It takes a Village Earth to fight world poverty

The late Colorado State University civil engineering professor was instrumental in creating the Peace Corps, and the nonprofit he co-founded--Village Earth--continues to promote sustainable, community-based development around the world while drawing like-minded visionaries to Fort Collins for traini...

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Published in:Northern Colorado Business Report 2010-08, Vol.15 (24), p.19
Main Author: Centers, Jessica
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Appropriate technology
Awards & honors
Colleges & universities
Community
Consumption
Energy consumption
Grass roots movement
Irrigation
Poverty
Sustainable development
Technological change
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Summary:The late Colorado State University civil engineering professor was instrumental in creating the Peace Corps, and the nonprofit he co-founded--Village Earth--continues to promote sustainable, community-based development around the world while drawing like-minded visionaries to Fort Collins for training. [...] much of the work Village Earth promotes in sustainable development--like fighting poverty in Peru--is on a smaller scale at the grassroots level, following the vision Albertson realized decades ago.
ISSN:1094-8198