Greening the Economy: Sustainable Cities
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Greening the Economy: Sustainable Cities
This course is part of Sustainable Cities and Communities Specialization
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What you'll learn
Increased knowledge on sustainable cities.
Improved critical thinking on the opportunities and challenges for sustainable cities as engines for greening the economy.
Deeper understanding of the relationship between urbanization, decarbonisation and sustainability.
Expanded ability to use systems thinking to assess sustainable cities.
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There are 5 modules in this course
How can we shape our urban development towards sustainable and prosperous futures?
This course explores sustainable cities as engines for greening the economy in Europe and around the world. We place cities in the context of sustainable urban transformation and climate change. We connect the key trends of urbanization, decarbonisation and sustainability. We examine how visions, experiments and innovations can transform urban areas. And we look at practices (what is happening in cities at present) and opportunities (what are the possibilities for cities going forwards into the future). This course was launched in January 2016, and it was updated in September 2021 with new podcasts, films and publications. The course is produced by Lund University in cooperation with WWF and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability who work with creating sustainable cities. The course features researchers, practitioners and entrepreneurs from a range organisations.
By studying this module you can gain an increased knowledge and a deeper understanding of sustainable urban transformation and sustainable cities
What's included
7 videos4 readings1 assignment1 plugin
7 videos•Total 27 minutes
- About the course•2 minutes
- Sustainable Urban Transformation•5 minutes
- Sustainable Cities•8 minutes
- ICLEI Green Climate Cities – an introduction•2 minutes
- ICLEI Green Climate Cities – development strategy•3 minutes
- WWF Housing•2 minutes
- The Urban Green – Part 1•6 minutes
4 readings•Total 40 minutes
- Course syllabus•10 minutes
- Grading•10 minutes
- Readings Module 1•10 minutes
- About the team•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Module 1•30 minutes
1 plugin•Total 54 minutes
- Podcast: Cities and Missions•54 minutes
By studying this module you can gain an increased knowledge and a deeper understanding of the role of infrastructure and planning in creating sustainable cities.
What's included
5 videos2 readings1 assignment1 peer review1 plugin
5 videos•Total 23 minutes
- Infrastructure and Planning•7 minutes
- Cities, Nature and Innovation – an introduction•3 minutes
- Cities, Nature and Innovation – international overview•7 minutes
- WWF Transport•1 minute
- The Urban Green - Part 2•5 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
- Readings Module 2•10 minutes
- Green Urban Initiative: Example Submissions•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Module 2•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 60 minutes
- Green Urban Initiative•60 minutes
1 plugin•Total 43 minutes
- Podcast: Cities and Nature•43 minutes
By studying this module you can gain an increased knowledge and a deeper understanding of urban living labs and the role of experiments in sustainable cities.
What's included
5 videos1 reading1 assignment1 plugin
5 videos•Total 22 minutes
- Climate Governance and Urban Experiments•7 minutes
- Governance of Urban Sustainability Transitions – an introduction•2 minutes
- Governance of Urban Sustainability Transitions – discussions themes•6 minutes
- WWF Positive•3 minutes
- The Urban Green - Part 3•5 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
- Readings Module 3•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Module 3•30 minutes
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
- Podcast: Cities and Labs•15 minutes
By studying this module you can gain an increased knowledge and a deeper understanding of the relationship between sustainable urban lifestyles and sustainable cities.
What's included
5 videos1 reading1 assignment1 plugin
5 videos•Total 29 minutes
- Sustainable Urban Lifestyles•9 minutes
- Sharing Economy and Cities – an introduction•2 minutes
- Sharing Economy and Cities – key topics•11 minutes
- WWF Consumption•2 minutes
- The Green Urban - Part 4•5 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
- Readings Module 4•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Module 4•30 minutes
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
- Podcast: Cities and Consumption•15 minutes
By studying this module you can gain an increased knowledge and a deeper understanding of visions for sustainable cities.
What's included
6 videos1 reading1 assignment1 plugin
6 videos•Total 31 minutes
- Visioning Cities for the Future•8 minutes
- WWF and Sustainable Cities•10 minutes
- Smart and Sustainable Cities – an introduction•2 minutes
- Smart and Sustainable Cities – future possibilities•2 minutes
- WWF Food•2 minutes
- The Green Urban - Part 5•6 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
- Readings Module 5•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Module 5•30 minutes
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
- Podcast: Cities and Design•15 minutes
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Reviewed on Apr 27, 2020
Such an insightful and interesting class! Not only does it provide theoretical and technical concepts, but it consistently provides real life examples. Excellent class and excellent team!
Reviewed on Aug 19, 2020
I don't really have any prior knowledge about the sustainable cities before taking this course after taking course I got pretty knowledge and thank you LUND University and WWF for the content.
Reviewed on Dec 10, 2020
needs to introduce more technical know hows and math based economics to help students work professionaly on how to solve sustainability challenges instead of just the sociologocal aspect
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