Seminar on Rural Sustainability - A North American
Perspective
This course applies key
concepts of sustainable development to rural communities in North America. The
course is offered as part of the North American Mobility project “SustR: Sustainable Development for Rural Communities:
Social, Health, Economic, and Environmental Advances.” The project is organized by a consortium of
universities, including Lakehead
University (Canada), Michigan Technological University (United States), Universidad Autonoma de
Aguascalientes (Mexico), Universidad de Sonora (Mexico), University of Northern
British Columbia (Canada), and University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez
(United States).
Course Schedule
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Week |
Date* |
Topic |
Responsible
University** |
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9/3/2012
- 9/7/2012 |
No class |
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1 |
9/10/2012
- 9/14/2012 |
Introduction to
the course; Goals and
objectives of rural sustainable development |
MTU/LU |
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2 |
9/17/2012
- 9/21/2012 |
MTU |
|
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3 |
9/24/2012
- 9/28/2012 |
LU |
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4 |
10/1/2012
- 10/5/2012 |
MTU |
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5 |
10/8/2012
- 10/12/2012 |
LU |
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10/15/2012
- 10/19/2012 |
No class |
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6 |
10/22/2012
- 10/26/2012 |
MTU |
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7 |
10/29/2012
- 11/2/2012 |
UNBC |
|
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8 |
11/5/2012
- 11/9/2012 |
Case study: Natural
Resource Extraction – the Case of Mining |
LU |
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9 |
11/12/2012
- 11/16/2012 |
LU |
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10 |
11/19/2012
- 11/23/2012 |
LU |
|
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11/26/2012
- 11/30/2012 |
No class (US Thanksgiving) |
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11 |
12/3/2102
to 12/7/2012 |
MTU |
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12/10
to 12/14/2012 |
No class |
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*Dates are subject to change ** LU = Lakehead University, MTU = Michigan
Technological University, UAA = Universidad Autonoma
de Aguascalientes, UNISON = Universidad de Sonora, UNBC = University of
Northern British Columbia, UPRM = University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez |
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Sponsored by the North
American Mobility Program |
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Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary
Education (US) |
Secretaría de Educación Pública (Mexico) |
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