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terms Search Sustainable Development Toggle navigation Welcome Academics Faculty & Staff Sustainable Food Systems Research & Outreach Diversity as Justice Welcome Fostering community-driven development & social change We are a critical development studies department that is committed to preparing students for both thoughtful analysis of the processes of human development and applied practice in the pursuit of transformative, community-driven development and social change. Sustainable development aims to enrich human well-being, protect and conserve healthy and productive natural systems, support shared economic prosperity, and advance an ecological worldview. We examine the interdependent complexities and challenges of the world’s most pressing environmental, economic, and social problems and envision and enact creative and innovative solutions to these challenges. We examine key theoretical concepts and analytical tools in order to assess what development means and how it is experienced in different places and cultures in all parts of the world, including how current development and livelihood challenges are shaped by globalization and environmental change. Join us as we engage in understanding and advancing the social, economic, and environmental transformations necessary to create thriving, equitable, and sustainable communities within an ecologically healthy world! Programs of study About our department Making an impact News Saijie Inman Receives National Scholarships for New Zealand Study Abroad Program Feb 26, 2024 Saijie Inman, a senior SD major from Asheville, recently completed a study abroad program in New Zealand (Aotearoa). Saije’s study abroad exper... First High Country Grains Gathering a Success! Dec 7, 2023 The First High Country Grains Gathering was held in December 2023, organized by SD student Maya Fontana for her Senior Capstone Project. The Grains Ga... Congratulations to Our Award-Winning SD Faculty! Dec 5, 2023 Congratulations to SD faculty members Dr. Matt Ogwu and Dr. Rebecca Witter!Dr. Ogwu is the inagural recipient of the 2023 College of Fine and Applied ... Read more Subscribe What Our Alumni Are Saying I would say that my college career at ASU was the most difficult yet the most wonderfully rewarding career of my lifetime! My work and time spent as a student in the Sustainable Development Department at Appalachian taught me not only academic information about sustainability, but also how to engage in critical thinking and intelligent, productive debate. I learned the process of locating, assimilating and compiling reliable information as well as how to productively gain positive results. It was the opportunity of a lifetime for me! I will be forever grateful for what I learned and also for the wonderful relationships built while I was there with fellow students and faculty. -Kathleen Lackey About Alumni History News Resources Resources Programs of Study Undergraduate Bulletin Graduate Bulletin Careers Promotion and Tenure Guidelines Contact Dr. Jennifer Westerman, Professor and Department Chair Sustainable Development Department Living Learning Center 828-262-7248 westermanjh@appstate.edu Vacant, Lead Administrative Support Specialist Sustainable Development Department Contact Sustainable Development Living Learning Center 305 Bodenheimer Drive Boone, North Carolina 28608 Phone: 828-262-6926 Email us Links Home Disclaimer EO Policy Accessibility Privacy Policy Contact Login Networking Twitter Facebook Website manager: wirchanskypj Copyright 2024 Appalachian State University. All rights...