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

Topic: Urban Food Systems and Social Justice 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.

Date: June 30, 2010

Location: Seattle Central Library, Microsoft Auditorium 1000 Fourth Ave Seattle, WA 98104

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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