ES 5650 - Sustainable Communities

Sustainable urban development practices aiming at building and fostering sustainable communities. The course investigates how multiple demographic, socio‐cultural, political, economic, technological and environmental forces intertwine to shape community development practices locally, nationally and globally. The course focuses on an in‐depth analysis on the impact of corporations in local communities and how the private and public sectors, together with not for profit organizations, can work together to foster well‐being and community development in the regions where they operate. (4 Credits)