The Global Sustainability Initiative is a series of programs and projects developed in partnership with Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment in the National Capital Region to help local communities and global society achieve sustainable development goals.
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Brazil | January 10-19, 2013This GSI Brazil Project will focus on the complexities of sustainable development when a booming economy rests on natural resource use and extraction. We will concentrate our time in the rapidly urbanizing southeastern part of the nation where valuable habitats including the Atlantic Rainforest are at risk from urbanization and land use conversion. Russia | August 9-18, 2012This GSI Russia Project will focus our team's efforts on better understanding how effective public-private partnerships can help address the challenges of a projected shrinking population and successfully accomplish international environmental sustainability goals. In particular, we will examine the opportunities and constraints for improving green infrastructure systems in Russia. India | January 2-11, 2013This GSI India Project will focus on the challenges of building and maintaining sustainable infrastructure systems -- social, ecological, and built -- in such a rapidly developing and urbanizing setting as Western India. Working in Mumbai and Pune region of Western India, the team will focus on cross-sector and transnational partnerships forming to address sustainable development challenges with a concentration on water, energy, and infrastructure issues. China | May 21-30, 2013The GSI team will be visiting several major cities and rural areas, each of which faces tremendous opportunities and challenges for sustainable development. The sustainable development of China is a critical issue for the Chinese and for the international community, as the environmental, social, and economic impacts will be profound. South Africa | May 21-30, 2013The team will explore the socio-ecological systems of this remarkable country, including: managing the urban-rural interface, sports and business tourism after the 2010 FIFA World Cup, biodiversity conservation in the only country that contains an entire floral kingdom, economic migration, and mining (precious metals, energy). The participants will work as a team to produce a report and other products of value to local and international partners.
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