Affordable Housing Courses and Certifications

Tenements, Co-ops, and Brownstones: Housing in New York City (Live Online)

34 ratings at CourseHorse

Examine the forces shaping New York City’s housing crisis through a historical and theoretical lens.

• CourseHorse
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• $335.00

Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS)

Housing Justice: A View from Indian Cities

13 ratings at Coursera

Housing is a justice problem, not just an infrastructure one: analyse adequacy, affordability, rental tenure and modes of action from activism to policy in Indian cities.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Global Housing Design

13 ratings at edX

Learn about the key design strategies required to develop adequate housing and inclusive dwelling environments for sustainable urban development.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

How to plan green and resilient housing?

Plan green and resilient housing: apply design roadmaps and adaptive technologies, evaluate green building certifications, and compare financing products and incentives used across Latin America and the Caribbean.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to Housing, Community, and Economic Development

An introduction to equitable planning through housing affordability, social capital, community building, and local economic development in the United States.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Rethink the City: New approaches to Global and Local Urban Challenges

5 ratings at edX

How do you plan future cities? Explore alternative theories and innovative solutions for urban challenges in the global south.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Sustainable Housing Design

Learn about practical and innovative design approaches to reduce energy use, enhance resource efficiency, ensure affordability, and foster sociocultural integration in the housing sector.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Career Certificate

Inclusive and Sustainable Cities

Explore how urban design and housing strategies tackle inequality, segregation and affordable housing shortages, using analytical tools to advance SDG 11 in Global North and South cities.

• edX
• 19 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $456.00
• 3 courses

Career Certificate

Housing Design for All

Learn innovative design strategies and practical approaches to create sustainable, inclusive and adequate housing solutions that respond to global challenges.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $304.00
• 2 courses

Online Learning Campus - World Bank Group

Urban Upgrading for Inclusion, Sustainability and Resilience in a time of Global Pandemics

This course is based on the World Bank’s Urban Upgrading for Inclusion, Sustainability and Resilience in a time of Global Pandemics. The course focuses on the conceptual and operational aspects of des

• edX
• 9 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

How to Plan Green and Resilient Housing?

Would you like to learn strategies that enable climate change mitigation and adaptation in housing across Latin America and the Caribbean—while also improving resident comfort and reducing maintenance

• edX
• 1 week, 1-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

NPTEL-NOC IITM

SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities - Part 1

Explore sustainable urban development strategies and challenges for creating inclusive, safe, resilient cities and communities in line with UN Sustainable Development Goal 11.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Gender Inclusive Urban Housing - Module 1.1

Explore gender-inclusive urban housing approaches and the relationship between women and urban infrastructure in this module.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Villes africaines : Restructuration des quartiers précaires

47 ratings at Coursera

Analyse des quartiers précaires des villes africaines et des stratégies de restructuration, de la résorption intégrale à l’amélioration in situ.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

¿Cómo planificar viviendas verdes y resilientes?

Aprende a planificar viviendas verdes y resilientes mediante estrategias de diseño, certificaciones y opciones de financiamiento para América Latina y el Caribe.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course