About this Professional Certificate
By 2050, an additional two billion people will live in the cities of the world. If the current approach to urbanization does not change, most of these people will live in sub-standard conditions, lacking opportunities for income generation, occupying inadequate housing and without sustainable livelihoods. How can this gloomy scenario be avoided?
Urban design and architecture can contribute with new methods and approaches to promote the construction of more inclusive and sustainable cities.
In this program you will take part in a cross-disciplinary conversation that looks into the state of cities in the Global North and Global South. We will discuss the main challenges that urban communities worldwide are facing and examine which methods and approaches can be implemented to promote the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular SDG 11: “Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”.
This program consists of three courses. The introductory course will help you identify what are the main urban challenges in your local environment and debate possible innovative solutions for it. The other two courses deal in greater depth with two fundamental challenges related to SDG 11: affordable housing and inequality.
In each course, you will engage in a series of modules that explore a combination of innovative research with first-hand empirical material collected in cities and urban areas visited by the course team. These modules will help you grasp how housing and urban design offer tools and instruments to tackle one of the world’s main challenges: sustainable urbanization for a more sustainable and resilient urban future.
Currently ranked as the World #2 School of Architecture (QS World University Rankings 2020), the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment at TU Delft has well-merited its reputation as a world leader in design pedagogy and innovation. This program brings together TU Delft’s expert researchers and instructors who have been exploring the relationship between design and societal challenges from different planning and design perspectives. Their insights offer learners new strategies to rethink the development of the cities and houses of the future.
What you'll learn
- Identify the main urban challenges in your local environment/context, their drivers and consequences, with particular attention to inequality and socio-economic segregation.
- Translate theoretical knowledge into analytical tools for your local context and develop recommendations for innovative urban solutions.
- Develop critical approaches, urban design and policy solutions to address urban challenges and contribute to the development of inclusive cities and adequate housing in different social, political and geographical contexts.
| From | Delft University of Technology, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), DelftX via edX |
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| Hours | 89 |
| Instructors | Dick Van Gameren, Nelson Mota, Frederique Van Andel, Rohan Varma, Maarten van Ham, Igor Pessoa, Leo van den Burg, Rūta Ubarevičienė, Birgit Hausleitner, Dominic Stead, Roberto Rocco, Darinka Czischke Ljubetic, Luz Maria Vergara d’Alençon, Caroline Newton, Darinka Czishke |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Social Sciences Humanities |
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Adjunct Instructor, Urban Studies $19k
Office Manager, San Francisco Urban Service Project $40k
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
Courses in this Professional Certificate
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Building adequate housing is a pressing issue worldwide. With close to a billion people currently living in slums, accommodating a growing population, and improving dwelling... edX | Delft University of Technology |
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Building Inclusive Cities: Tackling Urban Inequality and Segregation Urban design, inequality and segregation are strongly connected. Cities around the world, from the Global South to the Global North, are facing a rise in inequality and... edX | Delft University of Technology |
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| From | Delft University of Technology, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), DelftX via edX |
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| Hours | 89 |
| Instructors | Dick Van Gameren, Nelson Mota, Frederique Van Andel, Rohan Varma, Maarten van Ham, Igor Pessoa, Leo van den Burg, Rūta Ubarevičienė, Birgit Hausleitner, Dominic Stead, Roberto Rocco, Darinka Czischke Ljubetic, Luz Maria Vergara d’Alençon, Caroline Newton, Darinka Czishke |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Social Sciences Humanities |
Careers
An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
Adjunct Instructor, Urban Studies $19k
Office Manager, San Francisco Urban Service Project $40k
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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