Welcome to Geography 360--Economic Geography

Prof. Julie Graham

This course begins by looking at the global economic and environmental crises we are currently facing. We next consider different ways of thinking about economic activity that might help us address these crises. We broaden our conception of the economy to include earth assets, household production and collective enterprises as well as new visions and models of economic development. The rest of the course looks at economic experiments, some of them quite established and widespread, others newer and more localized.

The course adopts a hopeful and experimental attitude toward economic activity, focusing on a diverse range of experiences and possibilities. Students track alternative economic ideas and projects in the US and across the world. We explore economic communities that are based on recognizing our interdependence with the earth and each other.                                                                                                                                                                                              

The Wiki

This wiki will be a place for you to help create living definitions for your diverse community economy topic. Each of you will be responsible for a page focused on your topic where you can post quotes, links to articles, videos, or documents, and your own thoughts and discoveries.

Our hope is that with time, this wiki will grow beyond the confines of a semester or class and become a resource for people wanting to find more information on how diverse community economies manifest themselves in the real world.

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