Urban Planning Courses

Public Transportation Systems (Spring 2017)

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This course discusses the evolution and role of urban public transportation modes, systems, and services, focusing on bus and rail.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 22 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

CitiesX: The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life

Explore what makes cities energizing, amazing, challenging, and perhaps humanity’s greatest invention.

• edX
• 5-7 hours a week, 11 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Theory of City Form (Spring 2013)

This course covers theories about the form that settlements should take and attempts a distinction between descriptive and normative theory by examining examples of various theories of city form over time.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 35 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Sciences Po

Cities are back in town : urban sociology for a globalizing urban world

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Urbanization is reaching a new peak in the contemporary world with the rise of mega cities. Researchers try to make sense of these large urban areas using a variety of concepts. The class will review debates and present social science models of cities to…

• Coursera
• 12 hours worth of material, 8 weeks long
• 3 days from now (11th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Политика и управление водными ресурсами

Сегодня в управлении водными ресурсами необходимо решать целый ряд новых проблем, таких как изменение климата или влияние деятельности человека на окружающую среду. Представителям как государственного, так и частного сектора, занятым в этой сфере, требую…

• Coursera
• 18 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 1 week from now (18th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

African cities : An Introduction to Urban Planning

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 wi…

• Coursera
• 40 hours worth of material, 12 weeks long
• 3 days from now (11th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems

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…

• Coursera
• 17 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 1 week from now (18th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Evaluación de peligros y riesgos por fenómenos naturales

Reconocer el conocimiento básico sobre los factores físicos y sociales que condicionan el riesgo de una sociedad por fenómenos extremos de origen natural (sismos, huracanes, etc.) y promover las acciones necesarias para reducir el impacto de los desastre…

• Coursera
• 17 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 1 week from now (18th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

EUR

Local Economic Development

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Welcome to this MOOC on Local Economic Development (LED). Local economic development refers to the processes by which local governments, businesses, and civil society groups get together to raise income sustainably and improve their lives in a well-defin…

• Coursera
• 27 hours worth of material, 8 weeks long
• 3 days from now (11th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Urban Rewilding: Restore Your Local Ecosystem

Would you like to see your neighbourhood become more liveable and sustainable? To alleviate city-specific challenges – from urban heat islands to mental health issues – we need to first change our minds. From wanting to control nature to leveraging its p…

• edX
• 3-5 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• 1 week from now (19th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

la Autónoma

Ciudades en Transición

Bienvenidas y bienvenidos al curso Ciudades en Transición: visiones internacionales de temas de lo urbano. En los 4 módulos analizaremos los procesos emergentes en las ciudades desde un panorama internacional e intercultural. El objetivo de este curso e…

• Coursera
• 24 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 3 days from now (11th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Sciences Po

Cities are back in town : sociología urbana para un mundo globalizado

Acerca del curso Los procesos de globalización y europeización respaldan el rápido desarrollo de las ciudades en distintas partes del mundo. En el mundo contemporáneo, el proceso de urbanización está alcanzando un nuevo pico con el incremento de las meg…

• Coursera
• 12 hours worth of material, 8 weeks long
• 1 week from now (18th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Sciences Po

A la recherche du Grand Paris

À PROPOS DU COURS A quoi sert le Grand Paris ? Qu'est ce qui se joue dans la transformation du rapport Paris/banlieue ? "A la recherche du Grand Paris" est un Mooc orignal qui associe des paroles d'habitants, des témoignages de représentants d'associatio…

• Coursera
• 17 hours worth of material, 7 weeks long
• 1 week from now (18th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Sciences Po

Searching for the Grand Paris

What is the reasoning for the Grand Paris? What does the transformation of the relationship between Paris and its suburbs imply? “Searching for the Grand Paris” is an original MOOC featuring accounts from residents, association representatives, experts,…

• Coursera
• 16 hours worth of material, 7 weeks long
• 1 week from now (18th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

TU Munich

Street Experiments for Sustainable and Resilient cities

Our streetscape, despite its feeling of permanence in our environment, is an ideal venue for experimentation. We have come to accept traffic movement as the default function for the street. Therefore, we need to rethink its design and space distribution,…

• Coursera
• 12 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 1 week from now (18th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)