Urban Planning Courses

Act on Climate: Steps to Individual, Community, and Political Action

Are you concerned about climate change? Would you like to learn how to address and respond to this challenge? If so, this course is for you. Act on Climate: Steps to Individual, Community, and Political Action is intended to help learners understand,…

• Coursera
• 25 hours worth of material, 7 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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

Public Transportation Systems (Spring 2017)

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

The University of Chicago

Critical Issues in Urban Education

2 reviews

Urban school reform in the United States is characterized by contentious, politicized debate. This course explores a set of critical issues in the education and educational reform space, with a focus on aspects of the field that have sparked controversy…

• Coursera
• 22 hours worth of material, 10 weeks long
• 6 days from now (13th Dec)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Villes africaines I: Introduction à la planification urbaine

Le cours permet d'apprendre les bases de la planification urbaine à travers ses dimensions techniques, environnementales, sociales, économiques et symboliques. Le cours parle uniquement des villes africaines et même si celles-ci ont valeurs d'exemple po…

• Coursera
• 37 hours worth of material, 12 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Город будущего

Каким будет город будущего? Какие технологические, социальные и экологические тренды формируют образы современных городов? Каким представляли себе идеальный город градостроители прошлого и каким видят город будущего современные футурологи? Какие в наши д…

• Coursera
• 7 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Умный город

Концепция “Smart City” встречается в стратегиях развития большинства крупных городов мира. В ее основе лежит идея создания цифровых городов, где управление осуществляется с помощью технологий, внедрение которых затрагивает множество городских процессов,…

• Coursera
• 12 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Agricultura urbana y periurbana

Este curso explica un conjunto de conceptos y herramientas básicas y necesarias para la producción de alimentos agrícolas y pecuarios en pequeños espacios haciendo énfasis en la sustentabilidad de los mismos. Revisando temas como plagas y enfermedades, p…

• Coursera
• 8 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 6 days from now (13th Dec)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Gestión integral del riesgo de desastres

El curso está orientado a las personas que ya cuentan con nociones de planificación y que tienen conocimientos generales sobre las principales amenazas en un contexto particular desde una disciplina específica. Presenta los conceptos más importantes, así…

• Coursera
• 8 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 6 days from now (13th Dec)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Erasmus University Rotterdam

When Disaster Meets Conflict

1 review

Disaster Risk Reduction and humanitarian aid in conflict settings This MOOC teaches you to develop accountable, high-quality and ethical responses to disaster in conflict-affected areas. The E-course is meant primarily for practitioners, but also open t…

• Coursera
• 8 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 6 days from now (13th Dec)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University at Buffalo;  State University of New York

Solar Energy Codes, Permitting and Zoning

This course equips learners to identify national code and zoning rules specific to photovoltaic (PV) systems, as well as key design elements and points for inspection. Curriculum includes zoning variances, critical elements of the permitting process, pla…

• Coursera
• 13 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 6 days from now (13th Dec)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

École des Ponts Paritech

Mastering bitumen for better roads and innovative applications

During the four coming weeks, best experts in bitumen will bring you their knowledge and experience to build a strong understanding of today’s realities and new perspectives on the future of bitumen. Total is the European leader on bitumen markets. Inno…

• Coursera
• 7 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

¿Cómo viajamos por la ciudad? Asignación y equilibrio en redes de transporte.

El movimiento de personas en una ciudad es un proceso complejo, pero que es muy importante de entender en profundidad para poder planificar adecuadamente el desarrollo de una ciudad. En este curso se presenta una introducción a diferentes herramientas qu…

• Coursera
• 13 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 6 days from now (13th Dec)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

École des Ponts Paritech

Mobilités et véhicules électriques

L’objectif de ce MOOC est d’aider ses apprenants, quel que soit leur profil, leur formation ou leur pays d’origine, à construire une réponse personnelle à des questions comme celles-ci : - Les voitures électriques seront-elles les dernières à circuler d…

• Coursera
• 14 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)