Obscured by its apparent simplicity, cycling is a complex phenomenon. Being an almost perfect human-machine hybrid, cycling is deeply rooted in a plethora of socio-technological systems. Around the world cycling is embraced as an important ingredient to tackle a wide variety of individual and societal challenges. The Netherlands is often seen as an ideal living lab, because cycling has retained its significant share of mobility throughout the country. At the same time, there are large differences in developments across time and space, that allows for a better understanding of potential causal relations. This is also increasingly recognized by (inter)national top tier researchers from many different academic fields. They are uncovering reciprocal relations of cycling with spatial, ecological, historical, social, cultural, economic, biological and political structures. Unraveling the Cycling City bundles the state-of-the-art knowledge that emerges from research and practice on the Dutch cycling system. As such, it provides an easily accessible platform to learn about important causes and effects, to open minds for the complexity of the entire system and to support group deliberations around the world.
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Unraveling the Cycling City
University of AmsterdamAbout this Course
What you will learn
Re-imagine the street as a space for negotiation and social interaction
Compare and contrast the experience of cycling to the experience of driving and walking
Explore the historical development of Dutch cycling
Examine the reciprocal interactions between land use and transport and identify how cycling fits into these systems
Skills you will gain
- Urban Planning
- Qualitative Research
- Bicycle planning
- Urban design
Offered by
University of Amsterdam
A modern university with a rich history, the University of Amsterdam
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week 1: A Historical Perspective
Obscured by its apparent simplicity, cycling is a complex phenomenon. Being an almost perfect human-machine hybrid, cycling is deeply rooted in a plethora of socio-technological systems. Around the world cycling is embraced as an important ingredient to tackle a wide variety of individual and societal challenges. The Netherlands is often seen as an ideal living lab, because cycling has retained its significant share of mobility throughout the country. At the same time, there are large differences in developments across time and space, that allows for a better understanding of potential causal relations. This is also increasingly recognized by (inter)national top tier researchers from many different academic fields. They are uncovering reciprocal relations of cycling with spatial, ecological, historical, social, cultural, economic, biological and political structures. Unraveling the Cycling City bundles the state-of-the-art knowledge that emerges from research and practice on the Dutch cycling system. As such, it provides an easily accessible platform to learn about important causes and effects, to open minds for the complexity of the entire system and to support group deliberations around the world.
Week 2: The urban environment
A four-part module alternating between academic articles and popular content examining the relationship between cycling and the environment on a macro scale.
Week 3: The street within a network
A four-part module alternating between academic articles and popular content examining the relationship between cycling and the environment on a meso scale.
Week 4: The co-evolution of design and behavior
A four-part module alternating between academic articles and popular content examining the relationship between cycling and the environment on a micro scale.
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TOP REVIEWS FROM UNRAVELING THE CYCLING CITY
I really loved it. I learned so much about cycling and its multiple aspects. I really want to keep learning about this subject and someday visit the Netherlands to experience it.
It is a really a well laid out course. It goes deep into understanding the cycling culture in the Netherlands and cycling requirements.
Really enjoyed the whole course and the seminar style meetings were a great way to learn from other cities
Great course by the University of Amsterdam! Really recommend for everybody who is interested in multi modal approach to the biking city.
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