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PhysOrg reports Samina Raja, professor of urban and regional planning in the UB School of Architecture and Planning, is co-editor of a special issue of the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems and Community Development that focuses on food systems planning efforts. "Engagement in food systems planning is no longer a new concern for local governments," the co-editors wrote in their accompanying editorial. "Local governments across North America have developed, enacted and, indeed, implemented policies that are ostensibly designed to strengthen food systems."