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A program offered by the Department of Resource Development, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, arranged through the Office of Study Abroad, Michigan State University
Summer Semester: May 6-25, 2006
Summer Semester: May 5-24, 2007
Summer Semester: May 3-22, 2008
THE SETTING: Northwestern Europe is a dynamic region with intensive
industrial and commercial activity. It is characterized by high population densities,
historic towns, metropolitan regions, and complex, efficient transportation systems. It
also presents unique challenges and solutions in maintaining environmental quality through
innovative public policies and land use planning and implementation.
THE CONTEXT: This lowland region embraces one of the world's largest economically
significant river deltas. It provides opportunities for economic growth and unique
challenges in land and water resource management. The unique experiences and public
policies of the region, which has one the highest per capita incomes in the world, can
assist us in evolving effective, proactive land use strategies.
The study abroad program will address key environmental issues and review project and case
studies such as land reclamation and consolidation, water management, and environmental
modeling and engineering. In particular, public and private sector effectiveness in
funding the international, national, and regional development of an integrating European
market economy will be examined.
