Urban Development Courses and Certifications

Scaling Laws and Social Networks in the Time of COVID-19 - Part 1

Exploring scaling laws in biology, cities, and economies, and their implications for societal challenges like pandemics and sustainability. Insights from complex systems science for understanding human civilization.

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

Better Scientific Modeling for Ecological and Social Justice

Exploring how mathematical models can encode blind spots and create externalities, emphasizing the need for rigorous empiricism to achieve ecological and social justice through better scientific modeling.

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

History of San Francisco

Explore San Francisco's evolution from settlement to Bay Area metropolis, examining its role as a political, social, cultural, and artistic capital.

• California Community Colleges System
• 17 weeks, 3 hours a week
• 17th Aug, 2024
• Paid Course

Cultural Heritage in Transformation

Learn how to define, explore, conserve, utilize and manage cultural heritage.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 5-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Urban Politics

Analyze urban and suburban politics in various global contexts, exploring critical issues like unemployment, poverty, racism, and economic impacts.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 3 hours a week
• 13th Jan, 2025
• Paid Course

Development and Planning in African Cities: Exploring theories, policies and practices from Sierra Leone

As African cities grow, learn how development and planning help urban actors to make cities just and sustainable for all.

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

Health emergency and disaster risk management for resilient cities

Explore key concepts and tools for managing health emergencies and disaster risks in urban settings. Learn about risk assessment, resource mapping, one health principles, and system testing to build resilient cities.

• OpenWHO
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Smarter Cities: Using Data to Drive Urban Innovation

327 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

Learn about the future of cities and how smart cities are rising to meet the challenges of rapid urban development. Discover how to start a career in urban innovation.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Smart Cities

Explore how New Zealand is using technology and data to design sustainable smart cities.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Cultural Diversity and the City

39 ratings at FutureLearn

Discover how cities can develop a distinct heritage through embracing cultural diversity.

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

Migration and Cities

32 ratings at FutureLearn

Learn about how migration has shaped cities around the world and the particular issues that migrants face in urban contexts

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

Cultural Heritage and the City

Discover how cities develop their own unique cultures and explore key concepts related to cultural heritage.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Urbanized

143 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

This documentary, which focuses on the design of cities, looks at the workings behind urban design and features some renowned architects, planners, builders, and thinkers.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 2 hours 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Vision 2030 (EN)

Humanity is facing major global challenges and contradictions: increasing wealth but growing inequality; overconsumption on the one hand; malnutrition on the other; rising economic growth and extreme environmental degradation. Where can we start to solve…

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

Online Learning Campus - World Bank Group

Land Pooling / Land Readjustment: An Alternative to Compulsory Land Acquisition

Explore land readjustment as an alternative to compulsory acquisition for urban development. Learn its history, applications, policy goals, implementation strategies, and key takeaways for effective urban planning.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)