Urban Development & Regeneration Courses and Certifications

Sustainable Urban Regeneration

23 ratings at Coursera

Plan and assess urban regeneration projects: analyze economic, environmental and social impacts, ESG and certification standards, governance models, and worldwide city case studies.

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

Entrepreneurial Land Redevelopment Approach: Land Readjustment

Explore land readjustment as an alternative to conventional approaches of assembling land for urbanization.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Springfield Studio

Plan the economic and social renewal of a Springfield neighborhood: apply local economic analysis tools, meet clients on field trips, and present a final plan.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Designing Urban Regeneration. An updated glossary of plural public spaces

Learn the design principles and terminology of plural urban transformations through an updated glossary for regenerating public spaces.

• Polimi OPEN KNOWLEDGE
• 2 weeks
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

The Royal Institution

The Complex Science of Cities and How They Grow

Explore how complexity science reveals fascinating connections between cities and nature, from fractal patterns to collective urban memory, and their impact on socio-economic trends and urban growth.

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

Data Council

Putting Data to Work for Global Urban Development

Discover how modern data and AI tools can improve urban development in the developing world, from real-time data informing policy decisions to AI-assisted development and LLM toolchains creating impact for global urban challenges.

• YouTube
• 18 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

Catacombe di Napoli

Il corso "Catacombe di Napoli" è una sperimentazione che, attraverso un MOOC e due documentari disponibili su Sky Arte, ti accompagna in un viaggio di scoperta del Rione Sanità. Dal ventre della terra

• Federica
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

现代城市中心区发展研究

本课程将通过对城市中心区特征规律、结构模式、体系格局等的讲授，使学生了解中心区的内涵及运行机制，培养学生掌握基本知识并具备对城市中心区规划设计与研究的基本能力。

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Beijing Forestry University

世界大都市的发展

世界大都市；发展演变；区域空间；总体规划

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

La politique de la ville

Découvrez l’histoire, les acteurs, les outils et les dispositifs participatifs de la politique de la ville dans les quartiers prioritaires.

• France Université Numerique
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems

185 ratings at Coursera

Cities as a three-phase value chain: study urban planning, metropolitan governance of institutional, financial and social justice issues, and regeneration strategies through global case studies.

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

African cities : An Introduction to Urban Planning

20 ratings at Coursera

Learn the basics of urban planning in African cities: plan subdivisions step by step, restructure precarious zones, finance cities through land registry and addressing, and govern urban partnerships.

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

United Cities and Local Governments of Africa;  African Local Government Academy;  Erasmus University Rotterdam;  Institute for Housing and Urban Development

Financing Infrastructure in African Cities

59 ratings at Coursera

Learn how African local governments finance urban infrastructure: mobilizing local revenues, financing current and capital expenditures through partnerships, and making financial decisions under risk and uncertainty.

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

Urbanization and Development: Practice, Theory, and Policy

Examine how cities grow and are governed: modernist and Chicago School theories, urban informality in land and housing, master planning, global cities, gentrification, and e-governance.

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