1. Agricultural and Horticultural Enterprises

3. Natural Resources and Environmental Quality

Agriculture

Agricultura

4-H Agricultural Science

UF/IFAS Extension Initiative 4: Sustainable Communities

Communities

Comunidades

Desarrollo Sostenible de Comunidades

Healthy Communities

Coastal Areas

Coasts

Áreas costeras

Groups

Agrupaciones

UF/IFAS Extension Initiatives

Programas 

Sustainability

Sostenibilidad 

Community Development

Desarrollo de Comunidades

Currently, our clientele come from a continuum of communities ranging from rural to metropolitan areas. Rapid growth in population centers has resulted in loss of land available for agriculture and natural resources. In order to create a balance between population centers, agricultural land and natural areas, Extension must help to plan and maintain sustainable urban and suburban communities.
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Residential Housing

Vivienda y Entorno Doméstico

Home Building, Renovation, Maintenance, and Repair

Housing Design and Remodeling

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Buildings

Construcciones

Energy

Energía

A business organization where the income or profit of the corporation is not distributed to corporation members, directors or officers.
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Nonprofit Corporations

No lucrativas 

Nonprofit and Community-based Organizations

Nonprofit organizations

Household and Structural Pest Management

Civic Engagement

Compromiso cívico

Involved Citizens

Disaster Preparedness and Recovery

Preparación y Recuperación ante Desastres

Home Disaster Preparedness and Recovery

Preparación y recuoeración ante desastres

The terms used for Ask IFAS organization are selected with consideration of the terminology used in UF/IFAS publications and programs, as well as the terms recommended by the U.S. National Agricultural Library Thesaurus (NALT) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's AGROVOC thesaurus.&nbsp;

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A number of individual items or people brought together.
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Services

State of Florida

UF/IFAS

Florida Extension

Extensión

UF/IFAS Extension Priority Initiatives help focus our educational programming and efforts. These pages allow users to navigate to Ask IFAS topics and publications through the initiatives and priorities that pertain to them.&nbsp;

The ability of socio-ecological processes and activities to produce long-term environmental, social, technical, financial and cultural benefits.

Comunidades

Narrower Topics

Communities and Agriculture

Compromiso cívico

Construcciones

Desarrollo de Comunidades

Energía

Household and Structural Pest Management

No lucrativas

Preparación y Recuperación ante Desastres

Vivienda y Entorno Doméstico

Waterfront Communities

Publicaciones

Barriers and Opportunities for Pollinator Gardening in Homeowners’ Associations

Cost Estimates for Producing Sargassum spp. Compost

Covenants, Codes, and Restrictions that Address Environmental Issues in Residential Communities

Developing and Managing a Community Outreach and Dissemination (COD) Core for a Multi-Institution Grant Project

Developing Land in Florida with Fire in Mind: Recommendations for Designers, Developers, and Decision-Makers

Disparities in Community Food Environments

Evaluating Green Communities: Top Eleven Questions to Ask

Perceptions of Florida-Friendly Landscapes: Linking Visual Quality and Environmental Health through Landscape Codes

Policies that Address Sustainable Building Practices

Policies that Address Sustainable Landscaping Practices

Policies that Address Sustainable Site Development

Protecting Natural Areas During Development: Four Spatial Considerations to Maximize their Benefits

Scenario Planning for Managing Ecosystem Services and Natural Resources

Strategies to Assess and Enhance the Community Food Environment

Ten Strategies for Working With Your Home Owner Association to Convert to a Florida-Friendly Yard

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Programas

Sostenibilidad

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