Practicum in Community-Based Environmental Management

3 credits · Nicholas School of Environment

Course is designed for students who wish to learn theory, skills and tools necessary for working with communities to manage their own environment. Course includes in-class lectures, discussions of readings, guest speakers and a client-driven service-learning project with a community-based organization in North Carolina. Topics will include: community organizing; assessing and capturing resources; participatory planning and evaluation; participatory monitoring; outreach and social marketing; and political action for environmental change. Second of two required courses for the Community-Based Environmental Management certificate (NSOE only). Prerequisite: Environment 755.