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CEE-5390: Advanced Urban Water Sustainability

Description: Climate change and the supply of freshwater. Coupled socio-hydrologic feedback loops (systems dynamics models) and implications for water systems resilience. Urban water transitions theory and the evolution of water systems through time. Water productivity. Stormwater capture and reuse, green stormwater infrastructure, and ecosystem services. Decentralized water and wastewater treatment systems. Emphasis is placed on the social (equity), environmental, and technological context in which urban water systems operate. Advanced statistical computing is used to quantitatively explore urban water systems challenges. Pre: Graduate Standing.

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Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

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Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 4

Average GPA: 3.81 (A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 71.05%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

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