The governance of rural–urban relationships has become a very challenging issue in many countries around the world over the two last decades. Many competing interests are embedded in it: agriculture, metropolitan development, biodiversity conservation, water resources use, etc. Many conflicts take place in periurban areas, for instance. These conflicts are signs of a more general evolution of rural – urban relationships in a context of global change – eg. global warming, loss of biodiversity, the global food challenge, the petrol crisis. This seminar aims to compare how these challenges are tackled in France and in Australia. Considering the differences between the political and institutional contexts of various countries, it will be a great opportunity to think about the role of land use culture in different governance systems. This seminar is organised in partnership with AgroParisTech Clermont-Ferrand, INRA-SAD and UMR METAFORT.

Monday, 27th September 2010, 2pm-5pm

AgroParisTech at Clermont-Ferrand
 
The governance of rural–urban relationships has become a very challenging issue in many countries around the world over the two last decades. Many competing interests are embedded in it: agriculture, metropolitan development, biodiversity conservation, water resources use, etc. Many conflicts take place in periurban areas, for instance. These conflicts are signs of a more general evolution of rural – urban relationships in a context of global change – eg. global warming, loss of biodiversity, the global food challenge, the petrol crisis. This seminar aims to compare how these challenges are tackled in France and in Australia. Considering the differences between the political and institutional contexts of various countries, it will be a great opportunity to think about the role of land use culture in different governance systems.

This seminar is organised in partnership with AgroParisTech Clermont-Ferrand, INRA-SAD and UMR METAFORT.

Programme

2pm – 2.10pm: Introduction by Sylvie Lardon, Director of CFORT / INRA-SAD & AgroParisTech: On Going Research Projects at the UMR METAFORT

2.10pm – 3pm: Salma Loudiyi, Sylvie Lardon, INRA-SAD & AgroParisTech: International Overview of Periurban Issues from ACFAS 2008 and 2010 Symposiums (included 30’ of discussion)

3pm – 3.50pm: Deborah Peterson, Deputy Secratary of Department of Primary Industries - State of Victoria: New Rural-Urban tensions due to Environmental Changes (included 30’ of discussion)

3.50pm – 4.40pm Camille Clément, UMR Innovation-INRA, PhD Student: A study of periurban dynamics with new relationships between land property rights, spatial customs and territorial policies (included 30’ of discussion)

4.40pm – 5pm Conclusion by Andre Torre, INRA-Sadapt: Toward a French-Australian Comparison

Practical Information

• Attending the seminar is free, but registration is compulsory before the 15th of September. Please contact Ludovic Méasson at ludovic.measson@engref.agroparistech.fr
• To visit AgroParisTech - Clermont-Ferrand, go to http://www.agroparistech.fr/-Centre-de-Clermont-Ferrand-.html