Cultivating Public Spaces: Towards an action plan for change

The project «Cultivating Public Spaces: urban agriculture as a basis for human flourishing and sustainability transition in Norwegian cities» is exploring how urban agriculture can improve quality of life in compact cities and how urban agriculture can be integrated in public spaces.

Program 

15:00 – 15:30 Check-in and soup

15:30 – 16:00 Introduction. Brief description of CPS, the Modules, and the MSc agroecology.

16:00 – 16:10 Intro to workshop. Purpose and process.

16:10 – 17:00 Students in Module 6 present highlights from their case-work

17:00 – 17:20 Break

17:20 – 18:45 Interactive workshop (working with questions on urban agriculture)

18:45 – 19:00 Feedback from participants. Workshop evaluation

The event is free, but registration is required.

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The event is organized by Department of Urban and Regional Planning, NMBU, Master of Science in Agroecology, Department of Plant Sciences, NMBU, research project Cultivating Public Spaces and Vitenparken Campus Ås.