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4. Review and outlook: the role of UAs in transitions
4.1 Controversies over the role of UA for companies
Controversies allow us to move away from an overly positivist view of scientific activity, bringing out the artificial and conventional aspects of the practices and beliefs that accompany it (as with any activity). Arte, for example, reports that over 20% of the countryside has been nibbled away by Europe's metropolises since the early 1960s, raising the question: at this rate, filling our plates will be a feat. To survive, will city dwellers...
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Bibliography
- (1) - INSEE - . – https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1405599?geo=COM-31555 .
- (2) - United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Population...
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Permaculture is about creating balanced human ecosystems. This means envisioning virtuous local dynamics, combining economic viability, preservation or even restoration of natural capital, energy autonomy and resilience, creation of links and values, and respect for local men and...
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The 48 hours of urban agriculture:
Every year in spring, associations across France put on a variety of events.
Transitions 2020 conference (food, environmental health, inclusive education), Toulouse June 2020.
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