Lund University - Sustainable Cities and Communities Specialization

Sustainable Cities and Communities Specialization
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Sustainable Cities and Communities Specialization

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In this specialisation you will learn how to drive change in cities and communities towards sustainable, climate friendly, just, healthy and prosperous futures, and you will boost your career with new knowledge, understanding and skills for navigating urban transformations
This specialisation brings together a series of cutting-edge courses with world-leading teachers on cities, communities, sustainability, governance and innovation
This specialisation is offered by the IIIEE at Lund University and the City Futures Academy - an online learning community on urban transformations
A key approach embedded in the courses in this specialisation is the role of experimentation in urban transformations
In particular, urban living labs are highlighted as a means for catalysing change in cities and communities towards sustainable, climate friendly, just, healthy and prosperous futures
The experimentation within urban living labs offers the potential for accelerating transformations and systematic learning across urban and national contexts
Learners are introduced to key facts and insights about sustainable cities and communities as engines for greening the economy, then tasked with developing this understanding through readings and practice exercises that highlight the role of urban living labs in creating sustainable cities and communities