Building community: Strategies for engagement in transitioning urban spaces
How do we build organizational support and public engagement in transitioning urban sites into perennial green spaces? Join Sustainable Communities Professor Roslynn Brain McCann of Utah State University's Department of Environment and Society as she shares frameworks and techniques for doing so.
Datum: 17 december 2025
Tid: 10:00 - 12:00
Plats: Alnarp
Welcome to a guest seminar (and workshop)! You are welcome to attend the seminar or the seminar and the workshop.
Roslynn McCann from Utah State University is currently based at Aarhus University and will give a short seminar on her work on sustainable food systems.
Examples will be provided from two case studies: one with a public school and the other at a nonprofit organizational hub in Moab, Utah. Attendees will discover communication and fundraising strategies, alongside design considerations in transitioning urban sites into perennial green spaces.
More info here on her activities
Program
10.00-10.05 Introduction
10.05-10.30 Presentation by Professor Roslynn Brain McCann
10.30-11.00 Q&A
11.00-11.15 Coffee break
11.15-12.00 Workshop with phd researchers to discuss ongoing research