Management of Urban Infrastructures ' part 1
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Management of Urban Infrastructures ' part 1 at Coursera Overview
Duration | 12 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Management of Urban Infrastructures ' part 1 at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Approx. 12 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish, Persian
Management of Urban Infrastructures ' part 1 at Coursera Course details
- Sustainability, Resilience and Efficiency are fundamental considerations for city managers in managing urban infrastructures. Today, more than 3.9 billion people, making up more than 54% of the global population, live in cities. Urbanization is expected to continue in the coming years, raising the urban population to 6.0 billion by 2045. This dramatic increase in urban populations will inevitably increase the demand for energy, mobility (transportation), water, and other urban services in every city around the world. Without functional governance and management structures that ensure efficient, resilient and sustainable performance in cities, the current urbanization growth might become a catastrophic risk threatening the quality of life of the humanity.
- Sustainable development in 21st century can only be realized by introducing innovations in both management and operations of urban infrastructures systems. Developing management practices that effectively integrates the processes of urban planning with urban infrastructures planning and management is a challenging goal that many cities are struggling with nowadays, but is a must for transforming cities to sustainable and resilient engines of growth in both developing and developed economies.
- This course will provide you with the basic principles of urban infrastructure management that are fundamental for building prosperous cities that are sustainable, resilient and efficient.
- In order to obtain a certificate for this course, the participants have to pass four graded quizzes and complete four mandatory assignments, plus a final exam. In addition to the graded assignments students have the option to write a 7-10 page peer-reviewed case study about management of energy OR transportation system in their city (on your own choice).
- The best case studies will be also evaluated by our jury at IGLUS and the authors of the 3 best case studies will win a full tuition fee waiver scholarship to enroll in the IGLUS professional training program in Spring 2017.
- You can also pre-enroll in our upcoming MOOC on Smart Cities now. Find our more here:
- http://iglus.org/smart-cities-mooc/
Management of Urban Infrastructures ' part 1 at Coursera Curriculum
Block 1 - Introduction to Urban Infrastructures - Introduction to MUI MOOC
1-1 Introduction to the MUI course
1-2 Key Challenges to Urban Infrastructures
1-3 The main urban infrastructure systems
1-4 The main dimensions of urban infrastructures
1-5 Interview with Mr.Vincent Lusser - Geneva
1-6 Analytical perspective for approaching urban infrastructures
Introduction to the MUI MOOC
Reading 1 - Introduction to urban infrastructures
What did I learn in Block 1?
Short answer assignment 1
Block 2 - Introduction to Principles of Urban Infrastructure Management
2-1 Introduction: What do urban infrastructure managers do?
2-2 Managing stakeholders and related performance objectives
2-3 The main dimensions for urban infrastructure managers
2-4 Schools of thought in managing urban infrastructure systems
2-5 Interview with Mr. Christoph Rothballer - BCG
2-6 Role of the ICTs in urban infrastructures
Reading 2 - Foundations of urban infrastructure management
What did I learn in Block 2?
Short answer assignment 2
Block 3 - Introduction to Urban Energy Management
3-1 Introduction to urban energy infrastructures
3-2 Understanding urban electricity systems
3-3 Managing the urban electricity system
3-4 Challenges and opportunities in urban energy systems
3-5 Managing Urban Energy Systems - Interview with an Expert from the Veolia group
Reading 3 - Management of Urban Electricity Systems
What did I learn in Block 3?
Short answer assignment 3
Block 4 - Introduction to Urban Transport Management
4-1 Introduction to urban transportation systems
4-2 Managing the urban transportation system
4-3 Lecture by Prof. Robert E. Paaswell - CUNY
4-4 Interview with Mr. Beat Muller - CarPostal
4-5 Broader challenges and new opportunities
4-6 Conclusion of the MUI MOOC
Reading 4 - Urban transportation systems
What did I learn in Block 4?
Short answer assignment 4
Finishing the MOOC
End of the course...
Final exam
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