Center for European Studies

Center for European Studies at UF Webinar Series: European Studies Because…

Perspectives from European Planning History

Panelists: Carla Brisotto, University of Florida and Fabiano Lemes de Oliveira, Politecnico di Milano
Moderator: Vandana Baweja, UF College of Design, Construction, and Planning

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Today, a revised conceptualization of the city and the countryside, and attention to productive urban landscapes have been posited as instruments for the positive transformation of the agricultural sector and to approach territorial fragility while promoting social cohesion, food security, and wider environmental and economic benefits. Major European planners and architects (e.g. Thomas Sharp, Yona Friedman, Giovanni Astengo, P.M.) of the past approached the question of the relationships between the city and the countryside, as well as the design of urban agriculture within their vision for new cities or systems of cities. The talk will address key concepts spanning two centuries of architectural and urban investigations with a view to inform current debates.