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Environmental Sustainability

City officials are faced with myriad environmental challeng¬es that affect quality of life, public health, and economic vitality. This class explores some of the most pressing environmental issues Georgia cities currently face – such as water quality, water quantity, energy conservation, and hazardous waste – and ways municipal officials are finding to solve them. The class will focus on projects such as green infrastructure, energy efficiency measures, and brownfields redevelopment that promote both environmental sustain¬ability as well as community revitalization. Additional topics include principles of “sustainability leadership,” how to get citizens engaged and how to communicate and promote a sustainability message.