Building Sustainable Cities Specialization

Urban Sustainability and Climate Resilience. Gain practical skills to address urban sustainability and resilience challenges through innovative strategies and real-world applications.

Instructors: William Shutkin +1 more

What you'll learn

  •   Understand why urban resilience is important in the context of global climate change and social equity, and challenges facing today’s cities.
  •   Understand the role and authority of local government and citizens in making sustainability decisions and ways to engage the public more effectively.
  •   Evaluate key technology, design, and policy innovations leading resilience and sustainability programs around the world.
  •   Examine how urban sustainability and resilience is put into practice in leading cities around the world.

    • Skills you'll gain

  •   Environmental Laws
  •   Energy and Utilities
  •   Environmental Science
  •   Civil Engineering
  •   Community Development
  •   Policy Analysis
  •   Environmental Policy
  •   Governance
  •   Mitigation
  •   Environmental Resource Management
  •   Environmental Issue
  •   Water Resources

    • Specialization - 3 course series

    Building Sustainable Cities includes projects that focus on real-world urban sustainability and resilience challenges. You will apply skills to solve authentic problems by engaging in case studies and practical examples. Each lesson concludes with a non-graded quiz to reinforce learning, while each module culminates in an open discussion post and graded peer review project. These assessments allow you to reinforce and apply new knowledge and skills, preparing to contribute effectively to sustainable urban development.

    Policy, Technology, and Carbon Free Cities

    Sustainable Cities Case Studies

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