Environmental Science & Policy 321 - GOVERN CMNS: WATER RESOURCES

This course investigates the management of water as a common pool resource. As concerns over water scarcity and quality increase, this course asks how we can manage this precious and endangered resource in an equitable and efficient way. We first explore common mental models of water as a public and private good, then move forward towards envisioning water related issues not only as problem of natural resources but also as a collective action situation. Students investigate a water issue of their choice, study the collective action settings and institutions that govern the resource, and propose alternative management schemes. Enrollment limited to 15.

Instructor Permission. Not open to first-years, sophomores