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  • Our course explores what can be done to solve the complex problem that half a billion people worldwide do not have improved water supplies and two billion do not have improved sanitation. We look forward to you joining us. We want to help you develop the skills you need to address this major global challenge of the 21st century.
  • Our course has informative video lectures and guest interviews with leading water policy scholars and practitioners. We will provide you with discussion forum topic prompts, which will invite you to engage with other learners from around the globe. Our MOOC will also ask you to attempt weekly quizzes and a challenging assignment that tackles a real water and sanitation problem in a difficult setting.
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Curriculum

Introducing Key Facts about Water and Sanitation Services

Welcome to the course - Introduction

Video 0.1: Welcome to AMBS - Fiona Devine

Video 1.0: Facts About Water

Video 1.1: Global Water and Sanitation Coverage

Video 1.2: Infrastructure Coverage (Electricity, Sewerage, Water, Telephone)

Video 1.3: Forecasts of Coverage

Video 1.4: Conversation with Clarissa Brocklehurst

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'Conversation' of the week

Readings List and Wrap-up

Module 1

Understanding the Political Economy of Water

Video 2.1: Outrage Versus Strategy?

Video 2.2: Types of Vendors, Vendor Prices

Video 2.3: Money and Water Flows, Onitsha, Nigeria

Video 2.4: An Introduction to Corruption

Video 2.5: Corruption in South Asia

Introduction

Moving on...

Readings List and Wrap-up

Module 2

Supply-Side Costs of Water and Sanitation Services

Video 3.0: The Cost of Serving Households With Piped Networks

Video 3.1: Solution to Cost Calculation

Video 3.2: Cost Components and More on Costs

Video 3.3: Costs of Non-Piped Technologies

Video 3.4: Condominial sewers, desalination

Video 3.5: Conversation with Don Lauria - Part One

Video 3.6: Conversation with Don Lauria - Part Two

Introduction

More on costs

Interview with Donald T. Lauria

Readings List and Wrap-up

Week 3: Quiz

Understanding Demand-Side Issues of Water Supply

Video 4.1: Introduction to Modeling Household Water Demand

Video 4.2: Households With Piped Connections, Price and Income Elasticities

Video 4.3: Households With Water Sources Outside the Home

Video 4.4: Household Demand for Drinking Water Quality Improvements

Video 4.5: Effect of Social Norms on Household Water Use

Video 4.6: Conversation with Marc Jeuland

Introduction

Marc Jeuland Interview

Readings List and Wrap-up

Module 4

Exploring Health Benefits and Climate Change Issues

Video 5.1: Facts About Water and Health

Video 5.2: Estimating the Economic Value of Health Benefits

Video 5.3: Exercise on Health vs. Non-Health Benefits for Households With Water Sources Outside the Home

Video 5.4: Climate Change, Water and Health

Video 5.5: Effects of Climate Change on Water Utilities

Video 5.6: Conversation with Clive Agnew

Introduction

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Readings List and Wrap-up

Module 5

Development Paths for Water and Sanitation Services

Video 6.0: Possible Solutions to the Water Development Paths Exercise

Video 6.1: A Historical Development Path ? UK, London and Manchester

Video 6.2: Changing Knowledge, Practices and Perceptions

Video 6.3: Path Dependency

Video 6.4: Changing Course

Video 6.5: Capital intensity (England and Wales)

Video 6.6: Conversation with Marie Hart

Video 6.7: Wrap-up and Reflections

Water Development Path (I)

Water Development Path (II)

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