Advanced Certificate in Urban Food Systems: Global Challenges
-- ViewingNowThe Advanced Certificate in Urban Food Systems: Global Challenges is a comprehensive course that addresses the critical need for sustainable and equitable food systems in urban environments. This course is increasingly important as the world faces the challenges of climate change, population growth, and urbanization.
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• Advanced Urban Food Systems Planning: This unit will cover the advanced principles and practices of planning for urban food systems, including food security, food justice, and sustainable agriculture.
• Global Food Policy and Governance: This unit will explore the role of global policies and governance structures in shaping urban food systems, including the impacts of trade agreements, food safety regulations, and international development goals.
• Urban Agriculture Technologies and Innovations: This unit will examine the latest technologies and innovations in urban agriculture, including hydroponics, aquaponics, and vertical farming, and their potential to address global food challenges.
• Food Systems and Public Health: This unit will explore the connections between urban food systems and public health, including the impacts of food deserts, obesity, and diabetes, and potential policy interventions.
• Food Systems and Climate Change: This unit will examine the relationship between urban food systems and climate change, including the impacts of food waste, meat production, and transportation on greenhouse gas emissions, and potential strategies for reducing emissions in urban food systems.
• Food Systems and Social Equity: This unit will explore the social equity implications of urban food systems, including issues of food access, food justice, and labor rights, and potential strategies for promoting equity in urban food systems.
• Food Systems and Economic Development: This unit will examine the potential for urban food systems to contribute to economic development, including the creation of jobs, the development of new markets, and the promotion of local food systems.
• Food Systems and Cultural Diversity: This unit will explore the role of cultural diversity in shaping urban food systems, including the impacts of globalization, migration, and cultural preservation on food practices and traditions.
• Food Systems and Innovative Financing: This unit will examine innovative financing mechanisms for urban food systems, including impact investing, social impact bonds, and crowdfunding, and their potential to support sustainable and equitable food systems.
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