REGIONAL AND LOCAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: A TEACHING CASE

This teaching case aims to apply a didactic-pedagogical method that allows the elaboration of a regional and local sustainable development project as a solution to the problems faced by a Brazilian Integrated Development Region (RIDE). In this teaching case, the teaching method called PBL (Problem Based Learning) was used, considered innovative, and a relevant alternative to the traditional teaching model. The teaching case is a hypothetical situation that represents the reality of several regions in Brazil. The teaching case was applied to a discipline of the Stricto Sensu Graduate Program in Sustainability at a university in the southeast region of Brazil. Using the PBL method, this course sought to analyze the problem and propose solutions for the regional and local sustainable development project of RIDE-Plus Ultra. The study points out the need to establish municipal consortiums, the integration of local society, the formation and technopolitical training of social and public actors to support the implementation of actions and works aimed at the sustainable development of the territory. It is concluded that a social and political pact, with the participation of the population in short, medium and long-term projects, are fundamental to achieve an indispensable sustainable regional and local development.