WATERS OF THE GLOBE in Fall 2023 (PO3035)

This course examines the role of marine environments and fresh waters from the perspective of international security, conflict and cooperation, international law, economics, and environmental safety and culture. Topics include water scarcity, access to sanitation and health, water and gender, capacity-building, financing, valuation, integrated water resources management, trans-boundary water issues, environment and biodiversity, and disaster prevention.

Course Master:

WATERS OF THE GLOBE (PO3035)

Term:

Fall 2023

Discipline:

PO (Politics)

Credits:

4 credits

Type:

Regular

Level:

Undergraduate

Can be taken twice for credit?:

Exam Date:

Friday, December 15, 2023 - 16:00

Pre-requisites:

College Level=Junior OR PO1011GE110 OR PO1012 OR PO1011CCR

Co-requisites:

None

Professor(s)

Oleg Kobtzeff

Learning Outcomes

assess the chances for economic development (particularly sustainable development) in freshwater and marine habitats; identify the potential beneficiaries of such growth and whether this development will be equally beneficial to all social strata among riparians
assess the chances for political stability or the risks of conflict over water (as a resource), or strategic waterways
free themselves from clichés and misconceptions (perception of indigenous peoples as “backward” and isolated from world affairs, misinformed ecological preconceptions such as the inhospitability of all Polar regions, etc.)
identify which powers/actors seek to gain which geopolitical prizes (natural or human resources, markets, military strategic advantages, etc.) by exploiting water itself or in marine or freshwater environments
recognize differences or resemblances of human geographies in similar types of environments (lakes, river banks, coastal areas) in different parts of the world.
recognize the main features of physical and human geography of the type of environment studied
recognize the relevance of such knowledge for students’ future professional lives (as investors, diplomats, journalists, educators, political, humanitarian, military decision-makers, ,etc.)
understand how this geopolitical competition affects international relations in general and the interior affairs of the countries involved in the affairs of the region
when traveling to or working in the areas or types of environment studies, be able to recognize and understand, without unfounded preconceptions, the environmental, social and economic features having shaped local human activities, mentalities and geography

Syllabus

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Book List

Title	Author	Publisher	ISBN Number
Water: the Fate of Our Most Precious Resource	Marq de Villiers	Mariner Books (owned by Harper & Collins)	9780618127443-Not Available at Bookstore

Schedule

Start Date:

Monday, September 4, 2023

End Date:

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Day	Start Time	End Time	Room
Tuesday	16:55	18:15	C-104
Friday	16:55	18:15	C-104