SUST 751 - Designing Regenerative Communities

Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3

This course offers students opportunities to explore how housing, economic development, inclusive community-based engagement and sustainable infrastructure (built and governance) might come together to more rapidly and more equitably advance wellbeing for all, in the urban context. Students will learn and apply social innovation and sustainability principles to co-design community engagement processes in the urban environment as we collaborate with community leaders including grassroots activists, agency staff, and elected officials in developing and implementing two projects related to equitable, community-driven, sustainable development. Students will have the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in any of the following areas, depending on their own interests: watershed planning; green infrastructure; ecological design; inclusive community engagement; community-driven design; equitable community development; placemaking; livability; and community development policy. The framework of social innovation will underpin the approach to these concepts in the course.

Offered Fall