Agriculture, cities land use, climate change

1. Agriculture, Cities/land use, Climate change(yellow group) 1.Case studies: real world situations which embody the three words. 2. Conceptual links between agriculture, cities-land use, climate change

2. Agriculture, Cities/land use, Climate change Resilience and adaptation at multiple scales involving human and ecological security An issue of resilience and adaptation focuses on human dependence on ecosystem and the interaction of socio ecological systems. Justice: what should the land be used for? Migration: climate change migration towards cities; urban population grows more rapidly then rural population (not enough agricultural produce) Biofuels: food vs fuel

3. Agriculture, Cities/land use, Climate change Food security, Exploitation At what scales the interaction between the three should be changed: or community action an individual action? Feasibility – an issue of planning Unequal impact-higher biodiversity in colder countries; in some parts of the world agricultural land will increase while in others will decrease. Unequal ability to respond and adapt (developed vs developing) Industrial agriculture vs local urban agriculture Community supported agriculture – peri-urban suburban areas converted to farms for local communities. BUT urban gardens could also be argued as a technical solution to a political issue

4. Agriculture, Cities/land use, Climate change Dialectic link between the three: agriculture (what we eat) and cities (where we live) are challenged by climate change, while at the same time, agriculture and urban living is what contributes to climate change Transportation cost and structure accommodates the way the three concepts interact and is also an area for key change Case studies: UK expansion of agricultural land, Barcelona (community gardens), USA and Manchester community agricultural plots. Giacomo_dalisa@yahoo.it