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Learn about innovative urban solutions to the global water crisis, from inspiring architects, engineers, planners, ecologists, and artists.
This free, 6-week course will be offered on edX, the non-profit, open source online learning platform founded by Harvard and MIT.
About this Course
In this interdisciplinary course you will learn about the water-related dimensions of environmentally sustainable urbanism.
Each week, you’ll watch compelling documentary-style video featuring architects, planners, artists, engineers, and academics that have created real-world innovations. You’ll meet the inspiring founder of the Center for Interactive Research on Sustainability (one of the greenest buildings in North America); visit North America’s largest urban wastewater-to-energy plant; visit Vancouver’s revitalized waterfront; travel along one of North America’s largest revitalized urban streams; and explore the creation of a ‘watershed mind’ with an award-winning poet and artist. And you’ll learn about concepts such as the “water nexus” and water ethics.
Join our community of water-centric thinkers seeking solutions to the global water crisis!
Instructed by Dr. Karen Bakker
Professor and Canada Research Chair
Director, Program on Water Governance
The University of British Columbia
