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ANTHROPOLOGY (L48)  (Dept. Info)Arts & Sciences  (Policies)SP2009

L48 Anthro 4282Political Ecology: Intentional Communities3.0 Units
Description:This class explores contemporary efforts to create more sustainable communities, focusing mostly on the intentional community building efforts such as ecovillages and transition towns in the developed world. Political ecology will serve as an overarching analytical framework for examining why developing sustainable communities in affluent societies is important and what steps are being taken to put such communities into practice. We will define community and sustainability and examine the causes of intertwined ecological degradation, social inequities and cultural alienation, tracing these conditions back to the political economic structures that support our communities and lifestyles. With this information as a backdrop, we will consider the role of community in the evolution of human ecosystems, survey examples of successful sustainable community development initiatives, with an in-depth ethnographic focus on the ecovillage movement and including a field trip to a local ecovillage or cohousing project if feasible. We will also consider literary eco-utopias and other eco-communitarian social movements such as permaculture and bioregionalism. Finally, the class examines how the lessons from ecovillages are being scaled up and applied in the developing world and in existing communities and urban areas through initiatives such as community supported agriculture, cohousing communities, and the transition towns movement.
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Instruction Type:Classroom instruction Grade Options:CPA Fees:
Course Type:HomeSame As:L97 4282Frequency:Every 2-3 Years / History
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01---R---4:00P-6:30PMcMillan / B7 LockyerSee Instructor25170
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