AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
Attrée, E., Newell, R., & Glaros, A. (2025). Intersection of agri-genomics and agriculture 5.0 technologies: Role for life cycle assessment. Transdisciplinary Research on Integrated Approaches to Sustainability (TRIAS) lab. Royal Roads University. http://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.35387.53282
Benyam, A., Newell, R., & Glaros, A. (2022). The potential role of vertical agriculture in building sustainable and resilient food systems: Outcomes from a stakeholder focus group. University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, Canada. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.16100.65926
Botschner, J., Corley, C., Fraser, E.D.G., Kotak, R., McMahon, D., Newman, L. (2024). Cybersecurity in Digital Agriculture: A National Security Risk?. In: Adlakha-Hutcheon, G., Kelshall, C. (eds) (In)Security: Identifying the Invisible Disruptors of Security. Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67608-6_6
Dring, C., Cremer, A., Glaros, A., Pizzirani, S., Newell, R. & Newman, L. (2024). Vertical Agriculture Education Workshop Report. The University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC.
Dsouza, A., Newman, L., Graham, T., & Fraser, E. D. G. (2023). Exploring the landscape of controlled environment agriculture research: A systematic scoping review of trends and topics. Agricultural Systems, 209, 103673. doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103673
Evan, F., Kaplan, D., Newman, L., & Yada, R. Y. (Eds.). (2023). Cellular Agriculture: Technology, Society, Sustainability and Science (1st ed.). Elsevier Academic Press.
Glaros, A. The proverbial elephant in the petri-dish: futures for cellular agriculture science in an uncertain world. Communications Biology 8, 592 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-07976-2
Glaros, A., Marquis, S., Major, C., Quarshie, P., Ashton, L., Green, A. G., Kc, K. B., Newman, L., Newell, R., Yada, R., & Fraser, E. D. (2022). Horizon scanning and review of the impact of five food and food production models for the global food system in 2050. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 199, 550-564. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2021.11.013
Glaros, A., Newell, R., Benyam, A., Pizzirani, S., & Newman, L. (2024). Vertical agriculture’s potential implications for food system resilience: Outcomes of focus groups in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia. Ecology and Society, 29(1), art12.
Glaros, A., Newell, R., & Pizzirani, S. (2023). Scenarios for vertical agriculture development in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia. University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, Canada. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.21373.13286
Glaros, A., Newell, R., Ruder, S-L., Mukiri, J., & Pizzirani, S. (2023). Cellular Agriculture Futures: A survey of public perceptions in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia. University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, Canada.
Glaros, A., Newell, R., Fraser, E., & Newman, L. (2023). Socio-economic futures for cellular agriculture: The development of a novel framework. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7, 970369. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.970369
Glaros, A., Pizzirani, S., Newell, R., & Newman, L. (2024). Planning Considerations for Vertical Agriculture. University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, Canada. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.32044.64643
Green, A. G., Abdulai, A. R., Duncan, E., Glaros, A., Campbell, M., Newell, R., Quarshie, P., KC, K. B., Newman, L., Nost, E., & Fraser, E. D. (2021). A scoping review of the digital agricultural revolution and ecosystem services: implications for Canadian policy and research agendas. FACETS, 6(): 1955-1985. https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2021-0017
Julseth-White, S., & Glaros, A. (2024). Vertical agriculture in the classroom: A global assessment of educational and training materials, Directed Studies Report. University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, Canada.
Mendly-Zambo, Z., Powell, L., & Newman, L. (2021). Dairy 3.0: cellular agriculture and the future of milk. Food, Culture & Society, 24(5), 675-693. https://doi.org/10.1080/15528014.2021.1888411
Newell, R., Glaros, A., Pizzirani, S., & Newman, L. (2023). The Role of Cellular Agriculture in Sustainable, Resilient and Just Food Systems: An Action Agenda. University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, Canada. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.34721.17768
Newell, R., Newman, L., Dickson, M., Vanderkooi, B., Fernback, T., & White, C. (2021). Hydroponic fodder and greenhouse gas emissions: A potential avenue for climate mitigation strategy and policy development. FACETS, 6(1), 334-357. https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2020-0066
Newell, R., Newman, L., & Mendly-Zambo, Z. (2021). The role of incubators and accelerators in the fourth agricultural revolution: A case study of Canada. Agriculture, 11(11), 1066. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11111066
Newman, L., Fraser, E., Newell, R., Bowness, E., Newman, K., & Glaros, A. (2023). Chapter 1 - Cellular agriculture and the sustainable development goals. Genomics and the Global Bioeconomy, 3–23. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91601-1.00010-9
Newman, L., Newell, R., Dring, C., Glaros, A., Fraser, E., Mendly-Zambo, Z., Green, A. G., & KC, K. B. (2023). Agriculture for the Anthropocene: novel applications of technology and the future of food. Food Security, 15, 613–627. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-023-01356-6
Newman, L., Newell, R., Mendly-Zambo, Z., & Powell, L. (2021). Bioengineering, telecoupling, and alternative dairy: Agricultural land use futures in the Anthropocene. The Geographical Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/geoj.12392
Pizzirani, S., Newell, R., Glaros, A., Rahman, S., & Newman, L. (2023). Vertical Farming Innovation: Improving Food Security & Conserving Biodiversity. Amplify 36(3).
