Development Studies in Geography

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Development Studies in Geography
According to the United Nations, over half of the
worlds population lives on less than two dollars
a day. While poverty and hunger are most
pronounced in developing nations, no region of
the world is immune, including the U.S. where
32.9 million people live in poverty. Faculty and
students at ECU are engaged in a variety of
research and development projects focused on
understanding the social, economic and
environmental factors contributing to poverty as
well as developing innovative approaches to
improve the quality of life for communities in
both the U.S. and internationally. Research
areas include sustainable development,
racial/ethnic/ gender inequality, livelihood
strategies, pro-poor and community tourism,
rural-to-urban and international migration,
transportation and infrastructure, resource
utilization and agricultural develop-ment. The
Department of Geography offers an
interdisciplinary masters degree concentration in
Rural Development to provide students with the
theoretical and practical skills necessary to
pursue careers in development in both the public
and private sectors. Affiliated faculty Drs.
Derek Alderman, Tom Crawford, Holly Hapke, Ron
Mitchelson, Jeff Popke, Rebecca Torres.
Courses GEOG 6350 Seminar in Rural
Development GEOG 6355 Practicum in Rural
Development GEOG 6320 Feminist Theories of the
Economy GEOG 6325 Advanced Population and
Development GEOG 6330 Global Restructuring of
Agro-Food Systems GEOG 6335 Tourism
Development GEOG 6345 Human Migration Global
Restructuring GEOG 7300 Seminar in Geography of
Heritage