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Urban Agriculture - Permaculture and Local Food Systems, 2014 Summer Course 7.5 hp

Urban Agriculture - Permaculture and Local Food Systems, 2014 Summer Course 7.5 hp. At the Centre for Environment and Development Studies (CEMUS). Who are Olivia & Chris?. What is Cemus?.

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Urban Agriculture - Permaculture and Local Food Systems, 2014 Summer Course 7.5 hp

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  1. Urban Agriculture - Permaculture and Local Food Systems, 2014Summer Course 7.5 hp At the Centre for Environment and Development Studies (CEMUS)

  2. Who are Olivia & Chris?

  3. What is Cemus? • A forum for students, researchers and university teachers focusing on sustainability, environment & development issues. • Student driven education • Cemus Research Forum (CEFO) • Cemus Forum

  4. Cemus History • 1992 firstundergraduatecourse • 1995 Cemus officiallyfounded • 2007 Cemus became part of the larger entity 'Centre for Sustainable Development Uppsala' (CSD).

  5. Cemus Courses Fall Semester 2014 • Hållbar utveckling A, 30 hp • Människan och naturen, 7.5 hp • Global miljöhistoria, 7.5 hp • Klimatet, energin och det moderna samhället, 7.5 hp • Global Challenges & Sustainable Futures, 7.5 hp • Critical Perspectives on Sustainable Development in Sweden, 7.5 hp • The Global Economy – Environment, Development and Globalization, 15 hp • Sustainable Development - Project Management and Communication, 15 hp • Global Sustainability Science Course Package, 30 hp

  6. Course webpage • Important information • Literature • Schedule Changes • Seminars & presentations • Student Information Pack Please check it regularly! http://cemusstudent.se/uag/

  7. Contact Information • Course email: uag@csduppsala.uu.se • Chris: christopher.wegweiser@csduppsala.uu.se • Olivia: olivia.ahltorp@csduppsala.uu.se

  8. Course Overview • Course Origins • Current agricultural structure on a global scale • Food security and local food systems • Systems Thinking as a foundational concept • Permaculture and its implementation through design • To what extent is urban agriculture necessary and possible 

  9. Syllabus - Learning Outcomes • Account for key concepts and theories concerning sustainable urban agriculture, permaculture and local food systems; • Critically review and relate to different examples of urban agriculture in a global context; • Apply relevant theories and examples concerning sustainable urban agriculture in a local context.

  10. Our personal aims for the course • You feel inspired to design and create a permaculture space/local food initiative • Encourage interaction in your local community • Learn practical skills which may be useful now or in the future • To have fun and enjoy your summer!

  11. Course Elements • Theoretical Background – Weeks 1 & 2 • Practical Skills, approaches to design, and gardening tips – Weeks 2 & 3 • Reflective, putting Urban Agriculture and Permaculture in a broader perspective – Weeks 3, 4 & 5 • Field Trips & Workshops – throughout the course

  12. Course Structure • Lectures • Seminars • Workshops/Field-trips • Literature, podcasts and videos • Discussions

  13. Schedule

  14. Schedule (continued…)

  15. Course Requirements • attendance : a minimum of 75% of the lectures. Attendance list every day. • 3 mandatory seminars, + associated preparation/reflection tasks • missed seminars – ‘make-up’ tasks • 2 assignments

  16. Examination • Course is pass/fail. • Pass = C in the international ECTS system • transcript records will show that this is the highest grade possible. • Plagiarism - Urkund System http://www.urkund.se/EN/documents/Urkund_plagiarism_handbook.pdf • Referencing – Harvard System http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/referencing/harvard.htm

  17. Examination • Please submit both assignments to this email address:uag.uu@analys.urkund.se • Assignment 1 - Due June 19 • It is an individual, written assignment • Assignment 2 - Due July 8 • In groups • Individual written assignment

  18. Course Literature Books: • Paul Roberts - The End of Food • Patrick Whitefield – Earth Care Manual • Aranya - Permaculture Design: A Step by Step Guide. • David Holmgren - Permaculture, Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability • Tamzin Pinkerton and Rob Hopkins - Local Food - How to Make it Happen in Your Community. • John Jeavons - How to Grow More Vegetables: And Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains and Other Crops Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine • Elisabeth Svalin Gunnarsson - I trädgårdsmästarens spår: Kunskap för en hållbar trädgård • 2 Copies of each in Cemus Library

  19. Course Literature and Reference Articles: • Posted on the course homepage • Compulsory and suggested • Please read before the relevant lectures • Course Literature Reference List Podcasts and Videos: • Posted on the course homepage

  20. Course Management • Course co-ordinators - Olivia & Chris • Supervisory Work Group - responsible for overseeing the course to ensure its content, literature and examinations meet Uppsala University/SLU academic standards • Daniel Bergquist, PhD • Daniel Mossberg • Isak Stoddard • Teresa Anderson • Marian Voigt

  21. Important Places • Ulleråker • Blåsenhus • Cemus

  22. Cemus Library • meet people, study and hang out. • course literature • other relevant literature - environment and sustainable development studies. • Key cards – Tryckeriet at Geocentrum

  23. Good luck with your studies! Questions?

  24. Intro Exercise • Take a picture • Turn it around and findyourgroupnumber • Assemble in groups • Create a story • Present your story and yourselves

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