SDG 11: Cities Courses

Lund University

Greening the Economy: Sustainable Cities

53 reviews

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…

• Coursera
• 5 weeks long
• 15th May, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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Introduction to Sustainability

16 reviews

This course introduces the academic approach of Sustainability and explores how today’s human societies can endure in the face of global change, ecosystem degradation and resource limitations.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks long
• 12th Jun, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Age of Sustainable Development

14 reviews

The Age of Sustainable Development" gives students an understanding of the key challenges and pathways to sustainable development - that is, economic development that is also socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable.

• Coursera
• 14 weeks long
• 26th Jun, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Impact Measurement & Management for the SDGs

1 review

How can businesses and investors help fill the multi-trillion dollar gap needed for sustainable development? Simply put, by getting better at measuring and managing impacts on people and planet. Through this course, anyone can learn to improve their orga…

• Coursera
• 5 weeks long
• 12th Jun, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Country Level Economics: Policies, Institutions, and Macroeconomic Performance

1 review

This course examines macroeconomic performance in the short and long run based on the economy’s institutional and policy environment.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks long
• 14th Jun, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of Copenhagen

The Sustainable Development Goals – A global, transdisciplinary vision for the future

2 reviews

Within this course, you will get a historical overview of how sustainability has been understood, as well as a thorough introduction to the SDGs – what they are, how progress can be measured, and how the SDGs are relevant for the management of the global…

• Coursera
• 3 weeks long
• 12th Jun, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of Copenhagen

Urbanisation and Health - Promoting Sustainable Solutions

1 review

In this course, you will learn about the key determinants of urban health including demography, climate change, air pollution, noise, transport systems, public and blue and green spaces, and policies and investments affecting sense of community and publi…

• Coursera
• 5 weeks long
• 19th Jun, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Sustainable Development in the 21st Century with Ban Ki-moon

The course is designed for people that want to learn about the latest development agenda the international community agreed to achieve by 2030. Structured around the five pillars of Agenda 2030 – people, prosperity, planet, peace and justice, and partner…

• Coursera
• 7 weeks long
• 12th Jun, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Erasmus University Rotterdam

A Business Approach to Sustainable Landscape Restoration

Integrated landscape management and large-scale landscape restoration should be in every company’s business strategy because in order to reach the Sustainable Development Goal on Land Degradation Neutrality (SDG Number 15.3) scaling up and acceleration o…

• Coursera
• 7 weeks long
• 19th Jun, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Socially-Responsible Real Estate Development

Explore socially responsible real estate development, including the role of impact assessment and public consultation.

• edX
• 3-5 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Global Trends for Business and Society

1 review

In this course, you’ll learn to analyze rapidly changing global trends, their effects on consumer and labor markets, financial systems, and geopolitical relationships among countries all over the world.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks long
• 5th Jun, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Beyond the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Addressing Sustainability and Development

This four-week course from the University of Michigan explains how societies can tackle and even go beyond the SDGs, by looking at sustainability and development as two equally important ideas rather than a single concept. The result is an in-depth explo…

• FutureLearn
• 2 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Age of Sustainable Development

8 reviews

Learn the basics of sustainable development -- what it is, why it's important and how we can achieve it.

• edX
• 4-6 hours a week, 14 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Lund University

Greening the Economy: Lessons from Scandinavia

7 reviews

This course will explore greening the economy on four levels – individual, business, city, and nation. We will look at the relationships between these levels and give many practical examples of the complexities and solutions across the levels.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks long
• 22nd May, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Smart Cities – Management of Smart Urban Infrastructures

2 reviews

Learn about Smart Cities within the context of management of urban infrastructures. The introduction of Smart urban technologies into legacy infrastructures has resulted in numerous challenges and opportunities for contemporary cities and will continue t…

• Coursera
• 5 weeks long
• 12th May, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)