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RMIT University

Urban dynamics: Spatial Accessibility and Real estate

RMIT University via FutureLearn

Overview

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Explore spatial accessibility and learn theory and practical applications

The dynamic interplay between real estate and sustainable urban mobility is shaping the future of urban landscapes.

On this five-week course, you’ll delve into the impact of urban mobility on urban economics, land-use planning, policy formulation, and societal equity. By the end, you’ll have an understanding of its significance in modern city development.

Connect with experts in sustainability and urban planning

On the course, you’ll learn from industry leaders as you navigate through five weeks of immersive content, practical exercises, and scenario-based learning.

The curriculum has been developed by experts from RMIT and EIT Urban Mobility to help tackle urban intensification, housing challenges, and paths to sustainable development.

You’ll engage with innovative strategies, anticipate demographic shifts, and master the financial institutions that shape our cities.

Through expert interviews and discussions, you’ll be equipped to lead in the realm of urban transformation.

Master real estate dynamics and financial innovation within urban mobility frameworks

Throughout the course, you’ll discover the relationship between urban planning and real estate markets.

You’ll discover the power of green bonds and land value capture as innovative tools for urban development, learning how to apply these strategies to support environmental projects and fund urban growth without straining public finances.

Craft your path in sustainable urban planning

Finally, you’ll learn how to merge theory with practical insights to forge an understanding of sustainable urban mobility’s impact on the real estate landscape.

By the end of this course, you’ll emerge with a well-rounded view of the latest technological, regulatory, and sustainable methodologies, ready to apply them in the real world.

This course is designed for urban planners, real estate professionals, policymakers, and anyone passionate about creating sustainable and accessible urban environments.

Syllabus

  • Unpacking mobility and real estate
    • From mobility to accessibility planning
    • Mobility and sustainability
    • City building and land markets
    • Weekly wrap
  • How does mobility shape a city?
    • Walking city, transit city and automobile city
    • Future-proofing cities and their movement
    • Incentivising transit-oriented development
    • Weekly wrap
  • How does real estate shape a city?
    • Navigating property development
    • The private sector, land use and transport policies
    • Parking space in cities
    • Weekly wrap
  • Real estate and mobility from a user perspective
    • How do people use cities?
    • Case studies: Barcelona and Sydney
    • Urban renewal and gentrification
    • Weekly wrap
  • Mobility and real estate: Future policy directions
    • Challenges for the future
    • Sustainable mobility
    • What's next for urban parking management?
    • Weekly wrap

Taught by

Jan Scheurer

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