EPISODE · Jun 6, 2017 · 59 MIN
Food at Sydney: Eating in the City
Too many Australians are going hungry in the City. Recent research from the City of Sydney found that a staggering 8% of residents were food insecure, struggling with the challenge of putting good, healthy, and sustainable food on the table. What is being done—and what more can we do—to help address this problem? What food-related urban planning policy actions are required to promote food justice? Listen to hear our panel of experts explore this question, and to anticipate what Sydney’s urban food system will look like in the future.Speakers:Professor David Schlosberg, Co-Director, Sydney Environment InstituteAllison Heller, Manger of Social Strategy, City of SydneyRhiannon Cook, Policy Lead, New South Wales Council for Social ServicesSeries Chair:Alana Mann, Department of Media and Communications, University of SydneyA Sydney Ideas and Sydney Environment Institute event, at the University of Sydney on Tuesday 6 June 2017. More information: http://sydney.edu.au/environment-institute/events/eating-in-the-city/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Too many Australians are going hungry in the City. Recent research from the City of Sydney found that a staggering 8% of residents were food insecure, struggling with the challenge of putting good, healthy, and sustainable food on the table. What is being done—and what more can we do—to help address this problem? What food-related urban planning policy actions are required to promote food justice? Listen to hear our panel of experts explore this question, and to anticipate what Sydney’s urban food system will look like in the future.Speakers:Professor David Schlosberg, Co-Director, Sydney Environment InstituteAllison Heller, Manger of Social Strategy, City of SydneyRhiannon Cook, Policy Lead, New South Wales Council for Social ServicesSeries Chair:Alana Mann, Department of Media and Communications, University of SydneyA Sydney Ideas and Sydney Environment Institute event, at the University of Sydney on Tuesday 6 June 2017. More information: http://sydney.edu.au/environment-institute/events/eating-in-the-city/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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