Capstone Project Stage 4 Assignment

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Strategies for Sustainability

(Modules 10 and 11)

You’ve now completed the content modules for the Future of Food course. In Stage 4 of the capstone project, you’ll gather a bit more data about your region. In Stage 5, you will put together your final web page which will present your assessment of the current status of your assigned regional food system, projections for future scenarios of increased human population growth and increased temperatures in your region, and your proposed strategies to enhance the resilience and sustainability of your region’s food systems.

In Stage 4, you will gather data related to what you’ve learned in Modules 10 and 11. Also, you will explore population projections for your assigned region, so you can begin to assess the potential future resilience of the food systems of your assigned region.

Capstone Stage 4 Diagram. See link in caption for text description

Capstone Stage 4

The image presents a hierarchical diagram titled “Capstone Stage 4: Food systems and sustainability.” At the center-left, there is a yellow rectangular box labeled “Food systems and sustainability,” which serves as the main category. From this box, six branches extend to the right, each leading to a brown rectangular box with white text, representing specific tasks or topics within this stage. These include: “Describe regional food systems,” “Assess using life-cycle concepts,” “Discuss agrobiodiversity using RACV,” “Discuss food insecurity/security,” “Research population growth projections,” and “Propose strategies for sustainability.” The layout is clean and organized, with a vertical alignment of the six tasks, connected by thin lines to the central concept. The color scheme uses shades of brown and yellow, giving the diagram a professional and academic appearance. This visual emphasizes the key components of Capstone Stage 4, highlighting the comprehensive approach to analyzing food systems and sustainability through regional analysis, life-cycle assessment, biodiversity, food security, demographic research, and strategic planning.

Credit: Capstone Stage 4 diagram © Penn State is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

What to do for Stage 4?

  • Download and complete the Capstone Project Stage 4 worksheet that contains a table summarizing the data you need to collect to complete this stage. Remember, you need to think deeply about each response and write responses that reflect the depth of your thought as informed by your research.
  • Add questions and continue to research the questions in your worksheet files.
  • Keep track of all of the resources and references you use.
  • Add relevant data, maps, and figures to your PowerPoint file.
  • Revise your CHNS diagram and/or create a new one incorporating topics from Modules 10 and 11.