ERS 253
Communities and Sustainability
Winter 2021
Topics
- Community sustainability
- Resilience and adaptation
- Community engagement
- Local governance
- Growth and decline
- Economic opportunity and equity
Readings
- An Army of Problem Solvers2016; many chapters included in course readings.
- Dale, A.; Foon, R.; Herbert, Y.; Newell, R. (2014). Community Vitality: From Adaptation to Transformation, selected chapters.
- Ling, C.; Hanna, K.; Dale, A. (2009). A template for integrated community sustainability planning. Environmental Management 44, 228–242.
- Kemp, R.; Parto, S.; Gibson, R. B. (2005). Governance for sustainable development: moving from theory to practice. International Journal of Sustainable Development 8(1/2), 12–30.
- Federation of Canadian Municipalities (2018). Rural Challenges, National Opportunity.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- syllabus ↗Winter 2021
- Archived syllabus. Selected readings from a larger choice-based list.