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Dear all, With apologies for cross-posting, please see below the CfP for a session at the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference exploring Urban Agriculture and health. Call for Papers RGS-IBG Annual International Conference London, 28-30th August 2019 Session Title: Urban Agriculture: Offering hope and health through horticulture Session Organisers: Dr Rebecca St. Clair, Manchester Metropolitan University Dr Mike Hardman, University of Salford Session Sponsor: RGS-IBG Food Geographies Working Group The potential benefits of Urban Agriculture (UA) and in particular the relationship between food cultivation and health are gaining recognition across academia and policy (Horst, McClintock, & Hoey, 2017; Howe, Viljoen, & Bohn, 2005; Mulligan, Archbold, Baker, Elton, & Cole, 2018). In the UK, Social Prescribing (SP), a process that links patients to "nonmedical sources of support in the community and voluntary sector" (Pilkington, Loef, & Polley, 2017), is one mechanism by which the therapeutic benefits of UA are formally integrated into care. SP is currently experiencing a resurgence, with SP activities such as UA offering the potential to release capacity in general practice, implying cost savings for the NHS (NHS England, n.d.). This session seeks to explore urban agriculture and its associated health benefits along with examples of facilitating frameworks (e.g. SP) in different geographical regions. We would particularly welcome presentations on the following areas: * The use of food-growing activities for health and any wider impacts (e.g. dietary changes leading to more pro-environmental behaviours) * Examples of different frameworks for the provision of UA for health * Health and urban food growing in contrasting geographical regions * Critical geographies reflecting upon the process of formalising/institutionalising links between health and urban agriculture - does the provision of care via voluntary/non-governmental organisations represent a shift in the responsibility of the state vs the citizen? * The role of volunteering and communities in the provision of healthcare through UA Please send abstracts of a maximum of 250 words to both Dr Mike Hardman, University of Salford ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) and Dr Rebecca St. Clair, Manchester Metropolitan University ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) by the end of Friday 8th February, including in your email the names and email addresses of authors and presenters. Best wishes, Mike [University of Salford] DR MICHAEL HARDMAN Senior Lecturer in Urban Geography Programme Leader MSc Sustainability G33, Peel Building, University of Salford, Manchester M5 4WT Tel: +44(0) 0161 295 2201 / Twitter: @DrMikeHardman [log in to unmask] / www.salford.ac.uk<http://www.salford.ac.uk/> [ELS-small] _______________________________________________________ [log in to unmask] An urban geography discussion and announcement forum List Archives: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/URB-GEOG-FORUM Maintained by: RGS-IBG Urban Geography Research Group UGRG Home Page: http://www.urban-geography.org.uk