Urban Agriculture (UA) plays a key role in two global challenges: urbanization and food security. It can provide an important contribution to sustainable, resilient urban development and the creation and maintenance of multifunctional urban landscapes. In the globally emerging research field of UA, a European approach to the subject has to integrate the unique European context regarding its urban and landscape pattern, the important role of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) and the needs of the European society.

The COST-Action Urban Agriculture Europe (UAE) initiates this European approach on the basis of existing research projects and reference regions in the partner countries.

The outcomes of the Action will help to focus future research on UA, modify the European policies and stimulate private and public activities in UA projects and planning. The action uses an innovative approach crossing bottom-up and top-down methods using the method of research by design. By working in close cooperation with regional stakeholders from the domains of urban development and agriculture the Action contributes to sustainable, resilient territorial development in Europe.

In Milan from 21 to 25 September will take place the 7th working group meeting, while the open conference will be on 23 September.

 

Program

COST Open Conference

23 September 2015

9.00 – 18.30

Politecnico di Milano

Aula De Donato

Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milano

To participate please register at www.eventi.polimi.it/#cost