Course Catalog 2008-2009
Postgraduate

Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University

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Course Catalog 2008-2009

BIO-5206 International Water Policy and Management, 3 cr

Course´s person responsible

Pekka Pietilä, Tapio Katko

Implementations

No implementations

Requirements

Attendance in lessons, groupwork, seminars and a possible workshop.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

-

Objectives

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 freshwater management processes.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Institutional development and governance of water sector, research approaches and theories  Case studies from transition and developing economies  Visionary and strategic thinking 
2. Major stakeholders of water sector: participatory strategic decisionmaking     
3. Sustainability, viability, long-term changes and lessons     
4. Public/private and public/public partnerships     
5. Futures research     


Prerequisites

Course O/R
BIO-4100 Vesi- ja viemärilaitokset Recommended  

Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)

Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
BIO-5206 International Water Policy and Management, 3 cr 5904024 International Water Policy and Management, 2 cu  

Last modified11.06.2008
ModifierSaila Kallioinen