Child Development Department, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Kathryn Sperry received her B.A. in Psychology from Cal Poly and is a Doctoral candidate in Applied Cognitive Psychology at Claremont Graduate University.