Water touches everything. Because of the great diversity of water issues, there are many ways to teach a water management course. While the book can be used in its entirety as the foundation for a course, it is also designed to be modular, allowing selective use of various chapters depending on time available and the focus of the course. Below I suggest some readings from the book to be used in courses that come at water issues from a variety of different angles.
Global Resources and Scarcity
For a course that is focused on water as a scarce resource (or for the water portion of a broader global resources course), I recommend using the following chapters:
Chapter 1
Part 1: Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5
Part 2: none
Part 3: Chapters 10, 11, 12
Part 4: Chapters 13, 15, 17, 18
Urban Water Issues
For a course on water issues in cities - including water supply, flooding, stormwater, and urban streams (or for the water portion of an urban environmental course), I recommend using the following chapters:
Chapter 1
Part 1: Chapter 2 (read Chapter Highlights from Chapter 3)
Part 2: Chapters 7, 8
Part 3: Chapters 10, 11
Part 4: Chapters 13, 14, 15, 16
Agriculture / Food
For a course on the water-food nexus (or for the water portion of an agriculture course), I recommend using the following chapters:
Chapter 1
Part 1: Chapters 2, 3, 4
Part 2: none
Part 3: Chapters 10, 11
Part 4: Chapters 13, 18
Energy
For a course on the water-energy nexus, I recommend using the following chapters:
Chapter 1
Part 1: Chapters 2, 3, 4
Part 2: Chapters 6, 9
Part 3: none
Part 4: Chapters 13, 17
Environment
For a course focused on protection and restoration of aquatic ecosystems, I recommend using the following chapters:
Chapter 1
Part 1: Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5
Part 2: Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9
Part 3: Chapters 10, 11
Part 4: none (Chapter 15 optional if interested in urban streams)
Conflict and Cooperation
For a course focused on conflict and cooperation over water, I recommend using the following chapters:
Chapter 1
Part 1: Chapters 4, 5 (read Chapter Highlights from Chapters 2 and 3)
Part 2: Chapters 6, 7, 9
Part 3: Chapters 10, 11, 12