Powell, L., Mendly-Zambo, Z., & Newman, L. (2023). Perceptions and acceptance of yeast-derived dairy in British Columbia, Canada. Frontiers Sustainable Food System, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1127652
Sayad, I. E., Sidhu, H. S., Kundan, M., Glaros, A., & Pizzirani, S. (2024). AI-Driven Optimization for Urban and Vertical Agriculture Planning: A Multi-Model Approach. 2024 International Conference on Electrical, Communication and Computer Engineering (ICECCE), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECCE63537.2024.10823499
FOOD SYSTEMS PLANNING AND POLICY
Dring, C., & Newell, R. (2022). Building a Foundation to Resilient Food Systems in the Fraser Valley Region: Summary Report. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.33906.79045
Dring, C., & Newell, R. (2022). Mapping Food System Impacts, Hazards, and Vulnerabilities in the Fraser Valley Region Workshop: Summary Report. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.31197.69604
Dring, C., & Newell, R. (2021). Fraser Valley Food System Vulnerability Workshop: Summary Report. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.34634.08648
Dring, C. C., Newman, L., & Wittman, H. (2023). Assessing governability of agricultural systems: Municipal agricultural planning in Metro Vancouver, Canada. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.855684
Fraser, E., & Newman, L. (2022, April 7). Now is Canada’s chance to become the world’s agri-food powerhouse. The Hill Times.
Ghadiri, M., Isaac, J., & Newell, R. (2022). Exploring food systems in the Comox Valley through a climate-biodiversity-health lens: Preliminary analysis and initial insights. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.14330.77768
Harris, G., Nixon, D., Newman, L., & Mullinix, K. (2016). Delineating the Southwest British Columbia bioregion for food system design and planning: A practical approach. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 6(4), 71-86. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2016.064.010
Imam, M., Glaros, A., Chen, C., Dsouza, A., Brander, A., Ferguson, R. (2025). A Carbon-Centric Evaluation Framework for Building-Integrated Agriculture: A Comparison of Three Farm Types and Building Standards. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1533433
Issac, J., Newell, R., Dring, C., White, C., Ghadiri, M., Pizzirani, S., & Newman, L. (2022). Integrated Sustainability Planning and Local Food Systems: Examining Areas of and Gaps in Food Systems Integration in Community Sustainability Plans for Municipalities across British Columbia. Sustainability, 14(11), 6724. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116724
Lowitt, K., Levkoe, C.Z., Dale, B. Dring, C. Gbejewoh, O. Glaros, A. et al. (2024). Advancing basic income as a policy tool for food systems sustainability. Agriculture Human Values. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-024-10654-4
Newell, R., & Dale, A. (2020). COVID-19 and climate change: An integrated perspective. Cities & Health, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2020.1778844
Newell, R., Dale, A., & Lister, N.-M. (2022). An integrated climate-biodiversity framework to improve planning and policy: an application to wildlife crossings and landscape connectivity. Ecology and Society, 27(1), 23. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12999-270123
Newell, R., Dring, C., & Newman, L. (2022). Reflecting on COVID-19 for integrated perspectives on local and regional food systems vulnerabilities. Urban Governance. http://doi.org/10/1016/j.ugj.2-22.09.004
Newell, R., Dring, C., & Newman, L. (2023). Participatory Research Methods for Examining Lessons from COVID-19 about Local Food Systems Vulnerabilities to Exogenous Shocks. Collaborations: A Journal of Community-Based Research and Practice, 6(1), 12. https://doi.org/10.33596/coll.116
Newell, R., McCarthy, N., Picketts, I., Davis, F., Hovem, G., & Navarrete, S. (2021). Communicating complexity: Interactive model explorers and immersive visualizations as tools for local planning and community engagement. FACETS, 6(1), 287-316. https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2020-0045
Newell, R., & Picketts, I.M. (2020). Spaces, places, and possibilities: A participatory approach for developing and using integrated models for community planning. City and Environment Interactions, 6, 100040. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cacint.2020.100040
Newman, L. (2024). Connecting for the Future: A One Health Approach for UFV. University of the Fraser Valley.
Newman, L., & Nixon, D. (2014). Farming in an Agriburban ecovillage development: An approach to limiting agricultural/residential conflict. SAGE Open, 4(4), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440145623
Newman, L., Powell, L., Nickel, J., Anderson, D., Jovanovic, L., Mendez, E., Mitchell, B., & Kelly-Freiberg, K. (2017). Farm stores in agriburbia: The role of agricultural retail on the rural-urban fringe. Canadian Food Studies, 4(1), 4-23. https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v4i1.211
Newman, L., Powell, L., & Wittman, H. (2015). Landscapes of food production in Agriburbia: Farmland protection and local food movements in British Columbia. Journal of Rural Studies, 39, 99-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2015.03.006
Nixon, D., & Newman, L. (2016). The efficacy and politics of farmland preservation through land use regulation: Changes in Southwest British Columbia’s Agricultural Land Reserve. Land Use Policy, 59, 227-240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.07.004
O’Riordan, J., Karlsen, E., Sandford, B., Newman, L., Hotte, N., Martens, L., Strand, M., & McNamara, K. (2013). Climate change adaptation and Canada's crops and food. Burnaby, BC: Adaptation to Climate Change Team (ACT), Simon Fraser University.
Pizzirani, S. (2025). The meaning of our meals. Science 387,1359-1359. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adu6373
Powell, L., Newman, L., & Kurrein, M. (2016). Agriculture’s Connection to Health: A summary of the evidence relevant to British Columbia. Vancouver, BC: Provincial Health Services Authority, Population and Public Health Program.
Schroeder, Z., Dyck, J., Moore, A., & Fehr, G. (2018). Low Tech Urban Agriculture Handbook. Abbotsford, BC: University of the Fraser Valley.
Superle, M., & Bridgefoot, G. (2021). Cultivate Connect. Abbotsford, BC: University of the Fraser Valley.
Young, C., Glaros, A., Newman, L., & Pizzirani, S. (2024). Assessing Climate Vulnerabilities of British Columbia and California Food Systems Through Spatial Analysis. The University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC.
