Transforming Urban Mobility: Governing the Transformation to Sustainable Systems
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Transforming Urban Mobility: Governing the Transformation to Sustainable Systems at FutureLearn Overview
Duration | 5 weeks |
Total fee | ₹2,763 |
Mode of learning | Online |
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Credential | Certificate |
Transforming Urban Mobility: Governing the Transformation to Sustainable Systems at FutureLearn Highlights
- Duration 5 weeks
- Weekly study 4 hours
- 100% online Learn at your own pace
Transforming Urban Mobility: Governing the Transformation to Sustainable Systems at FutureLearn Course details
- Sustainable mobility is a key goal for city planners, as cities increasingly grapple with a growing population and climate change issues.
- On this urban mobility management course, you'll learn how to deliver a sustainable urban mobility plan and strategy (SUMPS) that's financially sound, aligned with the overall strategy and legacy of a city, and that takes into account the interests of all city stakeholders.
- You'll look at sustainable urban mobility planning in the wider context of a city's overall needs. In doing so, you'll consider how a SUMPS should harmonize with future plans for the city.
- Taking a holistic approach to sustainability planning, you'll consider how SUMPS must align with a city's competitive ambitions of being attractive for industry, investments, commerce, and tourism.
- You'll learn the best practice methods and tools for working with the varying interests and logics of many different stakeholders.
- Demystify the difficulties of dealing with various initiatives and trends whilst planning an urban transformation strategy.
- Develop your understanding of why SUMPS are important for increasing a city's attractiveness, competitiveness and sustainability.
- By the end of the course, you'll be familiar with the importance of sustainable mobility planning, not as a siloed project, but as an integrated, strategic approach to the overall development of a city.
Transforming Urban Mobility: Governing the Transformation to Sustainable Systems at FutureLearn Curriculum
Introduction of basic concepts
What should you know about this course?
Why should cities care about sustainable urban systems?
Why now?
City strategies
Wicked problems
Where do we want to go?
Strategic dilemmas
The role of technology I.
Understanding the legacy of the city
How can you build on competitive sustainable advantages?
Sustainable urban mobility is not a separate issue
A city as an ecosystem
Ledger for change
Financial solutions
How can you manage transformation?
The role of digitalization
The role of test beds
The role of partners
The role of technology II.
How can you maintain continuous development?
Citizen engagement
Data-driven city development
Urban mobility investments
Summary and final remarks
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