Instruction:
Read the book chapter
• Viswanathan, M. (2013). Chapter 7: Subsistence and sustainability. In Subsistence Marketplaces. Etext Inc.
View the following videos on ecological issues in urban and rural subsistence contexts in Coursera:
• Environmental Issues in Rural Subsistence Marketplaces
• Environmental Issues in Urban Subsistence Marketplaces
Review the live session for content related to this assignment.
Answer questions:
download the Module 2 Individual Assignment Submission Template document (attached) to answer the following questions:• What are the unique ecological issues that subsistence marketplaces face?
• How does this affect the daily lives of people living in subsistence?
• How are they similar or different to ecological issues in affluent markets?
• What are some directions to take to find solutions for subsistence marketplaces?
Examine the intersection of subsistence and ecology. be as creative as you wish to be, bringing in images and providing insights. connect your response with information from the videos, the reading(s), and the live session, explicitly citing each source (videos, reading, live session) in parenthesis where relevant at least once.
Evaluation
• Each of your answers will be evaluated based on how completely and concisely you have addressed the question based on all the course materials listed above.
• use a narrative style and please do not use bullet points or other forms of listing.
• avoid straight repetition of content from the course or other sources but rather use the space provided effectively by articulating your synthesis, analysis, and insights.
• be very careful about direct quotes and make proper attributions when such quoting is absolutely necessary. Your assignment will be checked by plagiarism software in the system.
• Our rubric for evaluating assignments addresses the following aspects.
o Relatedness/Specificity to Question (Versus Unrelated) – Is the question asked being answered or is some other question answered?
o Originality (Versus Repetition) – Is the answer mostly repetition from elsewhere?
o Depth – Does the answer show depth of understanding/analysis?
o Breadth – Is the answer narrowly focused in terms of issues covered?
• We will provide feedback and breakup of points on the following subcategories
o Adherence to instruction-Does the assignment adhere to instructions in terms of word count limit, using a narrative style and not bullet points, and linking explicitlyto each of three types of sources.
o Content richness-Is the content related/specific to the question? Is the content original (not repetition), in-depth (not superficial), and with sufficient breadth (not focused narrowly on a single issue)?
o Connection to Course– Is the connection to relevant module(s) of course related/specific to the question? Is the analysis original (not repetition), in-depth (not superficial), and with sufficient breadth (not focused narrowly on a single issue)?
