Sustainable Community Development
Spring Semester 2022
FYC 6302, Section 302A
Class Meetings
Tuesday, Periods 5 & 6 (11:45 AM to 1:40 PM), 117 Flint Hall
Thursday, Period 6 (12:50 PM - 1:40 PM), 117 Flint Hall

Instructor: Mickie Swisher
3026 McCarty Hall

KEY DOCUMENTS, including the SYLLABUS all in one place

Development & Agriculture

I reserve the right to refuse late submissions.

Communicate with me about this class through your UFL e-mail account, Canvas or by telephone. I cannot respond to questions about your grades if you use a personal e-mail account like gmail.

All submissions are due before the class meets on the date indicated.

WEEK
DATE
TOPIC
SUBMISSION
1

Jan. 06

Introductions & Course Overview
2

Jan. 11
Jan. 13

Sustainable Development: A Disputed Concept
Review Instructions for Assignment 1 and Annotations
Two Annotations Jan. 13 Before Class
3
Jan. 18
Jan. 20
Population, Urbanization, & Sustainability
Team Work: Argumentative Analysis
4

Jan. 25
Jan. 27

Globalization,Technology & Sustainability
Team Work: Argumentative Analysis
5
Feb. 01
Feb. 03
The Anthropocene
Present Argumentative Analysis
6
Feb. 08
Feb. 10
Challenges: Climate Change, Energy, Resource Depletion
Team Review of Concept Mapping
Argumentative Analysis - 11:59 AM, Feb. 07
7
Feb. 15
Feb. 17
Challenges: Water, Environment, Agriculture
Team Work on Concept Map -- First Steps (no graphic yet)
8
Feb. 22
Feb. 24
Challenges: Inequality, Poverty, Violence
Making the Map
9
Mar. 01

Mar. 03
 Presentation of Concept Maps

Complex, Self-Organizing, Hierarchical Systems
 Concept Map due at 11:59 PM, Mar. 01
10
Mar. 05-12
Spring Break -- Class Dismissed -- Have Some FUN  
11
Mar. 15
Mar. 17
Building Sustainability: Ecological Frameworks
Develop Ecological Framework for Policy Brief
12
Mar. 22
Mar. 24
Building Sustainability: Economic Frameworks
Select an Economic Approach: Degrowth, Circular Economies, Sustainable Consumption
13
Mar. 29
Mar. 31
Building Sustainability: Technological Frameworks
Evaluate Technological Approaches to Sustainability to Incorporate into Your Policy Approach
14
Apr. 05
Apr. 07
Building Sustainability: Social Frameworks
Identifying Policy Strategies to Foster Environmental Justice, Health Equity, and Supportive Urban Environments
Annotated Bibliography 11:59 PM Apr. 08
15
Apr. 12
Apr. 14
The Last Task -- Develop the Content of Your Policy Brief
Work on Presentation
16
Apr. 19
Presentation of Policy Brief Policy Brief, Apr. 19, 11:59 PM

Updated March 28, 2022