This will be a group project, with 4 people to a group. Portfolio groups.

There will be an initial opportunity to self organize into a group. After that we will assign you to a group. If you self organize you must tell us who is in your group.

In addition, your group should chose a country to do your portfolio report on.

For a variety of reasons the U.S. is off limits for this exercise.

Each group must do a unique country. Countries on a first come first serve basis. We will post a list of 'taken' countries on the web. Think of back-ups in case your first choice is already taken.

There will be a group participation component to the grade. Group participants will assess each other's participation in the project.

Your portfolio should be organized around one of the following scenarios:

a) You are siting a nuclear power plant in the country in question.

b) You are doing an environmental inventory for a new environmental group in order to devise action plans.

c) You are siting a large hospital for the Red Cross (a new venture).

d) You are planning for a major oil pipeline that will cross the country.

e) You are providing information to a team interested in investing money in ecotourism in your country for a major venture capitalist in Russia.

Possible components of the portfolio:

• maps.
• information on countries economic base (industry, agriculture, trading partners, who owns what, type of development).
• environmental assets
• environmental concerns.
• environmental law.
• cultural and religious attitudes to environment; cultural and religious attitudes that might have an impact on your venture.
• case histories (e.g. of a past flood that demonstrates potential future problems, or important legal precedents that were set.)

Output:

• A 15 minute class presentation (all group members should take part). (5 pts.)
• A written document of 6-8 pages of text (double spaced, font 12, one inch margins), and as many maps and diagrams as you need. Sources should be cited in the text and a list of references cited given at the end. (35 pts.)