ENVAS 3824 International Development and Environmental Sustainability

Four hours (Au Sable)

Principles of sustainable development, examining ecological sustainability and sustainable society in the context of various factors that are bringing environmental degradation and impoverishment to people and cultures. The course addresses problems associated with tropical agriculture, hunger, poverty, international debt, appropriate technology, relief programs, missionary earthkeeping, conservation of wild nature, land tenure, and land stewardship and the resolution of practical and ethical issues associated with these problems, employing a discussion format both in classroom and field settings. Offered at Au Sable - Pacific Rim in Washington state during summer. Corresponds to Au Sable Biol/Geog 304 course.

Offered Summer semester at the Au Sable Institute