Chris Williams

Building knowledge in urban agriculture: the challenges of local food production in Sao Paulo and Melbourne

Luis Fernando Amato-Lourenco, Rafael Junqueira Buralli, Guilherme Reis Ranieri, Adrian H Hearn, Chris Williams, Thais Mauad

Journal article  |  2020  |  ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY

Urban environments face multiple burdens and significant challenges related to food safety and sustainable agriculture. Urban agri..

Urban Agriculture and the Battle for History in Melbourne and São Paulo

Adrian Hearn, Thais Mauad, Luis Amato-Lourenco, Guilherme Ranieri, Chris Williams

Book Chapter  |  2020

This edited collection explores urban food democracy as part of a broader policy-based approach to sustainable urban development. ..

Bucking the trend: growing university enrolments in urban horticulture

C Williams, J Rayner

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  XXIX INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL CONGRESS ON HORTICULTURE: SUSTAINING LIVES, LIVELIHOODS AND LANDSCAPES (IHC2014): PLENARY SESSIONS OF IHC2014 AND VII INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON EDUCATION, RESEARCH TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY

From 2007 to 2013, campus enrolments in horticultural programs at the Burnley Campus of the University of Melbourne increased by 1..

Learning from failure: evaluating plant performance in urban landscapes

JP Rayner, CC Williams

Journal article  |  2016  |  XXIX INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL CONGRESS ON HORTICULTURE: SUSTAINING LIVES, LIVELIHOODS AND LANDSCAPES(IHC2014): V INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LANDSCAPE AND URBAN HORTICULTURE AND INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT IN THE URBAN FOREST

Plants in urban landscapes are generally the result of design process that encompasses some level of plant selection. Typically th..

Extension approaches for horticultural innovation

PF McSweeney, CC Williams, RA Nettle, JP Rayner, RG Brumfield

Book Chapter  |  2014

The focus of this chapter is towards the changing extension climate surrounding the horticultural industry and the implications fo..