Water Management & the Built Environment

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This course will introduce students to the history and methods of managing water in United States cities from 1900 – Present including reasons for, methods of management, and regulatory structures for drinking water, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management. The course will have particular focus on the concepts, theories, and design methodologies for green stormwater infrastructure specifically aimed at managing urban storm water. The course will look at a range of green urban storm water management strategies at a variety of scales ranging from building and site sized sales to neighborhood and city-wide scales. A case study approach will be used to study green infrastructure projects throughout the United States in comparison the Greater New Orleans region.