BDIC. Community Economics

an independent research-based concentration at the University of Massachusetts Amherst

Community Economics is the subject of an interdisciplinary bachelor's degree program centered around the intersection of the related topics of economics, urban planning, environmental conservation, and political thought.

It is fundamentally a program designed to inform a deeper understanding of issues affecting communities across the globe.

At the core of the curriculum is a focus on grassroots political activism and community-based solutions to scalable social, economic, and environmental problems that include:

• functional food systems, urban agriculture projects, permaculture
  
  
• climate change adaptation and urban resiliency
  
  
• environmental conservation & ecosystem preservation
  
  
• creating vibrant and exciting public spaces
  
  
• and, in general, building fairer and more equitable economies.
  
  

120 credit curriculum by Matthew Carroll
May 2022.
Proof of Completion.