Participatory Local Development

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) Poverty, inequality, gender discrimination, top-down decision making, inadequate technology, and conflict all prevent communities from meeting their development goals. This course prepares students to facilitate local development through participatory approaches that build community and capacity at a local level. Approaches examined include participatory assessments, microfinance, community-supported agriculture, and indigenous natural resource management. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and IDS-3110 | MSC-2110. Requisite Courses: IDS-1100 or permission of the instructor [prerequisite(s)].