ENERES 174W
Water and Sanitation Justice
This course will explore the many manifestations of water and sanitation justice and injustice on interlocking scales (i.e. local, national, transnational) while illustrating analytical ideas connecting to a range of social processes including claims for human rights, deprivation and exclusion, urbanization and infrastructure development, and privatization of land and water. We will look at various case studies in high-income and low-income countries and use key technical and social concepts to examine rights, equity, and justice with respect to water and sanitation. This course partially satisfies requirements for the ERG Summer Minor/Certificate in Sustainability.
Topics
- This course will acquaint you with theoretical and practical knowledge about water and sanitation justice.
- Explain key issues of water and sanitation justice Understand impacts of water and sanitation injustice on quality of life Identify factors influencing water and sanitation justice and injustice Compare issues at local to global scales Analyze water and sanitation through a variety of disciplinary perspectives: Arts, Engineering, Humanities, and in the social sciences of Sociology, Geography, Environmental Studies, Politics, Economics, Anthropology Explain water and sanitation policy and governance historical examples, locally and globally Seriously consider strategies for addressing water and sanitation injustice
Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027