Climate Neutral Cities: Pathways and Opportunities
Learn strategies for creating climate-neutral, sustainable cities. Explore transformative skills for urban climate action.
Learn strategies for creating climate-neutral, sustainable cities. Explore transformative skills for urban climate action.
This course explores strategies for designing and achieving climate-neutral, sustainable cities. It adopts a "mission to the moon" approach to tackle urban greenhouse emissions, emphasizing pathways and opportunities. Drawing insights from Sweden, Europe, and worldwide, the course focuses on developing transformative skills and capacities for climate action in cities. While primarily addressing greenhouse gas emission mitigation, it also connects to adaptation, resilience, social justice, and sustainable development in urban contexts. Participants will gain knowledge on climate-neutral cities, improve critical thinking on urban climate opportunities, deepen understanding of transformative skills in climate action, and expand their ability to use systems thinking and the missions approach in urban climate change scenarios.
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What you'll learn
Increased knowledge on climate neutral and sustainable cities and transformative skills
Improved critical thinking on opportunities for climate neutral cities
Deeper understanding of transformative skills in urban climate action
Expanded ability to use systems thinking in urban climate contexts
Knowledge of the missions approach for tackling urban climate change
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
1.85 Hours PreRecorded video
10 assignments
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There are 5 modules in this course
This course provides a comprehensive exploration of strategies for creating climate-neutral and sustainable cities. It adopts a "mission to the moon" approach to address urban greenhouse gas emissions, focusing on pathways and opportunities. Drawing insights from Sweden, Europe, and global examples, the course aims to develop transformative skills and capacities for urban climate action. While primarily addressing emission mitigation, it also connects to adaptation, resilience, social justice, and sustainable development in urban contexts. The curriculum covers five key areas: visions and plans, data and tools, finance and partnerships, engagement and action, and research and innovation. Through a mix of video lectures, readings, quizzes, assignments, and discussions, participants will gain a deep understanding of urban climate challenges and solutions.
Visions and Plans
Module 1 · 2 Hours to complete
Data and Tools
Module 2 · 2 Hours to complete
Finance and Partnerships
Module 3 · 2 Hours to complete
Engagement and Action
Module 4 · 2 Hours to complete
Research and Innovation
Module 5 · 2 Hours to complete
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Instructors
Advancing Urban Sustainability and Climate Resilience at Lund University.
Björn Wickenberg, Dr., is a faculty member at Lund University, where he teaches the course "Cities, Climate and Change: Pathways and Opportunities." His research focuses on the interplay between urban environments and climate change, emphasizing strategies for developing sustainable and resilient cities. This course aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to address climate challenges in urban settings.
Expert in Sustainable Innovation and Business Development at Lund University
Kes McCormick is a Professor of Business Development and Sustainable Innovation at the Department of People and Society at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and holds a position at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) at Lund University. With a robust background in political science and environmental science, he brings over 20 years of academic and management experience to his work. His research and educational efforts focus on sustainability, business innovation, and governance, emphasizing capacity building and lifelong learning. McCormick has engaged more than 125,000 participants through Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and has contributed significantly to various projects collaborating with local governments, NGOs, and industry stakeholders.
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