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Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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Learn about the three phases of the urban value chain: planning, governance and regeneration. With lecturers from all around the world and concrete case studies, this course will give you a comprehensive overview about the “Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems”.  
This course has assembled  some of the most relevant experiences and knowledge from our Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems (IGLUS) Executive Master’s program, which has been offered by  EPFL during the past 5 years. IGLUS consists of 2-week action-learning organized in over 10 major cities around the world, during which participants acquire an in-depth understanding of the challenges cities are facing and the ways they are addressing them. This MOOC will share this knowledge with you, thanks to some of our lecturers from various disciplines and from all around the world. 

During this course, you will learn about the three phases of the urban value chain, which are: planning, governance and regeneration. In particular, we will address the unique challenges of the phases and ask questions such as:  how to design cities? How to govern them, especially when it comes to their institutional, financial, economic and social dimensions? And how to regenerate urban spaces?

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What you will learn

Analyse the evolution in city planning and the related strategies impacting the creation of urban space
Understand the main challenges of urban governance in its institutional, financial, economic and social dimensions
Assess the different strategies for urban renewal

Flexible deadlines

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Intermediate Level

Approx. 16 hours to complete

English

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Matthias Finger

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EPFL, ITPP, MIR, IGLUS Lab

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Week1

Week 1

1 hour to complete

Preamble

1 hour to complete

2 videos (Total 5 min), 5 readings

4 hours to complete

Designing cities

Welcome to the first week of the MOOC! This week, we will be addressing the first phase of the urban value chain: planning. Why do we talk about urban planning? Cities are human-made environments and are therefore constructed; and construction is planned. We want to understand how urban planning plays a fundamental role to make the city humane, liveable and an accessible social space to its inhabitants. The objective of the week is therefore to understand the complexities involved in the “production of space”.

4 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 59 min), 5 readings, 6 quizzes

7 videos

Introduction to the 1st week2mUrban settlement patterns: the north american suburb11mLand-use strategies in big cities: laying out the principles10mThe city as a socio-technical system7mDigitalization of urban planning and Malaysia as a case study11mCase study: planning and designing India's capital city12mWhat have we learned?2m

5 readings

Week description and objectives10mUseful readings3mAdditional readings3mUseful links3mWhat you have learned10m

6 practice exercises

Practice Quiz10mPractice Quiz30mPractice Quiz15mPractice Quiz30mPractice Quiz30mGraded Quiz20m

Week2

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Governing cities - Part 1

Welcome to the second week of the MOOC! We will address the second phase of the urban value chain! Governance.

What is relevant for governance? There are first the institutions and their history, the resources available and those that are to be developed; and more recently we have observed the impact on digitalization on governance. We now want to explore how digitalization can actually improve it. The objective of the second week is to analyse the institutional, organizational and financial issues of metropolitan governance.

4 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 66 min), 3 readings, 7 quizzes

8 videos

Introduction to the 2nd week2mGovernance of Large Urban Systems: the case of Istanbul8mHow does digitalization impact city governance?10mHow policy/people/technology will affect the future of mobility?11mDealing with Financial Emergencies in Large Urban Systems10mComplex Metropolitan Governance: the Singapore case study6mResilience planning & governance in Istanbul11mWhat have we learned?4m

3 readings

Week description and objectives5mUseful readings30mWhat you have learned3m

7 practice exercises

Practice Quiz10mPractice QuizPractice Quiz30mPractice Quiz30mPractice Quiz30mPractice QuizGraded Quiz20m

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Governing cities - Part 2

Welcome to the third week of the MOOC! We are still dealing with governance, but this week, we will be addressing the economic and social perspectives. In every city, there are economic and social inequities. Different groups of population have differentiated access to urban infrastructure and services. The objective of the week is to discuss social justice issues of governing urban infrastructure and explore ways and means to address them.

4 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 55 min), 3 readings, 6 quizzes

7 videos

Introduction to the 3rd week1mWater utilities: structure, regulation, pricing, and affordability9mHousing urbanism: collective representation and its impact in the city10mSocial Dimensions of Transport10mParticipation in practice: historical background and key concepts for inclusive participatory processes8mCase study: Urban Water Restoration11mWhat have we learned?3m

3 readings

Week description and learning objectives10mAdditional contents10mwhat you have learned10m

6 practice exercises

Practice Quiz10mPractice Quiz10mPractice Quiz30mPractice Quiz30mPractice Quiz10mGraded Quiz30m

Week4

Week 4

4 hours to complete

Regenerating cities

Welcome to the last week of the MOOC! We are now dealing with the third phase of the urban value-chain: regeneration. Why is this phase important? Every city has pockets of underused land or distressed and decaying urban areas. They weaken the city’s image, liveability and productivity. Urban regeneration is a strategy to address inner cities decline and deprivation. On the other hand, local governments may be willing to expand urban areas and create new cities. The objective of the week is to understand urban regeneration strategies and analyse the creation of new cities.

4 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 68 min), 5 readings, 6 quizzes

7 videos

Introduction to the 4th week2mDomicology: A New Paradigm of the Built Environment and Sustainability6mDrawing board to operations: Smart City Iskandar Puteri13mRethinking sustainable cities: what challenges? The DistritoTec project11mRegeneration of Comfortable Environment: St. Petersburg, Russia13mUrban regeneration in Istanbul: a case-based overview of housing renewal13mWhat have we learned?7m

5 readings

Week description and objectives10mUseful readings10mWhat you have learned10mDiscover the IGLUS Way10mWin a prize!10m

6 practice exercises

Practice Quiz30mPractice Quiz30mPractice Quiz30mPractice Quiz30mPractice QuizGraded Quiz

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TOP REVIEWS FROM INNOVATIVE GOVERNANCE OF LARGE URBAN SYSTEMS

by GMJul 20, 2021

A well structured course that is both inspirational and educational.

by MVAug 11, 2020

The MOOC gave the idea about the key aspects of large urban cities. The given examples are well covering the local topics and valuable insights of urban cities.

by JCMar 15, 2020

i like this course , however some of the questions where not easy to reply to

by CWApr 29, 2020

A good start to learning about sustainable urban planning and governance. I found the course easy to understand, with only a few minor hiccups in the operation of the online quizzes.

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