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Conservation and Development for Social-Environmental Sustainability and Wellbeing (ENVS 4810A)

Posted on July 23, 2019

Conservation and Development for Social-Environmental Sustainability and Wellbeing (ENVS 4810A)

Posted on July 23, 2019
Course Code: ENVS 4810A
Course Date: June 7, 2025 to June 16, 2025
Course Instructor: Felipe Montoya
 

Course Description

In the current times, characterized by innumerable social-environmental crises, it is necessary to explore initiatives that contribute elements to possible solutions. Costa Rica has been considered an international beacon of “Sustainable Development,” partly because of a number of arguably successful social and environmental initiatives. In this course we will engage directly with a diversity of initiatives in Costa Rica at different scales (State, Indigenous Territory, Rural Community, Family Farm, Co-operative, NGO, Grassroots Organization, Local Business, among others) that attempt to bring together elements of environmental conservation and social-economic development in order to achieve improved wellbeing and sustainability. These cases will provide material for discussion and analysis through diverse epistemological lenses, to provide students with a more informed, critical and inspired theoretical approach and praxis to urgent social-environmental issues.

Course Gallery

Summer 2024

This course ran from July 4 to 13, 2024 and was taught by EUC professor, Dr. Felipe Montoya. Photos courtesy of Felipe Montoya and Alixa Gonzalez

Sierpe River, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

BriBri Indigenous Territory, Costa Rica

BriBri Indigenous Territory, Costa Rica

Santa Elena, Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Santa Elena, Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Santa Elena, Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Santa Elena, Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Santa Elena, Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Santa Elena, Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Santa Elena, Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Dominical, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Las Nubes EcoCampus, Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Santa Elena, Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Santa Elena, Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Rivas, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Las Nubes EcoCampus, Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Santa Elena, Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Sierpe, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Santa Elena, Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

BriBri Indigenous Territory, Costa Rica

Santa Elena, Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Rivas, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Summer 2023

This course ran from July 4 to 13, 2024 and was taught by EUC professor, Dr. Felipe Montoya. 

Summer 2022

The course ran from May 24 to June 2, 2022. The instructor was Dr. Felipe Montoya from Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change.

Boruca Indigenous Territory, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Boruca Indigenous Territory, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Boruca Indigenous Territory, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Boruca Indigenous Territory, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Boruca Indigenous Territory, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Boruca Indigenous Territory, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Boruca Indigenous Territory, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Boruca Indigenous Territory, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Boruca Indigenous Territory, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Boruca Indigenous Territory, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Boruca Indigenous Territory, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Boruca Indigenous Territory, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Finca 6 Museum, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Boruca Indigenous Territory, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Boruca Indigenous Territory, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Boruca Indigenous Territory, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Boruca Indigenous Territory, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Boruca Indigenous Territory, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Boruca Indigenous Territory, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Summer 2019

The course ran from June 22-30, 2019. The instructor was Dr. Felipe Montoya from Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change. Photos courtesy of Muhammad Yasir.

Las Nubes EcoCampus, Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Las Nubes EcoCampus, Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Las Nubes EcoCampus, Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Las Nubes EcoCampus, Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Summer 2017

The course ran from May 19-22, 26-29 and 2-5, 2017. The instructor was Dr. Felipe Montoya from Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change.

Rivas, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Rivas, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Rivas, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Rivas, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Rivas, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Rivas, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Rivas, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Rivas, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Rivas, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Rivas, Perez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Cabecar Indigenous Territory, Costa Rica

Boruca Indigenous Territory, Costa Rica

Boruca Indigenous Territory, Costa Rica

Boruca Indigenous Territory, Costa Rica

Boruca Indigenous Territory, Costa Rica

Boruca Indigenous Territory, Costa Rica

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