African cities : An Introduction to Urban Planning
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Duration | 40 hours |
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Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Intermediate |
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Credential | Certificate |
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- Intermediate Level
- Approx. 40 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese (European)
African cities : An Introduction to Urban Planning at Coursera Course details
- This course teached the basics of urban planning in Africa through technical, environmental, social and economical dimensions.
- It focuses on African cities only. Although, they exemplify well cities in the Global South, and potentially all cities, we will make the African context highly topical.
- The course is provided by the Urban and Regional community at the Swiss Federal Insitute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). More information can be found here https://ceat.epfl.ch/
African cities : An Introduction to Urban Planning at Coursera Curriculum
Introduction to African Cities and Urban Planning (Part I)
Introduction
Urbanization in Africa (Part 1)
Urbanization in Africa (Part 2)
African Cities (Part 1)
African Cities (Part 2)
What is Urban Planning (Part 1)
What is Urban Planning (Part 2)
On the programme this week
State of African Cities (Urban Transition)
Bibliography
Compulsory reading
Compulsory reading
Video Quiz #1
Introduction to African Cities and Urban Planning (Part 2)
Issues and Challenges (Part 1)
Issues and Challenges (Part 2)
Which Model For Which City? (Part 1)
Which Model for Which City? (Part 2)
The Forms of Urbanization
Weekly programme
Compulsory reading
Compulsory reading
Video Quiz #2
Urban Themes
Globalization and Cities
Sustainable Urban Development
Climate Change
Urban Environment
Transportation and Mobility
Weekly programme
Compulsory reading on global cities
Compulsory reading on climate change
Compulsory reading on mobility
Video Quiz #3
Urban Functions
Urban Amenities
Land Issues
Public Spaces
Habitat
Weekly programme
Compulsory reading
Compulsory reading
Video Quiz #4
Urban Planning and its Tools
Urban sprawl
Urban Professions
History of urban planning
What is Urban Planning?
Strategic Urban Planning
The Plan's Limits
Case study: Nouakchott
Weekly programme
Compulsory reading
Video Quiz #5
The Future of Cities, or How to Plan?
Critical reading
The 10 Basic Principles
The Urban Form
Accessibility and Mobility
Infrastructures
Urban agriculture
Climate change
Weekly programme
Compulsory reading n°1
Compulsory reading n°2
Video Quiz #6
Tool and Methods
The Tools of Urban Planning
The Diagnostic
Basic Data
GIS
Case study: Ndjamena
Weekly programme
Compulsory reading
Video Quiz #7
The Actions of Operational Urbanism : Subdivisions
Subdivisions
A Few Examples of Subdividing
Basic Principals of Subdivisions
Making Networks Profitable
Subdividing "Step by Step"
Land Tax and Property Investments
Weekly programme
Compulsory reading
Video Quiz #8
The Actions of Operational Urbanism: Restructuring and Urban Projects
Slums
Precarious Zones: Restructuring
Precarious Zones: Resettlement
Precarious Zones:: The Program of Habitats
Weekly programme
Compulsory reading
Video Quiz #9
The Costs and Funding of Cities
Introduction to City Funding
Planning and Financial Resources
Addressing
Land Registry
Weekly programme
Financing the city
Addressing
Video Quiz #10
Governance: Which Partnerships?
Reading Images
Decentralization
Communities
The Approaches of Urban Governance
Weekly programme
Compulsory reading
Compulsory reading
Video Quiz #11
Conclusions
Measuring Impact
Synthesis and Conclusions
End of Course
Jean Yango
Jean-Claude Bolay
Xavier Ricou
Weekly programme
Course bibliography
Final Quiz
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