Water Resource Planning and Management
Geography 884
Offering Information
Term: September - December 2026
Day & Time: Wednesdays 9:30 AM – 12:50 PM
Method: 2E17 AGRI
Instructor: Robert Patrick (robert.patrick@usask.ca)
Course Description
This graduate course focuses on water planning and management in Canada. Concepts and theory will be augmented with practical, applied learning to prepare students to engage as practitioners in the field.
Specific topics include:
- Water law and governance
- Planning process models
- Watershed assessments
- Source water protection
- Innovation in urban stormwater management
- Indigenous water issues
- Integrated water resource management