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If you are interested in the challenges of the 21st-century metropolitan regions and how these can be solved from within the city and by its inhabitants, this course is for you. In this course, the most relevant challenges that metropolitan regions are facing, how you can respond to these challenges and how to critically reflect and engage in the sustainable cities will be discussed.
Assessment
This course does not involve any written exams. Students need to answer 5 assignment questions to complete the course, the answers will be in the form of written work in pdf or word. Students can write the answers in their own time. Each answer needs to be 200 words (1 Page). Once the answers are submitted, the tutor will check and assess the work.
Certification
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Course Credit: TU Delft
Course Curriculum
| Module: 01 | |||
| Why this AMS course? Part 1 | 00:04:00 | ||
| Why this AMS course? Part 2 | 00:03:00 | ||
| Structure of the AMS course, Part 1 | 00:02:00 | ||
| Structure of the AMS course, Part 2 | 00:05:00 | ||
| The History of Port Cities, Part 1 | 00:11:00 | ||
| The History of Port Cities, Part 2 | 00:14:00 | ||
| Introduction to Urban Services & Infrastructures, Part 1 | 00:07:00 | ||
| Introduction to Urban Services & Infrastructures, Part 2 | 00:04:00 | ||
| Introduction to Urban Transport | 00:06:00 | ||
| Module: 02 | |||
| Introduction to Natural Resources | 00:03:00 | ||
| Resource Flows and Urban Metabolisms | 00:05:00 | ||
| Social Sustainable Development & Liveable Cities | 00:09:00 | ||
| Introduction to Policy & Governance of Sustainable Urban Development | 00:10:00 | ||
| Introduction to Urban Growth | 00:12:00 | ||
| Structure of this week on Urban Growth | 00:02:00 | ||
| Module: 03 | |||
| Density and Urban Form | 00:12:00 | ||
| The Scale of Urban Services & Infrastructures | 00:10:00 | ||
| Urban Metabolism & Ecosystem Services | 00:08:00 | ||
| Urban Growth & Transport | 00:07:00 | ||
| How Urban Growth Affects Resource Use | 00:05:00 | ||
| How to Design a Socially Sustainable Living Environment | 00:09:00 | ||
| How Policies & Governance Influence Urban Space | 00:15:00 | ||
| Introduction to Socio-economic Change | 00:13:00 | ||
| Module: 04 | |||
| Structure of this Week on Socio-economic Change | 00:03:00 | ||
| Space Syntax for Starters | 00:08:00 | ||
| Petroleumscapes: Oil as an Actor of Urban, Socio-economic & Cultural Change | 00:17:00 | ||
| Changing Urban Services & Infrastructures | 00:06:00 | ||
| Socio-economic Change & Urban Transport | 00:06:00 | ||
| Socio-economic Change and Natural Resources | 00:08:00 | ||
| Coevolution: Consumer Practices & Urban Infrastructure | 00:05:00 | ||
| Changing Urban Lifestyles and Urban Food Provision | 00:07:00 | ||
| Module: 05 | |||
| Governance: Operating in Multi-actor Contexts | 00:06:00 | ||
| Examples of Multi-level & Networked Governance | 00:09:00 | ||
| Introduction to Climate Change | 00:12:00 | ||
| Structure of the week on Climate Change | 00:02:00 | ||
| Urban Heat Island Effect | 00:07:00 | ||
| Shaping Urban Climate | 00:09:00 | ||
| Pluvial Flooding | 00:08:00 | ||
| Reducing Energy Demand and Greenhouse Gas Emissions | 00:07:00 | ||
| Reducing Energy Demand and Greenhouse Gas Emissions | 00:07:00 | ||
| Module: 06 | |||
| Challenges and Solutions for Renewable Energy Systems | 00:04:00 | ||
| Climate Change & Urban Transport | 00:08:00 | ||
| The Effect of Climate Change on Water Resources | 00:05:00 | ||
| Principles of Water Reuse | 00:06:00 | ||
| Urban Citizens Addressing Climate Change | 00:07:00 | ||
| Climate Migration in Urban Deltas | 00:08:00 | ||
| Governance Challenge of Climate Migration in Urban Deltas | 00:05:00 | ||
| Introduction to Resource Shortage-Peak Resources | 00:06:00 | ||
| Module: 07 | |||
| Introduction to Resource Shortage- The Water-Nutrients-Carbon-Food Nexus | 00:05:00 | ||
| Structure of this Week: Resource Shortage | 00:02:00 | ||
| Resources and Shape & Structure of the City | 00:08:00 | ||
| Resource Recovery from Wastewater and Biomass | 00:04:00 | ||
| Examples of Products Made from Wastewater | 00:02:00 | ||
| Source Separation for Resource Recovery | 00:04:00 | ||
| The Role of Food Systems in Managing Urban Resources | 00:05:00 | ||
| Harvesting the Social Benefits of Urban Farming | 00:04:00 | ||
| Module: 08 | |||
| Governance Responses to Resource Shortage | 00:14:00 | ||
| Introduction to Digitization & (Geo)Data | 00:13:00 | ||
| Structure of the week: Digitization & (Geo)Data | 00:04:00 | ||
| The Need For Comparable City Data | 00:06:00 | ||
| How City Data Can Improve Your City | 00:09:00 | ||
| Smart Cities & Smart Citizens | 00:06:00 | ||
| ICT & Urban Transport | 00:07:00 | ||
| Data & Mapping Methods | 00:10:00 | ||
| Relating Urban Form & Health by Sensing Data | 00:08:00 | ||
| Module: 09 | |||
| 3D Geo Information for Sustainable Urban Development (Part 1) | 00:06:00 | ||
| 3D Geo Information for Sustainable Urban Development (Part 2) | 00:05:00 | ||
| Introduction to Synthesis | 00:06:00 | ||
| Overview of this Week: Synthesis | 00:03:00 | ||
| From Analysis to Synthesis | 00:07:00 | ||
| Regenerative Systems | 00:07:00 | ||
| Integration of Renewable Energy Systems | 00:05:00 | ||
| Sustainable City Harbour, Rotterdam (the Netherlands) | 00:07:00 | ||
| A Green-Blue Master Plan for Kiruna (Sweden) | 00:06:00 | ||
| Four Examples of Sustainable Urban Development | 00:10:00 | ||
| Module: 10 | |||
| Sanergy in Kibera, Nairobi (Kenya) | 00:04:00 | ||
| NIOO Building in Wageningen (the Netherlands) | 00:10:00 | ||
| Introduction of the AMS MSc Program | 00:08:00 | ||
| Upcoming AMS MOOC on Researching Metropolitan Solutions | 00:08:00 | ||
| Assessment | |||
| Submit Your Assignment | 00:00:00 | ||
| Certification | 00:00:00 | ||
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