Local Food System Planning Analysis from 183 U.S. Government Publications

A grounded theory analysis of 183 local food planning publications from regional and local governments across the United States. The research, authored by Jesse Decker Ure, develops 32 representative cases to identify patterns and challenges in food planning governance. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-15.

Use Cases

• Compare local versus regional food planning actions based on the eight identified categories.
• Analyze motivational themes underlying food policy documents based on the three identified themes.
• Study the institutionalization gap between interest in local food systems and governance infrastructure.
• Apply the conceptual governance framework to other urban socio-technical systems like transportation planning.

Strengths

• Analysis is based on 183 food planning publications, providing a substantial textual corpus.
• Research identifies eight distinct categories of local food planning action and three motivational themes.
• The dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

Limitations

• The primary data file is a 27.1 KB DOCX document; the underlying analyzed publications are not included.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred from the analysis document.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Grounded theory analysis and constant comparison applied to government publications.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 05:42:45; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States (regional and local governments)