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  November, 2007   Volume 2, Number 11     
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Agropolis:
The Social, Political & Environmental Dimensions of Urban Agriculture

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sustainability
 • Campus residence halls compete for sustainability award
 • Sustainability and self-interest
 • Quantifying a Sustainable Future: Pallet Researcher Answers Tough
 • India, sustainability top AHIC agenda for 2008

agricultural environment
 • Workshop Offers Meeting Management Skills
 • Govt invites Microsoft to develop water management project
 • Nepal scientists seek IAEA membership
 • Kasuri leaves for Afghanistan to attend ECO meeting

environmental resources
 • Climate woes threaten human survival: UN
 • First load of ammonia arrives at sliding centre
 • News In Brief 29 October 2007
 • International news digest



PLEA
Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Development of the Built Environment: Florianópolis
Airport
Pan-Arab/African Exhibition Airport Equipment & Supplies Show: Cairo
TECMA
Feria de Urbanismo y Medio Ambiente: Madrid
ITSA
Intelligent Transportation: Miami Beach

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Farmers Have Their Say 'Where the Water World Meets' [ CRDI ] Mon, 22 Oct  Henk de Zeeuw, coordinator of the international network, Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Forestry (RUAF), sympathized with the plight of farmers Read More ...

Learning About Sustainability [ Bon Appetit ] Tue, 23 Oct  then you will be at the cutting edge of the 'Sustainable food movement'. Anything that supports inner-ring urban agriculture is immensely important. Read More ...

Turn the tide of battle [ Petaluma Argus-Courier ] Wed, 10 Oct  There, you will learn about green building, water conservation, energy conservation and renewables, urban agriculture, green education and careers, Read More ...

Movie Of A Lifetime :: Thoughts On Where We Are [ Groovy Green ] Wed, 24 Oct  learning and teaching others about a whole host of topics that range from urban agriculture to bike culture, a curious thing has happened. Read More ...

Suburban farms going, but ag education's staying [ Chicago Daily Herald ] Mon, 22 Oct  'But it is a huge part of urban agriculture.' Landscape design, installation and maintenance drove agriculture service revenues that totaled $2 million in Read More ...

Some Businesses Thrive in Ga Drought [ The Associated Press ] Thu, 25 Oct  While some landscapers are reporting heavy losses — the Urban Agriculture Coalition says the drought has claimed almost 14000 jobs since May — niche yard Read More ...

China takes the environment more seriously [ Radio Netherlands ] Fri, 12 Oct  The Chinese are very interested in Dutch concepts like 'agropark', 'urban agriculture' and 'industrial ecology', with which they hope to increase the scale Read More ...

Farm Manager [ Sustainable Industries ] Sun, 07 Oct  to: Katherine Kelly, Executive Director, KC Center for Urban Agriculture, PO Box 6043 Kansas City, KS 66106; or by e-mail: katherine@kccua.org. Read More ...

Green Party leadership hopefuls make pitches to delegates [ Times Colonist ] Sun, 21 Oct  We would not be thinking about urban agriculture. We would not be planning for community gardens, and we would not be talking about what it takes to be a Read More ...

Montreal Matters: Learning from Benny Farm's mistakes [ Hour.ca ] Thu, 11 Oct  Ensemble Terre-Ciel has been working with Concordia University and is renting a space in the Concordia Greenhouse for ongoing studies in urban agriculture. Read More ...

Drought hurts Georgia businesses [ WALB-TV ] Wed, 24 Oct  The Urban Agriculture Coalition says nurseries and landscaping companies across the state have lost nearly 14000 full- and part-time jobs since May and 1 Read More ...

Lake for Atlanta down to 3-month supply [ Water Technology Online ] Thu, 11 Oct  Mary Kay Woodworth of the Urban Agriculture Council trade group said in the story, 'Immediately, employees were laid off. Contracts waiting on signatures Read More ...


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