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Transit-Oriented Development for Climate Mitigation in Urban Centres by RMIT University 
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Transit-Oriented Development for Climate Mitigation in Urban Centres by RMIT University
 at 
RMIT 
Overview

Discover how transit-oriented development can be used to tackle the climate crisis to create sustainable and healthier cities

Duration

5 weeks

Total fee

4,550

Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Intermediate

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Course Level

UG Certificate

Transit-Oriented Development for Climate Mitigation in Urban Centres by RMIT University
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RMIT 
Highlights

  • Earn a certificate after completion of the course
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Transit-Oriented Development for Climate Mitigation in Urban Centres by RMIT University
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RMIT 
Course details

Skills you will learn
Who should do this course?
  • Professionals working in, or interested in, sustainable urban development
What are the course deliverables?
  • Identify how public transport anchors urban development
  • Interpret how public transport and surrounding buildings can be made to work together
  • Assess the theory and practice of TOD
  • Investigate how TOD can help us in meeting climate change goals
More about this course
  • In this course participants will be equipped with the knowledge and tools necessary to design, advocate for, and implement TOD projects that contribute to climate mitigation efforts while creating livable, accessible, and environmentally sustainable urban centers
  • This course employs a multidisciplinary approach, incorporating insights from urban planning, transportation engineering, environmental studies, and social sciences

Transit-Oriented Development for Climate Mitigation in Urban Centres by RMIT University
 at 
RMIT 
Curriculum

Climate change and mobility

Climate policy and transport

Electric vehicles to the rescue

Changing transport, changing cities

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What is TOD

How do cities integrate transit options?

The healthy city dimension

TOD in urban planning

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Transit accessibility and infrastructure

Mobility and accessibility: what's the difference?

How public transport enables TOD

Network thinking: Accessibility measures for assessing TOD potential

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TOD and the future of cities

Strategic urban development

Transforming cities with TOD

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TOD and future transport

TOD and the tamed motor vehicle

TOD, shared and micro mobility

Enabling TOD

It’s a wrap

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Transit-Oriented Development for Climate Mitigation in Urban Centres by RMIT University
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Faculty details

Jan Scheurer
Honorary Associate Professor at RMIT University and lead educator of this course. Jan researches how to improve transport networks and urban spaces to enable more sustainable mobility in cities.
Dr Romaine Logere
Romaine Logere is one of the lead content writers at FutureLearn for RMIT Europe. She has a masters in design and did her PhD on transdisciplinary practice, both with RMIT University in Melbourne.

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