Rethinking Water

1 Credit · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This interactive course emphasizes the critical role of water in society with a unique focus on the potential role of finance and investment in solving water problems. After an in-depth overview of the origins of current water challenges, students will develop frameworks to understand the potential, and potential limitations, of finance and investment in their solution. While the issues covered will often be global in nature, the United States will serve as the primary case study. Learning takes place through lectures and related materials, discussions with industry and business leaders and key thinkers, field trips, and a significant project focused on a solution to a real water problem. Students will gain specific skills in the use of financial tools and models relevant to water investment and will engage in ethical considerations surrounding water management. The course is led by Alexander Loucopoulos (SFS ’97) with assistance from Quinten Dreesmann(SFS ’23) and Albert Cho (SVP Xylem).