Overview
Description
Evaluates the integration of science, technology, culture, policy and economics in international water issues for large and small-scale project implementation.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
Terms
fall
Related Courses
Cross Listed With GEOG 600
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- apply (in writing) the appropriate metrics and language as well as evaluate the context of several different water-related situations common throughout the world.
- compare (through discussion) how water use and management around the world are influenced by cultural dynamics, economic systems, political organization, technological changes, and scientific understandings.
- synthesize materials and construct a persuasive argument (in writing, through discussion, and in an oral conference-style presentation) about a contemporary water issue of international importance.
- explain (in writing and through discussion), the history, parties, uncertainties, strategies, mechanisms, and future prospects for a current international water treaty.
- examine and assess information (in writing) about how social equity, cultural norms, security considerations, and/or the time scale of problem evolution influence decision-making about water in various parts of the world.