Water Policy in an Age of Uncertainty

3 credits · Graduate

Will ask whether contemporary water systems embody principles that will allow them to adapt and function in a changing climate, a rapidly evolving economy, a changing settlement system, and new lifestyles. The format will include lectures, class discussion, jigsaw readings in which students read separate material and then teach content to peers, guest lecturers, documentaries, and Web-based content. Students will develop a collaborative, interdisciplinary framework for evaluating sustainable water governance. Each student will use this framework to evaluate climate adaptation policy in the water sector in a major world city.