Program Overview

Introduction to Rural Studies

The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD) brings together major academic fields concerned with creating strong communities, in Canada and around the world.

Program Overview

The four highly respected programs in SEDRD share many common goals but approach them in different and complementary ways. This model reflects the imperatives in building authentic communities where planners, landscape architects, communicators, and citizens all play important interdependent roles in community strength.

Program Details

• The programs in SEDRD are designed to create strong communities.
  • They focus on building authentic communities.
  • Planners, landscape architects, communicators, and citizens play important roles.
• The SEDRD model brings together academic fields to achieve common goals.
  • The approach is complementary, reflecting the imperatives of community building.
  • The goal is to create strong communities in Canada and around the world.