Urban and territorial planning; local food webs; participatory guarantee systems; agrobiodiversity
- at the landscape or territorial level
We are willing to collaborate with appropriate partners to foster and scale up agroecological food systems, specifically by linking urban and peri-urban areas through local solidarity partnerships (LSP) and participatory guarantee systems (PGS).
We have close contacts and an alliance with the Four Seasons Ecological Living Association (https://www.dortmevsimekoloji.org/), which coordinates the agroecological transition efforts in the peri-urban Tahtaciorencik Village of Ankara (https://tahtaciorencik.org/). We aim to:
- strengthen the existing agroecological production and distribution practices in the village,
- ensure the spread of these practices to the surrounding settlements,
- strengthen the "living lab" environment already created in the village with more research that links agroecology with economy, agriculture, soil science, sociology, cultural studies, architecture, regional planning, health, design, and governance.
- develop plans and policy recommendations at various levels, in the light of data, experiences, and contributions from the field.
- co-create an international agroecological transition guide that includes good practices, scalable and contextually adaptable models, impact measurement methodologies and policy recommendations.
Çankaya University Department of City and Regional Planning was founded in 2012 by an enthusiastic team of academics and researchers in Ankara, Turkey. The department is dedicated to conducting high-quality research on urban and regional issues, primarily focusing on resilience, sustainability, and conservation. The department, with its research centre CURE (Centre for Urban, Regional and Environmental Research and Application), is committed to propagating sustainable, democratic, and human rights-based development alternatives with state-of-the-art innovative perspectives for the future. In that respect, the department and the research team have strong connections with NGOs, other universities, and public institutions. Website: www.crp.cankaya.edu.tr.
Çankaya University (est. 1997) holds a competitive position as a centre of excellence in education and research with an interdisciplinary scientific approach and respect for academic freedom. (https://www.cankaya.edu.tr/index_en.php)
