How can we shape our urban development towards sustainable and prosperous futures? This course explores sustainable cities as engines for greening the economy in Europe and around the world. We place cities in the context of sustainable urban transformation and climate change. We connect the key trends of urbanization, decarbonisation and sustainability. We examine how visions, experiments and innovations can transform urban areas. And we look at practices (what is happening in cities at present) and opportunities (what are the possibilities for cities going forwards into the future). This course was launched in January 2016, and it was updated in September 2021 with new podcasts, films and publications. The course is produced by Lund University in cooperation with WWF and ICLEI 鈥� Local Governments for Sustainability who work with creating sustainable cities. The course features researchers, practitioners and entrepreneurs from a range organisations.
Sharing Economy and Cities 鈥� key topics
Skills You'll Learn
Land Management, Innovation, Systems Thinking, Community Development, Socioeconomics, Experimentation, Stakeholder Engagement, Environmental Policy, Environmental Issue, Technology Solutions, Sustainability Reporting, Governance
Reviews
4.7 (2,445 ratings)
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NW
Oct 13, 2020
Well produced and targeted course. Increased my knowledge of the widespread and successful efforts to promote sustainable cities. Gave me some excellent ideas that I can use in my own community.
MJ
Jul 26, 2019
I believe that it is crucial that more citizens take courses on these issues to help our global goal of a sustainable future. This specific course highlights a lot of ways on which we can do so.
From the lesson
Urban Lifestyles
By studying this module you can gain an increased knowledge and a deeper understanding of the relationship between sustainable urban lifestyles and sustainable cities.
Taught By
Kes McCormick
Professor
Prof. Lena Neij
Professor and Director
Prof. James Evans
Visiting Researcher
Prof. Harriet Bulkeley
Visiting Researcher