Welcome to the course Sustainable cities and infrastructure!

The purpose of the course is to provide knowledge about challenges, barriers, and opportunities in the development of sustainable cities and infrastructures with special consideration to planning, management, technology, policies, and key sustainability metrics. The course will cover topics such as water and energy management in cities, alternative technologies, and policies to promote sustainability, urban sustainable agriculture, and planning for sustainable transport infrastructures and smart cities.

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Course aim

The objective of the course is to provide knowledge about challenges, barriers, and opportunities in the development of sustainable cities and infrastructures with special consideration to planning, management, technology, policies, and key sustainability metrics.

Course content

The course addresses mainly the following: sustainable development and its relation to cities and infrastructures, water conservation, supply and management in cities, energy management and greenhouse gases, water-food-energy nexus in cities, urban sustainable agriculture, planning of sustainable transport infrastructures, planning, and management of smart cities, case studies of sustainable cities, communities, and infrastructure.

Sustainable development goals addressed

Course syllabus

Visit our webpage with the course syllabus to learn more about the objectives, learning outcomes, specific requirements, and examination.

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