Course Information
Sustainable Communities
| University: |
Iowa State University |
| Course Number: |
C DEV 512 |
| Credit Hours: |
3 credit hours - $580 per credit |
| Start/End Dates: |
August 26, 2019 - December 19, 2019 |
Course Description
Content of this course links management of natural capital to other community-based actions around resource allocation and the impacts on quality of life. Students examine literature on community-based natural resource management and assess alternative ways of valuing natural capital. Students contrast theories of natural capital in communities and human society as the theories relate to community sustainability with regard to economic vitality, social well-being, and ecosystem health.
Contacts
Campus Coordinator
For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.
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Disability Support Services
To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.
Textbooks
Seven Rules for Sustainable Communities: Design Strategies for the Post Carbon World
Condon, Patrick M.
Edition: 2010
ISBN: 978-1597266659
Publisher: Island Press.
Climate crisis and the democratic prospect: participatory governance in sustainable communities
Fischer, Frank
Edition: 2017
ISBN: 978-0199594924
Publisher: Pluto Press
Toward sustainable communities: Solutions for citizens and their governments
Roseland, Mark
Edition: 4th
ISBN: 978-0745334882
Publisher: Island Press
Course Access
In the three weeks prior to the start of class, students will receive course information and access instructions via email from the Iowa State campus coordinator,
Iowa State Online.
The email will include instructions for how students can set up their Iowa State Net-ID and password which is needed to log into Iowa State’s Canvas system. It typically takes 1-2 business days after setting up a Net-ID before students can log into Iowa State’s Canvas. Courses may not be visible in Canvas until the first day of class.
If students experience problems registering for a Net-ID, they can contact the Iowa State Solution Center for assistance at 515-294-4000. Students will need their 9-digit ISU university ID (provided in the ISU campus coordinator email) for the Solution Center to assist them. The Solution Center is open evenings and weekends. View the
Solution Center's hours of operation.
Exam Proctor
This course does not require an exam proctor.
Synchronous Components
This course does not include synchronous components.
