Speaker: Branden Born
Assistant Professor, Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington

Topic: Urban Food & Agriculture: Making the Jump in Sustainability

Dr. Branden Born, Assistant Professor of Urban Design and Planning from the University of Washington, will offer his thoughts on how we can make the connection between equity and sustainability in regards to urban food systems in the Pacific Northwest.

Bio: Dr. Born's primary interests are in planning process and policy/decision making, land use, and social justice. He has examined the Growth Management Act and its effects on urban density, and studies food systems in an applied and theoretical manner. He is particularly interested by the political realities that make or break projects. His publications include “Avoiding the Local Trap: Scale and Food Systems in Planning Research” in The Journal of Planning Education and Research.

Read Dr. Born's article, "Avoiding the Local Trap" here.

Date: June 15, 2010

Location: University of Oregon White Stag Building, 70 NW Couch St., Portland, OR 97204

Time: Doors open at 5:00PM, Lecture begins at 5:30PM

Cost: Cascadia Members and students; Free (RSVP MANDATORY)
General Audience; $10

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