GEO: Ecuador - Bioregional Community Development in Ecuador

Individual programs available to non-UO students include:

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  Bioregional Community Development in Ecuador: Study sustainable development as a synthesis of vital issues in community regeneration. The course will examine dichotomies such as the city and the countryside, the environment and the economy, the “first” and the “third world,” and theory and practice, exploring a new redevelopment approach. Since all of these concerns are interconnected, the work of developers and planners must take into account the entire planning context in order to be effective. While studying in Ecuador, you will join San Francisco-based NGO, Planet Drum Foundation, and the residents of Bahía de Caráquez to plan and implement restoration and revegetation projects focused on regenerating the city and the region’s economy based on ecological principles.