URGENT MOOC Course on Sustainable Urban Environment - Introduction
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Audience
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- Students of URGENT Partner Universities
- External Students interested in furthering their knowledge on NbS
- Participants of Scientific Workshops
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Course Objective
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- Understand Urban Sustainability – Develop a foundational understanding of urban sustainability concepts and principles.
- Analyze Urban Challenges – Identify and analyze contemporary challenges faced by urban environments in the context of sustainability.
- Design Sustainable Solutions – Apply sustainable urban planning and design strategies to address real-world problems.
Promote Resilience – Evaluate and propose measures to enhance urban resilience to environmental and social changes.
- Foster Equity – Explore and recommend strategies to reduce social and environmental inequalities in urban areas.
- Envision Sustainable Futures – Create a comprehensive vision for a sustainable urban future, integrating knowledge and skills from the course.
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Learning Outcomes
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- Sustainability Foundation – Gain a strong foundational knowledge of urban sustainability principles and concepts.
- Problem Solving – Develop the ability to analyze complex urban challenges and propose innovative solutions.
- Practical Application – Apply sustainable urban planning and design strategies to real-world scenarios.
- Resilience Planning – Develop the skills to assess and enhance urban resilience to environmental and social changes.
- Equity Promotion – Propose measures to reduce social and environmental inequalities in urban environments.
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Course Structure
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- Intended duration of 16 weeks
- Twelve interactive modules and One three-week Final Individual Project Assignment
- Weekly Quizzes, Case Study Analysis, Design Planning Projects, Comprehensive Research Proposal
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Module 1 – Remote Sensing and GIS
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- Fundamentals of GIS
- Applications in Urban Planning
- Integrating Remote Sensing
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Module 7 – Issues related to Sustainability
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- Neighbourhood Assessment for Sustainability in select countries
- Introduction to GBI
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Module 2 – Urban Land Use Classification
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- Image Processing
- Classification Methods
- Applications in Urban Planning
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Module 8 – Planning for high density Urban areas
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- Density in Urban Areas
- Jaipur Case Study
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Module 3 – Mapping Urban Green Spaces
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- Importance of Green spaces
- GIS analysis
- Promoting Urban Greening
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Module 9 – Green Infrastructure
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- Landscape Design
- Planting Design Concepts
- Case Study on Green Land Cover
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Module 4 – Ecology of Urban Forests
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- Urban Forestry and Ecology
- Biometric assessments
- Drone Technology Applications
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Module 10 – Disasters and Ecosystem Services
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- Disasters and Urban Risks
- Urban Ecosystem Services for Risk reduction and Placemaking
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Module 5 – Urban Forest Management
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- Population and Community Ecology
- Sustainable Yield & Rotation
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Module 11 – Urban Heat Mitigation
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- Urban Heat Islands & Remote Sensing for Monitoring
- GIS – based Analysis
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Module 6 – Cultural Heritage Preservation
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- Case Studies
- Heritage Awareness
- Preserving Culture
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Module 12 – Climate Resilience & Adaptation
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- Climate Change and Warming
- Climate Resilience & Mitigation
- Vulnerability Assessments
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Module 13 – Final Project Development
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- Students work on their final projects under the guidance of instructors and mentors
- Projects may involve detailed plans, policy proposals, or research papers related to sustainable urban environments
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