Module I: Urban Sustainability and Smart Cities

Professors:

Content:

  • Concepts and frameworks for approaching urban sustainability and planning

  • Ecology and ecosystem science and geospatial technologies as applied to urban areas: cities as eco-systems, the relationship between the urban and the natural environment, including urban open space, biodiversity, and ecosystem services

  • Making a city greener without creating inefficiencies that adversely affect residents’ lives

  • Evaluating resilient cities

  • Market based instruments for environmental policymaking

Presentations


Hallam Hope
Communications Policy
Creating a Smart City – the ICT Experience
Presentation

Richard Huber
OAS
Sustainable Cities
Presentation

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