Online Course – Google Certified Professional Internship in Building Sustainable Cities

Offer your practical skills to solve challenges in the field of urban sustainability and climate resilience through innovative strategies and practical applications.

Suggested by: Coursera (What is Coursera?)

Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Practical tools for dealing with urban challenges
  • Understanding the history of urban development
  • The impact of climate change on cities
  • Implementing policy and technology innovations to strengthen community resilience
  • The role of local authorities and citizens in urban sustainability
  • Analysis of strategies for urban sustainability and resilience
  • Solving real problems of urban sustainability and resilience
  • Reinforcing learning through quizzes and open discussions
  • Applying new knowledge and skills in practical projects

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Urban planner
  • Sustainability Project Manager
  • Climate Resilience Advisor
  • Urban Policy Analyst
  • Urban Technologies Manager
  • Sustainable Development Expert
  • Community Manager
  • Researcher in the field of urban sustainability
  • Public transportation project manager
  • Urban Resilience Strategy Planner

Internship – 3-part course series

Building Sustainable Cities offers a comprehensive exploration of urban sustainability and resilience through three distinct courses:

  • Climate Resilience and Urban Sustainability

    This course provides practical tools and methods for addressing urban challenges, including understanding the history of urban development and the impact of climate change.

  • Policy, technology and zero-carbon cities

    This course enables the implementation of policy and technology innovations to strengthen community resilience, while emphasizing the role of local governments and citizens.

  • Case studies of sustainable cities

    This course guides the analysis of strategies for urban sustainability and resilience, through a focus on four cities: Lahaina, Washington, DC, Copenhagen, and Singapore.

Applied Learning Project

Building Sustainable Cities includes projects that focus on real challenges of urban sustainability and resilience. You will apply skills to solve real problems by participating in research and practical examples.

Each lesson ends with a non-graded quiz to reinforce learning, and each module culminates in an open discussion and graded peer review project. These assessments allow you to reinforce and apply new knowledge and skills, preparing you to contribute effectively to sustainable urban development.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Climate resilience and urban stability

Course 1 – 17 hours

What will you learn?

  • Understand the importance of urban resilience in the context of global climate change and social equality.
  • Analyze the history of land use and urban development in the United States.
  • Understand the origins of neo-urbanism and other planning categories.
  • Evaluate sustainability policies and actions through the lens of equality.

The skills you will acquire

  • Environmental justice
  • Urban stability
  • Urban resilience
  • Climate resilience
  • Sustainable development

Policy, technology and zero-carbon cities

Course 2 – 17 hours

What will you learn?

  • Understand the role of local governments and citizens in decision-making in the field of sustainability.
  • Evaluate strategies for zero-carbon cities.
  • Analyze the impact of local policies on density and transportation.

The skills you will acquire

  • Climate policy
  • Urban stability
  • Urban resilience
  • Climate resilience
  • Sustainable development

Case studies of sustainable cities

Course 3 – 14 hours

What will you learn?

  • Understand urban fire events and develop recovery strategies.
  • Assess the impact of the transition to green jobs on the local economy.
  • Find out how the principles of the circular economy affect social welfare.

The skills you will acquire

  • Circular economy
  • Transportation-focused development
  • Urban stability
  • Urban resilience
  • Climate resilience
  • Sustainable development