Urban Planning Courses and Certifications

Design of Urban Water Management Structures

Compute design rainfall, calculate runoff and stormwater flows; design storm sewer systems and detention storage structures.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 5-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Modern Biotechnologies for Wastewater Treatment

Purdue University's 5-week course explores modern biotechnologies for wastewater treatment, teaching students to optimize treatment systems and assess public health risks.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 6-8 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Design of Sanitary Sewer Systems

Learn to design sanitary sewer systems with Purdue University's 5-week course. Gain hands-on experience in managing wastewater flows and maintaining healthy communities.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 5-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Nutrient Removal and Resource Recovery in Wastewater

This course introduces nutrient removal principles used in biological wastewater treatment plants.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 6-8 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Urban Design for the Public Good: Dutch Urbanism

Through a unique Dutch approach learn how to design landscapes and cities in response to social and environmental challenges.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Rethink the City: New approaches to Global and Local Urban Challenges

How do you plan future cities? Explore alternative theories and innovative solutions for urban challenges in the global south.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Smart Grids: The Basics

Understand the basics of smart grids. Learn about their heterogeneity, dynamics, control, and about security and assessment strategies.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Smart Grids: Modeling

Learn to build a model of a smart power grid, and to diagnose the effects of disturbances from variable renewable energy resources and intelligent demand on the grid.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Building Inclusive Cities: Tackling Urban Inequality and Segregation

Discover how urban design can help tackle inequality and socio-economic segregation in cities. Learn how to use analytical tools to measure these two phenomena and make urban design part of the solution.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

(Re)Imagining Port Cities: Understanding Space, Society and Culture

Explore the dynamics of port cities, their socio-cultural relations, and challenges with Delft University of Technology's 6-week course. Learn to make sustainable decisions for future development.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Global Housing Design

6 ratings at edX

Learn about the key design strategies required to develop adequate housing and inclusive dwelling environments for sustainable urban development.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Smart and Sustainable Cities: New Ways of Digitalization & Governance

7 ratings at edX

Explore the key governance challenges for smart sustainable city (SSC) initiatives and the approach required. Learn to organize co-creation and to use a roadmap that support planning, implementation, close monitoring and risks mitigation.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Microcredential

Smart Grids Integration and Modeling

Explore the future of energy transmission with Delft University's 12-week course. Learn about smart grids, their components, modeling, and their role in renewable energy and policy-making.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• $228.00
• 2 courses

Microcredential

Water and Ports, Historic Cities and Landscapes

Explore sustainable development of port cities with Delft University's 12-week program. Gain insights into spatial, social, and cultural dimensions of water and ports, using a transdisciplinary approach.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• $298.00
• 2 courses

Housing and Cities

Explore European urban housing history and its impact on modern architecture with this 10-week course from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)