KGLM 2250 - Governance of Sustainable Infrastructure

Urban infrastructures are at the core of local, national and international strategies aiming to widen access to urban services, to improve health and social inclusion, as well as economic performance. Demographic and spatial growth, widespread poverty combined with the rise of upper and middle classes are leading to increasing pressures on supply and the environment. New business models have to coexist with the need for strong public commitment.

The goal of the class is to provide the basic elements to understand the technical and policy challenges the management of infrastructure is facing, sector by sector (water, energy) and as a whole. The geographical perspective will articulate an analysis of the governance of urban infrastructure with a wider look at the urban political ecology of the metropolis.

Reaction papers, participation, final essay