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Planning Urban Agricultural
Systems for the 21st Century
— Precedents, Practices, Prospects —
September 24th & 25th, 2010
Truro and Halifax, Nova Scotia
The purposes of the present symposium and discussion forum are to:
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Bring together the leading scholars and published practitioners of urban agricultural systems for the first time in eastern Canada to synthesize and discuss the precedents, practices and prospects of this rapidly developing field
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Provide an opportunity for participants from municipal and provincial governments, citizen organizations, farmers’ markets, NGOs, and universities to share ideas and interact with the guest scholars during breakout sessions
This event combines a day-long symposium at the NSAC campus in Truro at which leading, international authorities will give detailed presentations. These will set the stage for breakout discussions and a possible charrette the following day in Halifax during which time participants will have an opportunity to interact closely with the visiting experts and to obtain advice on their own particular initiatives (attendees are encouraged to bring plans and questions from their own projects in which to share and discuss with the speakers). In addition, a series of short lectures by the visiting experts will be presented for the public in Halifax the second day.
Event Co-Sponsors: Planning Urban Agricultural Systems for the 21st Century Symposium and Discussion Forum is sponsored by the NSAC Department of Engineering, NSAC Research and Graduate Studies, AgraPoint and Dalhousie University School of Planning.
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