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Management of Urban Infrastructures – part 1

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/

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Rating 4.6★ based on 99 ratings
Length 6 weeks
Effort 5 weeks of study, 1-3 hours/week
Starts Jun 26 (43 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne via Coursera
Instructor Matthias Finger
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Language English
Subjects Social Sciences Business
Tags Social Sciences Governance And Society Business Leadership And Management

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urban infrastructure

Also the course sought to address two key components of urban infrastructure (thus energy and transportation) which was very critical.

In general it was worth studying the course and I hope future course on urban infrastructure will highlight on equally important sectors such as; waste management and water supply.

Many Many thanks Great course to understand the different aspects of urban infrastructure namely, energy and transport.

Love it and would definitely recommend Concise and informative course about the basics of urban infrastructure systems that'll help acquaint you with the systems in your own city.

This course gives you a deep insight into Urban Infrastructure system and its management.

Very useful and interesting information about how digitalization is implemented in urban infrastructure.

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very good course

Very good course.

Please provide powerpoint slides on lectures A very good course.

However, very good course for an introduction to terminology and key components/ stakeholders/ issues relating to urban infrastructure management.

Very good course This is very good course.

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urban infrastructures

Scientific approach and the same time easy to understand, what a Manager of Urban Infrastructures must pay attention.

It help me understand the Urban Infrastructures and its important role in cities.

:)Thenuwan Interesting, but quite repetitive and theoretical A good starting point in Urban Infrastructures Management, but too theoretical.

This is a modular course for management urban infrastructure of the 21st century It was a very good overview of the aspects of Management of Urban Infrastructures.

A good introduction to urban infrastructures and management.

Million thanks to share this treasure with us ,very very interesting Thank you EFL Very interesting course, that covers the broad fundamentals of Urban Infrastructures.

For me, as a specialist educated in the field of urbanism was very intriguing to get a glance of the work behind the management of the urban infrastructures as in many Masters the focus on planning and design does not cover the specifics that are revealed during these four blocks.

Very good Good to learn A good overview of urban infrastructures in the world, independently of national contexts.

A good start to pursue then with specific features or contexts of urban infrastructures.

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learnt a lot

I learnt a lot although I had only a minimal background on the subject matter.

I have enjoyed and learnt a lot about the principles of smart cities and their management.I need this step to drive and boost my career towards the smart cities management.

Great course, learnt a lot on management process.

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very informative

Very informative course.

study case should be in video very informative.

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smart cities

Some peer review would have made it more interesting and challenging.Thanks for the great course - I continued straight to part 2 - managing smart cities.

This course provides an excellent overview into the challenges and opportunities in the field of smart cities.

my city

Indeed, knowledge gained here is indispensable and shall be applied in my desire to see my city become efficient and functional.

I already loved the topic and during the course I liked to see what I studied in my city.

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Urban Design Coordinator $51k

Urban Park Ranger Manager $63k

Coordinator - Urban Music $65k

Urban and Economic Planner $74k

Assistant Associate Urban Planner $76k

Community Schools Liaison - Urban Education Initiative $78k

Urban design $84k

Dean of Urban Education $97k

Professor Department of Urban & Public Affairs $103k

Assistant Professor of Practice, Urban Design $117k

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Rating 4.6★ based on 99 ratings
Length 6 weeks
Effort 5 weeks of study, 1-3 hours/week
Starts Jun 26 (43 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne via Coursera
Instructor Matthias Finger
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Social Sciences Business
Tags Social Sciences Governance And Society Business Leadership And Management

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