Sustainable Cities Courses and Certifications

Ecodesign for Cities and Suburbs

6 ratings at edX

Using real examples, learn how ecology can guide urban design to avert environmental disasters and improve people’s lives.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Urban Water - Innovations for Environmental Sustainability

Learn about innovative urban solutions to the global water crisis, with inspiring real-life examples from architects, engineers, planners, ecologists, and artists.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

TU Delft;  Wageningen University

Sustainable Urban Development

28 ratings at edX

Learn why cities are key in resolving global urbanization and sustainability challenges and how you can engineer tomorrow’s cities today.

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

Career Certificate

Water and Ports, Historic Cities and Landscapes

Addressing current and future challenges for socially, economically and environmentally sustainable cities and communities

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

City and Sustainability

Explore urban sustainability through its environmental, socio-economic, and cultural dimensions, with themes, issues, and projects.

• Polimi OPEN KNOWLEDGE
• 5 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Career Certificate

Urban Gamechanger for Sustainability

Do you want to ‘be the change you want to see in the world’? Obtain the knowledge and skills needed to make a difference right where you are, in your community. Join other gamechangers and set up envi

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

TU Munich;  EIT Urban Mobility

Street Experiments for Sustainable and Resilient cities

45 ratings at Coursera

Reimagine streets as public space: study tactical urbanism typologies, from re-marking roads to car-free streets, and implement and evaluate street experiments with community buy-in.

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

Online Learning Campus - World Bank Group

Passive Urban Cooling Solutions

8 ratings at edX

This course is based on the World Bank’s Passive Urban Cooling Solutions. This course will make information about the nature of rising urban heat, its challenges, and mitigation/adaptation options wid

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Trinity College

Sustainable Urban Environments

Learn how integrated systems and individual actions can shape sustainable cities, generating higher quality of life for the future.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Smart and Sustainable Cities: New Ways of Digitalization & Governance

9 ratings at edX

Explore the key governance challenges for smart sustainable city (SSC) initiatives and the approach required. Learn to organize co-creation and to use a roadmap that support planning, implementation,

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

Online Learning Campus - World Bank Group

Smart Cities for Sustainable Development

79 ratings at edX

This course is based on the World Bank’s “ Smart Cities for Sustainable Development ”. The course is structured around four thematic areas to which smart cities can contribute: Green, Smart, Developme

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Revitalisation of Public Spaces in Historic Cities Based on Sustainable Development Principles

Learn to sustainably revitalize historic public spaces through climate adaptation, green infrastructure, nature-based solutions, and conservation-minded street furniture design.

• Polimi OPEN KNOWLEDGE
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Sostenibilidad en el entorno urbano: evaluación e impacto

Analiza los retos de la sostenibilidad urbana y aplica herramientas para evaluar el impacto ambiental, social y económico de proyectos y ciudades.

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

Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana

Ciudades en Transición

16 ratings at Coursera

Analiza las transiciones socio-ecológicas y las innovaciones socio-tecnológicas de ciudades desde una perspectiva internacional e intercultural.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

녹색 경제: 지속 가능한 도시

도시의 탈탄소화와 지속 가능한 인프라·실험·라이프스타일을 살펴보며 지속 가능한 도시로의 전환과 미래 비전을 탐구합니다.

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