APPENDIX VIII-1
This US-Brazil Consortium for Environmental Studies project will focus on the study of the relationships among the environment, economic development and the quality of life. The primary goal is to use the different experiences and perspectives in Brazil and the United States to improve environmental studies curricula through the development of a better understanding of the relationship between the environment and economic development.
The Universidade Federal do Amazonas (the principal grantee of this application) has already been cooperating with the Washington and Lee University in the US, with the fund from the US-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program of the US Department of Education. (Total US funding for 4 years: $208,000)
This project may be extended to the universities affiliated with CampusNet when it is implemented with funds from the Japanese government.
Excerpt from
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/FIPSE/Brazil/FY200I/index.html
Project Abstracts - FY 2001 Awards
US-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)
P116M010011
The Environment, Economic Development and Quality of Life Nexus: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Undergraduate and Graduate Education
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Lead Institution
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Washington and Lee University
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Fairfield University | |
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Brazil
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Universidade do Amazonas | Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense | |
Subject Areas: Environmental Studies Sustainable Development
The US-Brazil Consortium for Environmental Studies will focus on the study of the relationships among the environment, economic development and the quality of life. Our primary goal is to use the different experiences and perspectives in Brazil and the United States to improve environmental studies curricula through the development of a better understanding of the relationship between the environment and economic development. The development of a common curriculum and shared perspectives from the North and South can not only contribute to the field of environmental studies, but help to move us closer to global resolution of environmental problems. The universities in this consortium were chosen for their expertise in environmental studies, a shared vision of the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to environmental studies, and with a view towards geographic and socio-economic diversity. Students who participate in this program will develop the ability to understand environmental problems from an interdisciplinary perspective, with a global view that incorporates the importance of differing ecological, economic, political and cultural contexts.
Total US funding for 4 years: $208,000
US Lead Contact:
Brazil Lead Contact: