In this episode, Symposium Editor Melissa Mahan begins the Symposium by discussing why ELPR chose to focus on sustainability and local governance for this year. Then, Professor Julia Mahoney from the University of Virginia School of Law provides an overview of the day's presentations and panels.

Foreword: Sustainability in the City

This episode features a presentation from Director J.D. Brown, program director of the Biophilic Cities at the University of Virginia, and Professor Tim Beatley, Professor of Sustainable Communities at the University of Virginia. Director Brown & Professor Beatley discuss the concept of biophilic cities and half-earth visions, and how laws, policies, & practices can harness these concepts to restore lost global biodiversity.

Episode 1: Half-Earth Cities

In this episode, Dr. Beatley & Director Brown are joined by Ms. Lynne Strobel, attorney for Walsh Colucci Lubely & Walsh, and Mr. Joe Romero, attorney at Vandeventer Black LLP, for a discussion on the challenges faced by city planners in balancing aesthetics, existing infrastructure, and other factors in the development process. This discussion is moderated by ELPR Vol. 45 Assistant Articles Editor Claire Gardner.

Sustainability in the City

Episode 2: Innovation in the Cityscape

In this episode, Dr. Michael Carolan, professor of sociology at Colorado State University, presents his article, "Digital Urban Agriculture as Disparate Development: The Future
of Food in Three US Cities Through the Lens of Stakeholder
Perceptions, Networks and Resource Flows."

Episode 3: Digital Urban Agriculture & Development

In this episode, Prof. Carolan is joined by Paula Penn-Nabrit (founder of Penn-Nabrit & Associates; founder of TELUS Training and the CMN Memorial Garden), Minister Aaron Hopkins (Associate Minister at the Family Missionary Baptist Church in Columbus Ohio; CEO of Seedlings of Change and Plants for Progress), and Doug Brownfield (Community Liaison for Lowe's Home Improvement) for a conversation about the intersection of city farming, urban agriculture, and racial justice. This panel is moderated by ELPR Vol. 45 Assistant Articles Editor Daniel Tick.

Episode 4: City Farmers

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