SOC 318 - Sustainable Communities

Institution:

Southern New Hampshire University

Subject:

Sociology

Description:

How do we build a society fit for living? This sustainable community development (ESCD) for answers to this question. Students explore the principles and practices of ESCD using pattern-mapping of community needs, site visits, and other experiential learning tools that turn communities into classrooms, and bring the challenge of building environmentally sustainable communities to life. In the process, students identify assumptions that lead to unsustainable social practices, and develop the skills necessary to help create livable local landscapes and sustainable local futures through individual and community action.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.snhu.edu

Phone Number:

(603) 668-2211

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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