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Sustainable Infrastructure Systems: Planning and Operations 
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Sustainable Infrastructure Systems: Planning and Operations
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MIT University 
Overview

Learn how can we repair and rebuild infrastructure that adapts to the changes of an uncertain future

Duration

8 weeks

Total fee

2.42 Lakh

Mode of learning

Online

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Course Level

UG Certificate

Sustainable Infrastructure Systems: Planning and Operations
 at 
MIT University 
Highlights

  • Earn a certificate of completion from MIT
  • Learn from industry experts
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Sustainable Infrastructure Systems: Planning and Operations
 at 
MIT University 
Course details

Who should do this course?
  • For C-suite executives and mid-to-senior-level managers
  • For Policymakers and development agencies
  • For Engineers and technical professionals
  • For Consultants
  • For Finance leaders and economists
What are the course deliverables?
  • Global trends driving the need for sustainable infrastructure, including population growth, resource scarcity, and climate change
  • Defining and understanding the core principles of sustainable infrastructure, such as life-cycle thinking, environmental stewardship, and social equity
  • Policy frameworks and regulations promoting sustainable infrastructure development
  • Financial mechanisms and incentives for sustainable infrastructure projects, including public-private partnerships, green bonds, and carbon pricing
  • Discussions and debates on contemporary challenges and opportunities in the field of sustainable infrastructure
More about this course
  • This course explore systems theory as the basis for analysis, development, and engineering of sustainable, adaptable technological systems
  • This course will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to develop modern sustainable infrastructure, from public policy and planning to operations management and data collection

Sustainable Infrastructure Systems: Planning and Operations
 at 
MIT University 
Curriculum

EXAMINE SYSTEMS THEORY

Conception, analysis, and design of technological systems operating in modern societies and embedded within the natural environment

EXPLORE METRICS AND EVALUATION METHODS

Determine sustainability of the different components of systems

DISCOVER LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS (LCAS)

Life-cycle sustainability assessments (LCSAs) to identify and develop new methods for boosting sustainability through multi-industry systems

MAP OUT INTERACTIONS BETWEEN COMPONENTS

Identify feedback and potential unintended consequences, as well as system lock-in

COMPUTE LIFE-CYCLE VALUE

Expected net-present value and other sustainability-based value metrics

DETERMINE WATER, ENERGY, AND AGRICULTURAL

Sector resource linkages in a particular region and extract insights relevant for local policy and planning

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Sustainable Infrastructure Systems: Planning and Operations
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MIT University 
Faculty details

Olivier de Weck
Prof. de Weck is a leader in systems engineering research. He focuses on how complex man-made systems such as aircraft, spacecraft, automobiles, printers, and critical infrastructures are designed and how they evolve over time.
Afreen Siddiqi
Dr. Afreen Siddiqi is a Research Scientist in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT and an adjunct lecturer at Harvard Kennedy School. She is motivated about addressing urgent problems of sustainable resource use, development of sufficient and smart infrastructure, and equitable use of technology for improving human well-being and the natural environment.

Sustainable Infrastructure Systems: Planning and Operations
 at 
MIT University 
Entry Requirements

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