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Sustainable Cities (edX)

Learn how government, the private sector, and other actors can support sustainable urban development. Did you know that experts estimate an additional three billion people will live in cities by 2050? What will the impact be on the current world population – half of which currently lives in cities [...]

Transformando la Movilidad Urbana: Introducción a la Planeación del Transporte para Ciudades Sostenibles (FutureLearn)

Descubre las diferentes dimensiones de la movilidad urbana sostenible, incluyendo el marco Evitar-Cambiar-Mejorar ECM. Se recomienda traducir completamente esta página usando la función de traducción del navegador antes de continuar. Aprende cómo los proyectos de movilidad urbana pueden ayudar a crear ciudades [...]

Transforming Urban Mobility: Components of Transport Planning for Sustainable Cities (FutureLearn)

Examine how different types of public transport can be employed to make urban transport more sustainable. Discover how urban transport can be made more sustainable. Good transport systems and projects are critical to the development of sustainable cities. On this course, you’ll consider the Avoid-Shift-Improve (ASI) framework – particularly [...]

Exploring the World of Electric Mobility: Key Concepts and Strategies (FutureLearn)

Explore concepts, policies, and innovations in electric mobility to help decarbonise and build more sustainable transport systems. Learn how e-mobility can help create sustainable cities. Electric mobility is crucial for making urban transport greener and more sustainable. But with recommendations and policies on electric vehicles evolving rapidly, it can [...]

Transforming Urban Mobility: Introduction to Transport Planning for Sustainable Cities (FutureLearn)

Discover the different dimensions of sustainable urban mobility, including the Avoid-Shift-Improve (ASI) framework. Good transport systems and projects are critical to the development of environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive cities. This course considers the impacts of motorisation, our current unsustainable travel patterns, and the framework for changing to sustainable [...]

Smart and Sustainable Cities: New Ways of Digitalization & Governance (edX)

Explore the key governance challenges for smart sustainable city (SSC) initiatives and the approach required. Learn to organize co-creation and to use a roadmap that support planning, implementation, close monitoring and risks mitigation.

Achieving Transitions to Zero Carbon Emissions and Sustainable Urban Mobility (FutureLearn)

Discover how cities can transform their urban mobility systems to become more sustainable and reach zero carbon emissions. Understand the steps to becoming sustainable city. Transport accounts for a large proportion of carbon emissions, so ensuring urban mobility systems are sustainable is key to helping cities to achieve zero-carbon [...]

Creating Ethical and Sustainable Cities at the Local Level (FutureLearn)

Dec 20th 2021
Creating Ethical and Sustainable Cities at the Local Level (FutureLearn)
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See how frameworks for ethical and sustainable cities can be localised, fostering resilient cities for the future. Learn how you can contribute to the sustainable cities of tomorrow. It’s widely accepted that, as we look towards the future, we need to actively create cities that are ethical, sustainable, inclusive, [...]

Sustainable Cities: Governing Urban Adaptation Under Climate Change (FutureLearn)

Discover expert governance strategies for preparing urban areas to face the challenges posed by climate change. Learn how cities can successfully adapt to environmental change. In this course, you will investigate how governance strategies and policies for making cities more sustainable and resilient in the face of increasing climate [...]

Climate Change: Solutions (FutureLearn)

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Climate Change: Solutions (FutureLearn)
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Explore the potential solutions to climate change and how they relate to the UN's sustainable development goals. Man-made climate change is one of the biggest threats to the world. The effects are already being seen through receding glaciers, ocean acidification and an increasingly vulnerable food supply. It’s vital we [...]