Climate Resilience and Urban Sustainability
Completed by POORNIMA JAYADEVAN
February 1, 2026
17 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Understand why urban resilience is important in the context of global climate change and social equity, and challenges facing today’s cities.
Analyze the history of land use and urban development in the US, especially the rise of the automobile, sprawl, and dependence on fossil fuels.
Understand the origins of New Urbanism, Smart Growth, and other planning frameworks, and the role of environmental law in new development patterns.
Evaluate sustainability practices and policies through an equity lens, and introduce the environmental justice movement.
Skills you will gain
- Category: Environmental Policy
- Category: Environmental Issue
- Category: Land Development
- Category: Energy and Utilities
- Category: Sustainable Development
- Category: Social Impact
- Category: Petroleum Industry
- Category: Social Justice
- Category: Sustainable Design
- Category: Systems Thinking
- Category: Community Development
- Category: Sustainable Systems
