Urban Planning Courses and Certifications

TED

The Biggest Risks Facing Cities and Some Solutions

Explore urban fragility through interactive maps and discover six principles for building resilient cities. Learn how cities can be the foundation for political life and an antidote to reactionary nationalism.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

TED

Architecture That Senses and Responds

Explore innovative urban design using data visualization and interactive environments. Learn how passive data sets can create surprising insights into city life and inspire responsive architecture.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Defunctland

The History of Kid Cities - Exploring Miniature Towns for Children

Explore the fascinating history of kid cities, miniature towns where children role-play as adults. Uncover their origins, purpose, and impact, from La Ciudad De Los Niños to modern corporate-sponsored ventures.

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

Harnessing Data for Social Impact - Empowering Communities through Visualization and Social Computing

Explore innovative tools combining visualization, HCI, and AI to empower communities in addressing complex societal issues like urban planning and climate change, fostering inclusive decision-making.

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

The Science of Cities: Defining Size, Shape, Scale and Performance Using Percolation Theory

Exploring how city size impacts shape and performance using percolation theory, challenging the notion that bigger cities are always better through innovative spatial analysis methods.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Sustainable Real Estate - 425 Park Avenue Case Study - Lecture 6

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Explore the science of healthy buildings and financial returns of healthy building investments through a case study on 425 Park Ave, focusing on sustainable real estate practices.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Measuring Individual Poverty: Correlates and Variation Over Time in Australia

Explore longitudinal Australian poverty data, examining factors influencing household poverty status, persistence patterns, and community correlations from 2006 to 2016.

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

Sustainable Real Estate - Science of Healthy Buildings and Investment Returns - Lecture 6

Explore the science of healthy buildings and financial returns of healthy building investments through a case study, emphasizing sustainable real estate practices and their economic impact.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Stylized Station

How to Build Massive Cities in Unreal Engine 5 Without Breaking a Sweat - Environment Breakdown

Master efficient techniques for creating expansive urban environments in Unreal Engine 5, focusing on optimization and large-scale city development workflows.

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

Unreal Engine

Building Immersive Worlds with ArcGIS and Unreal Engine

Discover how to create immersive solutions by combining ArcGIS and Unreal Engine for urban planning, situational awareness, and training simulations using geospatial data visualization.

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

The Royal Institution

How Quantum Will Affect Cities

Discover how quantum technologies will revolutionize smart cities, enhancing navigation, security, and real-time data analysis even without satellite availability, with quantum photonics expert Ruth Oulton.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

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A Few Quantitative Thoughts on Parking in Marburg - RC3 - 2020

Analyse des données de stationnement à Marburg : tendances, modèles et prévisions pour optimiser l'utilisation des espaces de stationnement et améliorer la planification urbaine.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

IT'S HISTORY

Why Pennsylvania Homes Have That Lone Basement Toilet

Discover the fascinating history behind Pennsylvania's mysterious "Pittsburgh Potty" - basement toilets that served as flood protection and worker washrooms in industrial America.

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

Unreal Engine

Visualizing Data for Digital Twins in UE5 - Complex Data Insights and Communication

Explore data visualization for digital twins using Unreal Engine. Learn to create complex insights, bridge communication gaps, and tackle large-scale problems with visual-first solutions.

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

From Scaling to Practice: Real World Applications of Cities Research - 2014

Explore real-world applications of urban scaling research, examining how theoretical insights translate into practical solutions for city planning and development.

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