AU Basics
Key goals of AU
There are four key goals of AU. These are to:- Integrate a significant food system productivity and value into all aspects of urban planning and design on a project, in a neighbourhood or in a city.
- Harness development investment through its program, financing and other elements to aid the local food system’s sustainability performance (eg: endowments; trust ownership; etc…)
- Design and program the project to provide many educational elements related to a sustainable urban and regional food system - both formal and informal as well as increase the partnerships and social capital / relationships around food.
- Promote developments that increase the overall sustainability performance of the larger community.
