NTRES 4520 - Land Use and Sustainable Livelihoods in the Nilgiris

(CU-CEL, CU-ITL, CU-SBY)

Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: CRP 3750. Permission of department required. Enrollment limited to: students admitted to the Nilgiris Field Learning Center study abroad program with 3.0 GPA. This course is offered in conjunction with the Cornell Abroad program: Cornell in India: Nilgiris Field Learning Center (NFLC). Students participating in our Nilgiris Field Learning Center (NFLC) semester abroad receive 3 credits in NTRES, CRP and ANTHRO, plus 4 credits of independent research, plus 2 credits of language instruction for a total of 15 credits. Link to program information: www.cuabroad.cornell.edu/?go=NFLC.

Students must complete a one-credit fall semester preparatory course (CRP 3750: Nilgiris Field Learning Center Preparatory Seminar) prior to taking NTRES 4520.

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This course addresses land use and land governance in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Students explore how changes in land use shape prospects for sustainable livelihoods in connection with agriculture, non-timber forest products, and tourism. This course is offered in conjunction with Cornell Abroad's program: Cornell in India: Nilgiris Field Learning Center (NFLC). The NFLC is an engaged learning and research program where Cornell students and members of local communities live, study, and research together for 16 weeks each spring.

Outcome 1: Understand relationships between land use and diet, health, economic security, culture, and ecological integrity at household, community, and regional scales.

Outcome 2: Develop cross-cultural learning capabilities.

Outcome 3: Develop capacity to participate in design and execution of interdisciplinary, problem-based, community engaged research on questions of sustainability.

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