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【Lecture 01.11.2024】 Agriculture and cities: insights from recent research on land policies and urban planning in France and Europe
Release time：2024-11-01
Romain Melot
Romain Melot is research professor in sociology at INRAE, the French National Institute for Research on Agriculture, Food and Environment. He conducts research on land policies and land-use conflicts, particularly in relation to agriculture and the environment. He is co-editor in chief of Review of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Studies, a social science journal edited by Springer.
Host
Chen Yang
Associate Professor, CAUP, Tongji University
Guest
Zhao Ming
Li Jingsheng
Zhang Li
Language: English
Lectures Series Introduction
14:00-16:00,Nov.1st(Friday),2024
Conference Room B5, 3rd Floor of Buliding B, CAUP
<Agriculture and cities: insights from recent research on land policies and urban planning in France and Europe>
His talk will cover two areas of research in which he is involved. Firstly, he will look at land policies to limit urban sprawl on farmland in France and Europe. In particular, he will draw on the recent development of these policies addressed in a collective publication co-authored with colleagues from 5 European countries (France, Germany, Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg) on the current state of the ‘no net land take’ objective. Secondly, he will report on research carried out in France on the relationship between cities and agriculture, and its implications for urban planning. He will report on the results of several recent projects carried out in different French regions on the place of agriculture in urban planning (local land-use plans, building permits for farmers in peri-urban areas). In particular, his talk will highlight the challenges raised by the diversification of agricultural activities.
