Publications: Systems & Sustainability
Evaluation
“Evaluating Farm and Food Systems in the U.S.” Chapter by Ken Meter in Systems Concepts in Evaluation: An Expert Anthology, Williams, Bob and Iraj Imam, eds. (American Evaluation Association, published by EdgePress of Inverness, 2006), page 141.
Fifty-Year Vision and Indicators for a Sustainable Minneapolis . Ken Meter (2004).
Neighborhood Sustainability Indicators Guidebook . How to Create Neighborhood Sustainability Indicators in Your Neighborhood. Produced for the Urban Ecology Coalition (Minneapolis) by Crossroads Resource Center (1999).
Proposed Indicators for a Sustainable Food System . Project Manager: Gail Feenstra, UCSAREP. Principal investigators: Carolina Jaramillo, Steven McGrath, Ken Meter and Analisa Gunnell. Prepared by Katy Mamen, consultant. (2005)
“Linked Indicators of Sustainability Build Bridges of Trust.” Chapter by Ken Meter in Maida, Carl A., ed. Sustainability and Communities of Place, Volume 5, Studies in Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology, published by Berghahn Books (UK) (2007).
Planning
Developing a Vibrant and Sustainable Regional Food System: Suggestions for Community-Based Groups. Pirog, Rich, et al. A regional food planning guidebook produced by the Aldo Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Regional Food System Working Group, Iowa State University (2006).
Business Plan for the Hiawatha Fund A Regional Investment Fund for Southeast Minnesota: “Investments you can drive by” Lead author Ken Meter.