About this Specialization
In this specialisation you will learn how to drive change in cities and communities towards sustainable, climate friendly, just, healthy and prosperous futures, and you will boost your career with new knowledge, understanding and skills for navigating urban transformations. This specialisation brings together a series of cutting-edge courses with world-leading teachers on cities, communities, sustainability, governance and innovation. This specialisation is offered by the IIIEE at Lund University and the City Futures Academy – an online learning community on urban transformations. Our flagship course, Greening the Economy: Sustainable Cities, is ranked in the Best Online Courses of All Time by Class Central. The ranking by Class Central contains 250 courses from 100 universities based on 170,000 reviews. Our specialisation builds on the success of the Greening the Economy: Sustainable Cities course. A key approach embedded in the courses in this specialisation is the role of experimentation in urban transformations. In particular, urban living labs are highlighted as a means for catalysing change in cities and communities towards sustainable, climate friendly, just, healthy and prosperous futures. The experimentation within urban living labs offers the potential for accelerating transformations and systematic learning across urban and national contexts.
| From | Lund University via Coursera |
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| Hours | 90 |
| Instructors | Dr. Kes McCormick, Prof. Lena Neij, Prof. James Evans, Prof. Harriet Bulkeley, Kes McCormick, Dr. Yuliya Voytenko Palgan, Dr. Bernadett Kiss, Dr. Helen Toxopeus, Prof. Christine Wamsler |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Social Sciences Engineering Science |
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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
Courses in this Specialization
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Greening the Economy: Sustainable Cities How can we shape our urban development towards sustainable and prosperous futures? This course explores sustainable cities as engines for greening the economy in Europe and... Coursera | Lund University |
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Urban Nature: Connecting Cities, Sustainability and Innovation How can we work with nature to design and build our cities? This course explores urban nature and nature-based solutions in cities in Europe and around the world. We connect... Coursera | Lund University |
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Cities and Consumption: Urban Sustainability and the Sharing Economy (You were viewing this course) How can we govern consumption and the sharing economy in our cities? This course explores cities, consumption and the sharing economy in Europe and around the world. We connect... Coursera | Lund University |
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| From | Lund University via Coursera |
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| Hours | 90 |
| Instructors | Dr. Kes McCormick, Prof. Lena Neij, Prof. James Evans, Prof. Harriet Bulkeley, Kes McCormick, Dr. Yuliya Voytenko Palgan, Dr. Bernadett Kiss, Dr. Helen Toxopeus, Prof. Christine Wamsler |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Social Sciences Engineering Science |
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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