Courses
Geog 380: Community Mapping
Department of Geography, University of Victoria
Examines the theory and practice of community-based mapping as a tool for facilitating dialogue and collaborative partnering. Explores how community mapping can support knowledge co-creation, planning, citizen empowerment, consensus-building, more informed policy-making, and ultimately social justice. This course is designed to be action-oriented and experiential and has a very strong local field component.
​Geog 411: Community-Based Participatory Research
Department of Geography, University of Victoria
Theory and practice of Community-based Participatory Research (CBPR) with a special focus on addressing community-identified research needs linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG). Familiarizes students with the UN SDGs and explores CBPR as an important mechanism for bridging diverse and co-created knowledge into local action through community partnerships.
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