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The first five sessions of the class were held at Cambridge University in Cambridge, England.


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1Introduction to the Class

State of the World's Water and Sanitation Infrastructure

Problem Identification
2An Introduction to Water Supply and Sanitation Technologies: Guest Speaker: Prof. Susan Murcott
3How to Define and Measure Access to Water Supply and SanitationSmall group work and oral presentations
4Goals of W&S Investment: Human Health and Productivity Gains, the Environment
5The Millennium Development Goals for Water and Sanitation
6Stakeholder Analysis: Actors in Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Planning and their ObjectivesReadings journal entry 1 (optional)
7Institutional Options for W&S Planning and Policy in Developing Countries: Decentralization, Community Management, Privatization, etc.Readings journal entry 2
8The Evolution of W&S Infrastructure Planning in Developing Countries: Supply versus Demand-oriented ApproachesReadings journal entry 3
9Discussion of Policy Memo 1Policy memo 1
10Urban Sanitation Projects with Community Participation: Experiences from Brazil: Guest Speaker: Prof. Earthea Nance, Virginia TechReadings journal entry 4
11Providing Water and Sanitation Services to the Poor: Strategies and ObstaclesReadings journal entry 5
12Guest Speaker: Dale Whittington, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
13Community Participation in Water Supply and Sanitation: Alternative Models and OutcomesReadings journal entry 6
14Financing and Pricing of Water and Sanitation ServicesReadings journal entry 7
15Revisiting the Privatization DebateReadings journal entry 8
16W&S Planning and the EnvironmentReadings journal entry 9
17Discussion of Policy Memo 2

Wrap-up Discussion
Policy memo 2

 








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