Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 11.479 (Spring 2005) 
• Course Title:
• Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Planning in Developing Countries 
• Course Level:
• Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Urban Studies and Planning 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Jennifer Davis 
• Course Introduction:
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  11.479 Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Planning in Developing Countries
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2005

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features a complete set of assignments, and an extensive list of related resources relevant to the subject matter.

  
  
  

  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 evaluates policies and projects in case studies from Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Central and Eastern Europe.