Living Routes Ecovillage Education Consortium
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Graduate |
| Discipline(s): |
Architectural Engineering Design Green Design and Sustainable Engineering |
| Special Topic(s): |
Associate Editor's Choice |
| Learning Resource Type: |
Teaching - Curriculum |
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| Description: | Living Routes Ecovillage Education Consortium works with the Global Ecovillage Network, the Fellowship for Intentional Community, and a growing consortium of ecovillages and leading academic institutions in order to create an international "communiversity" that will help educate for a sustainable future. " accredited programs in sustainable communities Bring your education to life by studying in Ecovillages around the world. Ecovillages are ecological communities that provide ideal campuses for students to learn about sustainable development. Learn to live in harmony with local environments as you investigate personal and community based solutions to real world issues with one of the most innovative environmental study abroad programs. Earn college credit from University of Massachusetts Amherst on our semester, Summer and January-term study abroad programs (open also to gap year/high school students). Through academic and experiential coursework, environmental community service learning, and cultural excursions, you develop the understanding, skills and commitment to restore our planet and prepare for careers that make a difference." |
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| Related ABET Criteria: |
(c) Design a system, component, or process (h) Understand global, economic, environmental, and societal context (j) Integrate knowledge of contemporary issues |
| Use of Resource: |
Innovative study aboard model. |
| Difficulty: |
Easy |
| Interactivity Level: |
Very low |
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| Publication Date: | February 2007 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.livingroutes.org/ |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
NEEDS
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