Dr. Karen Landman [1] professor in landscape architecture in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, was recently interviewed regarding the benefits that Urban Agriculture can provide, including stormwater mitigation, biodiversity, pollinator habitat, world crops and social connections. The article can be found on the CBC online news entitled "How urban gardening could be at the forefront of climate change adaptation in Canada's cities [2]".
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The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD) brings together major academic fields concerned with creating strong communities, in Canada and around the world. The four highly respected programs in SEDRD share many common goals but approach them in different and complementary ways. This model reflects the imperatives in building authentic communities where planners, landscape architects, communicators, and citizens all play important interdependent roles in community strength.