The first five sessions of the class were held at Cambridge University in Cambridge, England.
Course calendar.
| Lec # |
Topics |
key dates |
| 1 |
Introduction to the Class
State of the World's Water and Sanitation Infrastructure
Problem Identification |
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| 2 |
An Introduction to Water Supply and Sanitation Technologies: Guest Speaker: Prof. Susan Murcott |
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| 3 |
How to Define and Measure Access to Water Supply and Sanitation |
Small group work and oral presentations |
| 4 |
Goals of W&S Investment: Human Health and Productivity Gains, the Environment |
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| 5 |
The Millennium Development Goals for Water and Sanitation |
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| 6 |
Stakeholder Analysis: Actors in Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Planning and their Objectives |
Readings journal entry 1 (optional) |
| 7 |
Institutional Options for W&S Planning and Policy in Developing Countries: Decentralization, Community Management, Privatization, etc. |
Readings journal entry 2 |
| 8 |
The Evolution of W&S Infrastructure Planning in Developing Countries: Supply versus Demand-oriented Approaches |
Readings journal entry 3 |
| 9 |
Discussion of Policy Memo 1 |
Policy memo 1 |
| 10 |
Urban Sanitation Projects with Community Participation: Experiences from Brazil: Guest Speaker: Prof. Earthea Nance, Virginia Tech |
Readings journal entry 4 |
| 11 |
Providing Water and Sanitation Services to the Poor: Strategies and Obstacles |
Readings journal entry 5 |
| 12 |
Guest Speaker: Dale Whittington, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill |
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| 13 |
Community Participation in Water Supply and Sanitation: Alternative Models and Outcomes |
Readings journal entry 6 |
| 14 |
Financing and Pricing of Water and Sanitation Services |
Readings journal entry 7 |
| 15 |
Revisiting the Privatization Debate |
Readings journal entry 8 |
| 16 |
W&S Planning and the Environment |
Readings journal entry 9 |
| 17 |
Discussion of Policy Memo 2
Wrap-up Discussion |
Policy memo 2 |