Sustainable Cities Courses and Certifications

Career Certificate

Sustainable Cities and Urban Development

Immerse yourself in understanding how urbanization drastically impacts the role of development and how cities affect various economies and the environment. Learn about the critical influence of SDG11

• edX
• 16 weeks, 2-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $150.00
• 3 courses

Built environment sustainability assessment

15 ratings

The course introduces the basic elements and trends for performing a through built environment assessment and develops the tools for urban sustainability policy impact analysis.

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

The Basics of Urban Cooling

Learn how to design cooler, more sustainable cities by mastering the latest urban cooling strategies in this essential course!

• OpenLearning
• 25 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Sustainable Regional Principles, Planning and Transportation

207 ratings at Coursera

Evaluate regional smart growth planning: map rural preserves, neighborhoods and districts, weigh growth and housing priorities, and assess multimodal transportation through the Fairfax County plan.

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

Sustainable Neighborhoods

93 ratings at Coursera

Evaluate what makes a neighborhood sustainable: natural context, walkable schools and open space, housing density, transit orientation, form-based zoning, and case studies from Houston, San Antonio, and Chattanooga.

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

University of Copenhagen;  Universidad Politécnica de Madrid;  EIT Health;  University of Coimbra

Urbanisation and Health - Promoting Sustainable Solutions

173 ratings at Coursera

In this course, you will learn about the key determinants of urban health including demography, climate change, air pollution, noise, transport systems, public and blue and green spaces, and policies and investments affecting sense of community and publi…

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

Climate Resilience and Urban Sustainability

15 ratings at Coursera

Analyze urban heat, flood risk, and sprawl through case studies, and apply New Urbanism, Smart Growth, and an equity lens to make cities more resilient.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Policy, Technology, and Carbon Free Cities

Apply policy and technology tools to decarbonize cities: study Boulder's local government practices, carbon-neutrality strategies, smart city technologies, and 2022 Inflation Reduction Act opportunities.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Cities and Consumption: Urban Sustainability and the Sharing Economy

188 ratings at Coursera

This course explores cities, consumption and the sharing economy in Europe and around the world. We connect together the key themes of the sharing economy, cities, governance, consumption and urban sustainability.

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

Built Environment Sustainability Assesment

Assess urban sustainability of the built environment using integrated design evaluation, BIM, life cycle analysis, green infrastructure and circular city models.

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

Contemporary Garden City Concept from Asia

21 ratings at Coursera

Explore the Contemporary Garden City concept: analyze Tokyo's agri-residential neighborhoods, urban agroforestry, local food systems, and compact city policies for greener urban-rural land use.

• Coursera
• 11 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Lund University;  World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF)

Urban Climate Governance: Towards 1.5° Celsius Alignment

20 ratings at Coursera

Explore how cities can align with the 1.5°C goal through local governance tools, integrated urban and transport planning, renewable energy, and energy efficiency, with city case studies.

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

Cities, Climate and Change: Pathways and Opportunities

14 ratings at Coursera

Design climate neutral cities: set visions and plans, apply data and tools, finance action through partnerships, and drive citizen engagement, research and innovation.

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

Cities and Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation (I, II and III)

Explore how cities govern, plan, and assess climate risks while developing mitigation and adaptation strategies for resilient urban communities.

• MITx Online
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Cities and Climate Change

3 ratings

Explore how cities both suffer from and drive climate change: urban trends, adaptation and mitigation measures, and integrating climate-resilient solutions into urban planning.

• UN CC:e-Learn
• 2 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate