Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems
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Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems at Coursera Overview
Duration | 17 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Intermediate |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
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- Intermediate Level
- Approx. 17 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish
Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems at Coursera Course details
- Learn about the three phases of the urban value chain: planning, governance and regeneration. With lecturers from all around the world and concrete case studies, this course will give you a comprehensive overview about the ?Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems?.
- This course has assembled some of the most relevant experiences and knowledge from our Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems (IGLUS) Executive Master?s program, which has been offered by EPFL during the past 5 years. IGLUS consists of 2-week action-learning organized in over 10 major cities around the world, during which participants acquire an in-depth understanding of the challenges cities are facing and the ways they are addressing them. This MOOC will share this knowledge with you, thanks to some of our lecturers from various disciplines and from all around the world.
- During this course, you will learn about the three phases of the urban value chain, which are: planning, governance and regeneration. In particular, we will address the unique challenges of the phases and ask questions such as: how to design cities? How to govern them, especially when it comes to their institutional, financial, economic and social dimensions? And how to regenerate urban spaces?
Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems at Coursera Curriculum
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Before starting your learning journey?
Introduction to the 1st week
Urban settlement patterns: the north american suburb
Land-use strategies in big cities: laying out the principles
The city as a socio-technical system
Digitalization of urban planning and Malaysia as a case study
Case study: planning and designing India's capital city
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Governing cities - Part 1
Introduction to the 2nd week
Governance of Large Urban Systems: the case of Istanbul
How does digitalization impact city governance?
How policy/people/technology will affect the future of mobility?
Dealing with Financial Emergencies in Large Urban Systems
Complex Metropolitan Governance: the Singapore case study
Resilience planning & governance in Istanbul
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Governing cities - Part 2
Introduction to the 3rd week
Water utilities: structure, regulation, pricing, and affordability
Housing urbanism: collective representation and its impact in the city
Social Dimensions of Transport
Participation in practice: historical background and key concepts for inclusive participatory processes
Case study: Urban Water Restoration
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Regenerating cities
Introduction to the 4th week
Domicology: A New Paradigm of the Built Environment and Sustainability
Drawing board to operations: Smart City Iskandar Puteri
Rethinking sustainable cities: what challenges? The DistritoTec project
Regeneration of Comfortable Environment: St. Petersburg, Russia
Urban regeneration in Istanbul: a case-based overview of housing renewal
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Discover the IGLUS Way
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