Content with Institutions : Xavier University

Green Urbanism and Urban Gardening

Course Description and Goals: The block of courses is about doing something about the environmental issues we face – a task that, of course, will require research, analysis, organization, and writing, but that must also result in practical action. The goals of the course are to encourage you to become an active citizen in your own educational process and our wider community; to learn about, analyze, critique, and apply some of the historical and contemporary interdisciplinary thinking regarding green urbanism and urban gardening to a particular community project; to immerse yourself in one local attempt to bring Cincinnati closer to…

Community and Political Power

Course Objectives This course is really about sources and uses of power in civic or public life. What is common and what is different between political power (power exercised by an elected government (executive, legislative and administrative) and community-based power, i.e., power derived from civic associations, formal and informal, intended to affect civic life? What is the interaction between political and civic power? The focus will be on local government and community – where decisions often seem to have a more proximate and immediate impact on our lives. Political Power will look at: What does it take to get elected…