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Studying Cities: Social Science Methods for Urban Research
by Laura Neijenhuis , Jan Fransen , Dorcas Nthoki , Rick Wolff , Maria Zwanenburg- 4.7
Approx. 7 hours to complete
Are you looking to learn more about how to conduct scientific research, specifically in an urban or local context? Then you have found the right course: Studying Cities: Social Science Methods for Urban Research by the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Erasmus University Rotterdam. Case Studies - Types of case studies...
Cities are back in town : urban sociology for a globalizing urban world
by Patrick Le Galès- 4.4
Approx. 12 hours to complete
Researchers try to make sense of these large urban areas using a variety of concepts. For the time being, given current conditions of capitalism, political, economic, cultural and social questions are increasingly becoming urban questions. Week #1 : Introduction, definition, urban questions and the use of models Beyond modernism the cultural turn of urban studies...
Rethink the City: New Approaches to Global and Local Urban Challenges
by Igor Pessoa , Luz Maria Vergara d’Alençon , Roberto Rocco , Dominic Stead- 0.0
7 Weeks
In this architecture and urban planning course, academic urban planning expertise from TU Delft is used to formulate possible answers to these questions, and is applied in a range of challenging case studies from Ghana, Brazil, Malaysia, Chile, Ethiopia, and China, among others. Application of analytical tools and innovative solutions to contemporary urban challenges...
$99
Management of Urban Infrastructures – part 1
by Matthias Finger- 4.6
Approx. 12 hours to complete
The best case studies will be also evaluated by our jury at IGLUS and the authors of the 3 best case studies will win a full tuition fee waiver scholarship to enroll in the IGLUS professional training program in Spring 2017. 1-4 The main dimensions of urban infrastructures Block 2 - Introduction to Principles of Urban Infrastructure Management...
Passive Urban Cooling Solutions
by OLC and SURR- 0.0
4 Weeks
This course will make information about the nature of rising urban heat, its challenges, and mitigation/adaptation options widely accessible. It articulates an approach to designing and implementing effective heat resiliency and urban cooling strategies and provides a list of urban cooling policies adopted by cities. To encourage the adoption of urban cooling policies via an inclusive, multi-stakeholder development process....
$5
Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems
by Matthias Finger- 4.7
Approx. 17 hours to complete
Learn about the three phases of the urban value chain: planning, governance and regeneration. With lecturers from all around the world and concrete case studies, this course will give you a comprehensive overview about the “Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems”. Digitalization of urban planning and Malaysia as a case study...
Building Inclusive Cities: Tackling Urban Inequality and Segregation
by Maarten van Ham , Igor Pessoa , Leo van den Burg , Rūta Ubarevičienė- 0.0
7 Weeks
Learn how to use analytical tools to measure these two phenomena and make urban design part of the solution. This will help you to get a better understanding of how urban design can reduce spatial inequality and segregation. Examine the consequences of urban inequality and segregation based on the case studies presented...
$99
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Planning & Design of Sanitation Systems and Technologies
by Christoph Lüthi- 4.8
Approx. 17 hours to complete
Be up-to-date on the newest developments in urban sanitation planning and programming? Get to know best practice examples of urban sanitation systems in low- and middle-income countries? MOOC SERIES This course is one of four in the series “Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development". Urban sanitation solutions - Case studies...
Sustainable Cities
by Aromar Revi , Joshua Castellino , Jeffrey D. Sachs , Susan Parnell- 0.0
9 Weeks
Anyone interested in the concept of sustainable cities – including those interested in the development of their own local community – who wants to understand the foundations of modern urban development Sustainable development practitioners interested in the elements of sustainability that impact urban areas worldwide An overview of governance, land management, utilities, and other entities that make up urban systems...
$49
Environmental Studies: A Global Perspective
by Teri Balser , Joseli Macedo- 0.0
6 Weeks
Learn the fundamentals of environmental studies as you explore global and local communities and determine solutions to environmental challenges. This environmental studies course is intended to introduce you to some of the basic principles in environmental studies, and how those are manifested in urban, rural and natural areas throughout the world....
$99