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This course examines the environmental and social role of rural communities. While cities seem to dominate modern social life, a significant proportion of the world’s population live and work in rural regions. In this course we will compare and contrast between rural and urban varieties of environmental concern and activism around regional environmental problems, like heatwaves or clean energy needs. We will learn why economies reliant on natural resource extraction, agriculture, nature-based tourism, and small businesses are particularly vulnerable to environmental and economic shocks. Finally, we will explore how rural communities across the world are increasing planned resilience to issues like globalization and climate change.