Urban Development Courses and Certifications

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Potenza in Search of Future

Eva Bonitatibus esplora la forza e la fragilità di Potenza, invitando la comunità a prendersi cura di sé e del proprio territorio attraverso iniziative culturali e la riscoperta delle proprie radici.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Beijing Forestry University

世界大都市的发展

世界大都市；发展演变；区域空间；总体规划

• XuetangX
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

CitiesX: The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life

49 ratings at edX

Explore what makes cities energizing, amazing, challenging, and perhaps humanity’s greatest invention.

• edX
• 11 weeks, 5-7 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Epidemic of Poverty - The Government Imperative

1 review

Abdul El-Sayed discusses rebuilding Detroit's Health Department, addressing urban health challenges, and his journey from physician to political candidate, emphasizing the importance of systemic solutions to public health issues.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Theory of City Form

3 reviews

This course covers theories about the form that settlements should take and attempts a distinction between descriptive and normative theory by examining examples of various theories of city form over time.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 35 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Entrepreneurial Land Redevelopment Approach: Land Readjustment

Explore land readjustment as an alternative to conventional approaches of assembling land for urbanization.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Visualizing the Birth of Modern Tokyo

See Tokyo’s modernization through the “100 views” tradition, from the gas-lit 1870s to the jazz era 1930s. From MIT Visualizing Cultures, with the Smithsonian Institution.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Transformative Living Labs in Urban Climate Action and Transportation Planning

Explore living labs for sustainable urban mobility: co-develop solutions with stakeholders, address climate change, and foster inclusive development through innovative planning and implementation.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 8-10 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Planning & Design of Sanitation Systems and Technologies

1109 ratings at Coursera

Explore integrated urban sanitation planning, systems, and technologies. Learn key concepts, best practices, and tools for designing context-specific solutions in low- and middle-income countries.

• Coursera
• 22 hours 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

How to Get Into Blockchain

Explore blockchain's potential, its impact on banking and urban landscapes, and diverse career opportunities. Gain essential skills for this dynamic field and understand its societal implications.

• Coursera
• 6 hours 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

"Making" Progress Teach-Out

14 ratings at Coursera

Explore the concept of progress in urban spaces through interviews and reflections. Learn to analyze public sites, uncover local history, and engage in meaningful discussions about community transformation.

• Coursera
• 5 hours 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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Building Sustainable Cities

Explore urban sustainability and resilience through comprehensive studies, practical tools, and global case analyses to address climate challenges and contribute to resilient city development.

• Coursera
• On-Demand
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Climate Resilience and Urban Sustainability

Develop resilience strategies for urban sustainability challenges. Apply case studies, analyze policies, and create innovative solutions for climate change and social equity issues in cities.

• Coursera
• 17 hours 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Nineteenth-Century Cities - Urban Growth and Social Change in Europe and America

Explore 19th-century urbanization, class segregation, and city development through the lens of European history, with a focus on Paris as a case study of urban transformation and social dynamics.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Cities are back in town : sociología urbana para un mundo globalizado

76 ratings at Coursera

Explora la sociología urbana en la era global, analizando modelos de ciudades, desde las europeas hasta las megaciudades, abordando desafíos contemporáneos y examinando la evolución de los centros urbanos en diferentes contextos históricos y geográficos.

• Coursera
• 11 hours 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)