Ethical Cities: Shaping the Future of Your City
offered by RMIT University

Public University
1 Campus
Estd. 1887

Ethical Cities: Shaping the Future of Your City
at
RMIT
Overview

Understand the problems cities face and learn how they can be resolved with ethical solutions

Duration	5 weeks
Total fee	₹4,550
Mode of learning	Online
Official Website	Go to Website
Course Level	UG Certificate

Ethical Cities: Shaping the Future of Your City
at
RMIT
Highlights

Earn a certificate after completion of the course

Ethical Cities: Shaping the Future of Your City
at
RMIT
Course details

What are the course deliverables?

Current challenges facing cities around the world
Ethical principles that can form the foundation of an ethical lens through which to evaluate situations and decisions
Notion of the ethical city and its added value to professionals and citizens in terms of how it helps improve the quality of urban life
Issues of corruption, their impact on development and how they can be combated
Characteristics of ethical leaders
How operational structures of local government improve or exacerbate local issues
How urban planning can improve or degrade urban quality of life
Business responsibility in creating and shaping ethical cities
New models for ethical leadership, planning, and business
Tools for citizen engagement and participation

More about this course

This course offers an in-depth exploration of ethical considerations and sustainable practices in urban development, empowering participants to actively contribute to the creation of more ethical and sustainable cities
In this course participants will examine the intersection of urban planning, ethics, and social responsibility, exploring strategies to shape cities for the well-being of their inhabitants and the environment

Ethical Cities: Shaping the Future of Your City
at
RMIT
Curriculum

The Ethical Lens

Welcome

Ethics and the ethical lens

How cities work

Ethical Leadership of Ideas

Corruption, corruption, everywhere

Ethical leadership of ideas

Examples of ethical leadership

Planning for an Ethical Future

Framework

Stories: New Zealand to North America

The future

Ethical Community Entrepreneurs

21st Century businesses

Ethical approach to housing

Sustainable economy

Community entrepreneurship in a time of change

Ethical Practitioners in Democratic Communities

Getting involved in your community

Case study: Porto Alegre

Your turn

Ethical Cities: Shaping the Future of Your City
at
RMIT
Faculty details

Brendan Barrett

Brendan is an urban planner by training based at Osaka University, Japan. His main areas of expertise include ethical cities, sustainability science and research/science communication.

Ralph Horne

Prof Horne combines research leadership in design and social context at RMIT with participation in projects concerning the environmental, social and policy dimensions of housing and urban environments