Agriculture and Megacities go together
Welcome to the Urban Agriculture Casablanca - UAC - project homepage!
Urban Agriculture as an Integrative Factor of Climate-Optimised Urban Development, Casablanca / Morocco
Urban Agriculture Casablanca is a German-Moroccan research project of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) within the megacity research programme "Research for the Sustainable Development of Megacities of Tomorrow, Focus: Energy- and climate-efficient structures in urban growth centres".
Based on the results of the preliminary project phase (07/2005 – 03/2008), Urban Agriculture Casablanca is a research and development project with a main project phase of five years duration (04/2008 – 03/2013).
Upcoming Exhibition
Die Produktive Stadt / Carrot City - Designing for Urban Agriculture
After the touring exhibition has been shown in Toronto, New York and Montreal, it can finally be visited in Berlin. Under the title "The Productive City" the exhibition shows design suggestions for urban agriculture.
The exhibition focuses on the relationship between design and urban food systems. It explores the question of the influence of agricultural issues on the development of urban spaces and buildings.
The exhibition is open from 30/09 – 30/10/ 2011 and can be visited in the architectural museum of the TU Berlin.
Here you can download the flyer for the exhibition
For detailed information about the project please click here
Partner Institutions
News
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February 07, 2012 - February 10, 2012
Rights, Responsibilities and Equity in Land Use Planning
- 07.02.2012 - 10.02.2012 Belfast, Northern Ireland International Academic Association on Planning,... [more]
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March 29, 2012 - March 30, 2012
Megacities-Conference ("Statusseminar")
- Internal workshop with BMBF/DLR and all nine megacity projects within the BMBF programme... [more]
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April 01, 2012 - April 04, 2012
Agriculture in Urbanizing Society
- International Conference on Multifunctional Agriculture and Urban-Rural Relations -... [more]
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May 01, 2012 - May 08, 2012
UAC Excursion to Germany
- Excursion to Germany for Moroccan UAC representatives including Creative Workshop... [more]
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May 04, 2012
Scientific Transferability Workshop
- Scientific Transferability Workshop Location: Berlin [more]
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May 08, 2012 - May 09, 2012
Science Shop Summer School, 8-9 May 2012 in Bonn, Germany
- Over the past 10 years Science Shops and community-based research have found their place on the... [more]
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May 10, 2012 - May 12, 2012
5th Living Knowledge Conference Bonn
- Re-imagining Research Relationships – Co-creating Knowledge in a Democratic Society Over the past... [more]
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May 10, 2012 - May 12, 2012
Management and Preservation of Water Resources (CIGPRE 2)
- ' Qualité de l’eau (pollution et traitement). ' Ecologie des écosystèmes... [more]
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July 01, 2012 - July 05, 2012
SIWW 2012 "Water Solutions for Liveable and Sustainable Cities"
- Water Convention Water Convention The Water Convention is a platform for industry... [more]
