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Midterm Presentations

Group Name

Group $9$

Instructions

Goal of this group assignment: to discuss the environmental sustainability of an activity from different perspectives and present via video presentation.

Due Date: Week $7$ during class $($present$)$

Submit the presentation in Brightspace

Worth: $20\%$ of final grade

Introduction

All members of the group are residents of a growing town$/$city$.$ Your group can choose the place and should tell us a bit about it$.$ Try to choose a unique place and do research on it$.$ You have heard a member of the community suggesting that they would like to invest in establishing something for tourism and hospitality in this area.

You and your friends are discussing this new proposal and have differing opinions based on your position$/$perspective:

As a community member

As an environmentalist

As a local business owner

As a politician

As a student

Instructions

Taking into consideration what you have learned in modules $1$ and $2$ about environmental sustainability, sustainable development, the I$=$PAT model and carrying capacity, each group member must choose a perspective from the list above during the presentation to express whether or not this type of business can be sustainable. For each stakeholder or member of the group, your presentation must be approximately $8-10$ minutes.

Each group must also include in their presentation:

Your group will choose which kind of tourism or hospitality business. Please explain a bit about it and what it will feature. Here is your chance to be creative.

$1-2$ pros for the establishment of this business in this town $($EACH stakeholder will present $1-2$ pros from their point of view$).$

$1-2$ negative implications or concerns you may have based on the perspective you have chosen $($EACH stakeholder will present $1-2$ concerns from their point of view$).$