The University of Groningen is presenting a summer school ''Designing sustainable landscapes within regional food systems'' that will hold between 30 August - 3 September 2021.

The objective of the school is for participants to develop capacities and skills for the analysis and design of multifunctional agroecological landscapes within sustainable regional food systems, from a social-ecological perspective, to inform technical-organizational innovation and policy dialogue.

The following learning outcomes are expected:

1. Define agroecology, landscapes, and sustainable food systems in terms of components, scales, dimensions, diversity, and value systems;

2. Analyse food system stakeholder roles and relevance in a regional context;

3. Evaluate the diversity in structure and function of and within agricultural landscapes;

4. Evaluate dynamics & complexities of socio-ecological interactions;

5. Integrate & synthesize multi-disciplinary knowledge to design sustainable agricultural landscapes and food systems in a regional context.

The deadline for application is 14 August 2021.