5906061
INTERNATIONAL WATER POLICY AND MANAGEMENT,
INTERNATIONAL WATER POLICY AND MANAGEMENT, 2 ov
Lecturer info
Docent Tapio Katko, Docent Jarmo Hukka and M.Sc. Osmo Seppälä
Lectures and exercises:
Lectures 12 h, quided groupwork and seminars 25 h.
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Course objectives
The course aims at giving a wide perspective on international water policies and trends in relation to water for people, water for food and water for nature. The course contents are linked with on-going international environment and especially water-related processes like Rio+10 and Vision21.
Content of the course
Institutional development of services, research approaches and theories, major stakeholders of water industry, sustainability, viability, long-term lessons and changes, public/private partnership, futures research, case studies from transition and developing economies. Two to three joint seminars will be organised and learning-based groupwork will be used through virtual technics and joint sessions. The course will be organised in cooperation with other interested universities in Finland.
Requirements
Attendance in lessons, groupwork and seminars.
Literature
Supporting literature and sources to be supplied.
Information on prerequisites
Selected professional water related courses.
Notes
Not necessarily offered each year. Not offered academic year 2002 - 2003. The course is accepted for post graduate studies.