11.479 Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Planning in Developing Countries, Spring 2004
Women carry water 5 kilometers to their homes in Azad and Jammu Kashmir, Pakistan. (Image courtesy of Professor Jennifer Davis.)
Highlights of this Course
Course Description
This course examines the policy and planning for the provision of water supply and sanitation services in developing countries. It reviews available technologies, but emphasizes the planning and policy process, including economic, social, environmental, and health issues. The course incorporates considerations of financing, pricing, institutional structure, consumer demand, and community participation in the planning process. And it valuates policies and projects in case studies from Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Central and Eastern Europe.