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GES 437 - Conservation & Development in the Tropics

(3.00)
Tropical nations face myriad challenges in pursuit of a sustainable development pathway, particularly when balancing priorities for poverty alleviation with those of environmental conservation. We critically analyze recent conservation and development strategies, and explore how those strategies are shaped by various actors. Students have the opportunity to work in teams to examine the effectiveness or potential for the latest set of strategies, and produce a review for an organization working in the Tropics.

Course ID: 102081
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete GES 337  or GES 326  or GES 328  or GES 329  with a C or better.


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