Projetos Urbanos

ArchMedium is a new project, recently launched with collaboration of the Architecture School of Barcelona and the Polytechnic University of Catalunya. The platform organizes international architecture competitions for students. The objective is to offer students the opportunity to become familiar with this kind of event, see how other students from other parts of the world deal with the same challenge and at the same time compete and get their project published.

The first competition has just started its inscription period. The project consists in designing the first Urban Center of Sustainable Transports in Barcelona.

More information at www.archmedium.com

Call for Papers
February 2, 2010

OPEN CALL

JAFSCD welcomes articles at any time on any subject related to the development
aspects of agriculture and food systems.
Faculty and students, Extension and other educators, planners, consultants, staff
with farm agencies and farm and community organiza­tions, and farmers are are
encouraged to submit applied research papers, commentary, and thought-provoking
articles that inform the emerging field of agriculture and food systems development.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

- conservation and farmland protection,
- value-adding,
- coopera­tive marketing, value chains, distribution, farm labor,
- market research, consumer decision-making drivers,

SPECIAL TOPIC CALL: Best Practices in Urban and Peri-Urban
Agriculture Development

Articles may address the following, among other topics:

- Urban livestock management and regulation
- Urban market gardening and backyard gardening
- Aquaculture and hydroponics
- Marketing and value-adding
- Waste management and reuse
- Urban farming by immigrant or other special populations
- Farming on the fringe

Deadline: June 5, 2010
(The deadline may be extended with permission of the publisher.)

More background on this topic is at www.AgDevJournal.com