Week 1, Jan 16: Informational Meeting

Week 2, Jan 23: Framing the Peri-Urban Interface & Feeding Cities

Week 3, Jan 30: Rural-Urban Linkages

Week 4, Feb 6: Local Food Systems, Food Security & Food Justice

Week 5, Feb 13: Environmental Services & Constraints

Week 6, Feb 20: Livelihood Conservation Strategies & Vitality of Rural Communities

Week 7, Feb 27: Land Use Policy & Economics

Week 8, Mar 6: Policy & Planning Strategies (Where do we go from here?)

Week 9, Mar 13: Student Presentations, Discussion of the Farm Bill

Week 10, Mar 20: Preparation for Symposium, Course Evaluations

Week 11, Mar 27: Spring Break, NO CLASS

Week 12, Apr 5-6 (Th/Fr): Attend Symposium, Record highlights

Week 13, Apr 10: Potluck dinner, time and location TBA

Schedule of Discussion Leaders and Refreshment Crews

Emerging Research Questions

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