Module 8.1: Cities in Peril: Dealing with Water Scarcity – History and Current Approaches

Module 8.1: Cities in Peril: Dealing with Water Scarcity – History and Current Approaches

In this first part of Module 8, we will focus on current strategies for addressing water scarcity. In part, these strategies have arisen within the confines of water laws that have shaped the history of water access and allocation, especially in the American West. After a primer on this legacy that defines the "water allocation landscape", you will learn about the wide-ranging portfolio of approaches utilized by Los Angeles and Las Vegas - cities at the vanguard of creative and modern water management - to hedge against water shortage.