Events
Turin, 13th- 16th October 2015
This seminar aims to present to the Forum participants methodologies for urban metabolism accountability and to debate the urban metabolic indicators (i.e. Technomass, Material Flows, Ecological Footprint, Carbon footprint, Water footprint)
The seminar is hosted during the third World Forum of local Economic Development
Organized by: Municipality of Turin
Turin, 8th-9th October 2015
The seminar is hosted during the 7th International Aesop Sustainable Food Planning Conference
Organized by: Politecnico of Turin, University of Turin, University of Gastronomic Science
Turin, 6th - 12th September 2015
Degrowth Summer school, organized by: Associazione per la Decrescita, Descescita felice Social network, MDF Torino.
More information: [email protected]
Gothemburg, Sweden. June 29th-July 2nd, 2015
This workshop intends to provide an opportunity for the Unesco Chair worldwhile, operating in fields related to environmental sustainability and sustainable development and addresing issue as food desert, food racism, food wast, food citizenship, sustainable agro food system and network, to connect to each others. The workshop aims to bring together the state of the art research and thinking in these areas, proving insight that may contribute to a better understanding of these questions and more effective action and policies.
The workshop is hosted during the 8th World Environmental Education Congress (WEEC)
Grugliasco, Samev School, 16th May 2015 (9 am - 1 pm)
The conference is open to all the people curious to find out how the University of Turin contributes to feed the Planet through scientific research and technological innovation, by training high level professionals that fit with specific expertise in the different stages of the food production process from farm to fork with great attention to the protection of human and animal health and to the environment.
Turin, Campus Luigi Einaudi, 13th March 2015, 3,30-6,30 pm
Participant: Francesco Sottile, Department of Agricultural and Forest, University of Palermo;
Lhoussaine El Rhaffari, Faculty des Sciences et Techniques Errachidia Université of Meknès, Marocco; Damien Conarè, UNESCO Chair on World Food Systems, Montpellier, France.
Turin, Campus Luigi Einaudi, 5th March 2015, 10,00-12,00 am
The book presents an overview of the International practices and state-of-the-art of LCA studies in the agri-food sector, both in terms of adopted methodologies and application to particular products; the final purpose is to characterise and put order within the methodological issues connected to some important agri-food products (wine, olive oil, cereals and derived products, meat and fruit) and also defining practical guidelines for the implementation of LCAs in this particular sector.