Water Resource Planning and Management

Geography 884

Offering Information

Term: January - April 2024
Day & Time: Mondays 1:30 - 4:20 PM
Method: Virtual (synchronous)
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