Project Profile: FEW-meter
The FEW-meter – an integrative model to measure and improve urban agriculture towards circular urban metabolism
Who?
Principal Investigators: | Dr. Lidia Ponizy, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan - Institute of Physical Geography and Environmental Planning, Poland |
Partners: | Dr. Jeanne Pourias, AgroParisTech, France Dr. Liliane Jean-Soro, IRSTV FR CNRS 2488, France Runrid Fox-Kämper, ILS - Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development Office Aachen, Germany Werner Heidemann, Landesverband Westfalen und Lippe der Kleingärtner e. V., Germany Guy Blanch, LEAP MICRO AD Ltd., United Kingdom Dr. Leszek Bednorz, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland Natalia Chyza, Miasto Gorzów Wielkopolski (City of Gorzow Wielkopolski), Poland Piotr Wilms, Polski Zwiazek Dzialkowcow Okreg Gorzow Wlkp., Poland Dr. Elizabeth Bartle, University of Portsmouth - School of Architecture, United Kingdom Ian Egginton-Metters, Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens, United Kingdom Joshua Newell, University of Michigan - School of Natural Resources and Development, United States Nevin Cohen, City University of New York School of Public Health - CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute, United States |
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What?
Full Project Title: | The FEW-meter – an integrative model to measure and improve urban agriculture towards circular urban metabolism |
Full Call Title: | Nexus2016 |
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Why?
Project Objective: | The aim of this project is to develop a methodology to measure the FEW nexus in Urban Agriculture, using urban metabolism (material flow analysis) and a co-creation process that involves a wide range of stakeholders. |
Call Objective: | The Sustainable Urbanisation Global Initiative (SUGI)/Food-Water-Energy Nexus is a joint call established in order to bring together actors to find innovative new solutions to the Food-Water-Energy Nexus challenge. The ultimate goal is to increase the access and the quality of life. |
Where?
Regions: | Europe, North America |
Countries: | France, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom, United States of America (USA) |
When?
Duration: | 36 months |
Call Date: | December 9, 2016 |
Project Award Date: | February 15, 2018 |