Taught By:
Rafael Lembi
PhD Candidate
Department of Community Sustainability
Michigan State University
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Motivation to Teach Social Action:
In the courses we teach within the field of sustainability science, we learn about theories that describe what is "change", especially drawing from the scholarship on complex adaptive systems and social-ecological resilience. However, we only vaguely gesture towards how change can be effectuated, and the focus is never really on activism.
Course Description:
Foundations of sustainability theory. History and evolution of interdisciplinary thought about sustainability. Principles of systems thinking as applied to complex problems. Application of theory in community systems
