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Heat, Water & Equity

Heat, Water & Equity

Overview

Extreme heat and water scarcity disproportionately impact marginalized communities, informal workers, and women. This program examines urban heat islands, groundwater depletion, traditional water harvesting systems, and adaptive infrastructure inequality.

Students engage in participatory heat mapping, water systems analysis, gender-focused vulnerability interviews, and governance review. Rajasthan’s arid landscape provides a powerful lens to study both traditional adaptation strategies and contemporary climate stress.

The culminating output is a Heat & Water Equity Adaptation Proposal grounded in field data and governance feasibility.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students will:

  • Map heat exposure across socioeconomic gradients.
  • Analyze groundwater depletion and traditional water harvesting systems.
  • Evaluate gendered dimensions of climate vulnerability.
  • Conduct infrastructure audits focused on water equity.
  • Assess adaptation gaps in urban and rural governance systems.
  • Produce a justice-centered heat and water proposal.
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IDEAL DISCIPLINES

Environmental Studies

Geography

Public Policy

Urban Studies

Sociology

Development Studies

Sustainability

Key Locations

Jaipur
Rural Rajasthan
Traditional Water Harvesting Sites
Urban Neighborhoods

Itinerary Table

Day Location Academic Engagement Learning Emphasis
1
 Jaipur Seminar: Heat justice & urban vulnerability frameworks Conceptual grounding
2
 Jaipur Participatory heat mapping lab Field methods
3
 Jaipur Water governance & groundwater depletion lecture Systems analysis
4
 Rural Rajasthan Traditional water harvesting site visit Indigenous adaptation
5
 Rural Rajasthan Agricultural & livelihood interviews Scarcity impacts
6
 Jaipur Urban heat island mapping workshop Data interpretation
7
 Jaipur Gender & labor dialogue on climate stress Social inequality
8
 Jaipur Infrastructure equity debate; municipal governance review Policy lens
9
 Jaipur Documentation studio Evidence capture
10
 Jaipur Proposal drafting workshop I Translation
11
 Jaipur Feasibility & stakeholder alignment lab Policy realism
12
 Jaipur Final integration seminar Systems synthesis
13
 Jaipur Presentations; departures Closure