Shaping Urban Futures: Global Cities and Development
This course is part of Sustainable Cities and Urban Development.
This comprehensive course draws on extensive research from the PEAK Urban program, examining urban development challenges and opportunities across the global South. Through collaboration between prestigious institutions including Oxford, Peking University, and others, the course explores planetary urbanism, focusing on health, climate change, migration, and informality. Students learn to apply the PEAK framework - Prediction, Emergence, Adoption, and Knowledge - to understand and shape urban futures. The course emphasizes practical applications, featuring case studies from multiple cities and fostering skills in urban research, analysis, and decision-making.
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What you'll learn
In this course, you will learn how cities are evolving in the 21st century, especially in the global South, by exploring urban challenges like climate change, health, mobility, and informality. Using the PEAK Urban framework Prediction, Emergence, Adoption, and Knowledge, you'll understand how to interpret urban transformations, apply research-driven approaches, and contribute to shaping inclusive, sustainable, and resilient urban futures through knowledge co-production and data-driven strategies.
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
PreRecorded video
Graded assignments, Exams
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Limited Access access
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There are 6 modules in this course
This course brings a globally informed and deeply collaborative perspective to understanding urban challenges and transformations in the 21st century
Shaping Urban Futures: An Introduction
Module 1
How to Know a City: New Urban Sciences
Module 2
What to Know in a City: New Urban Formations
Module 3
How Cities are Changing: Urban Disruptions
Module 4
Transforming the City: Making a Difference on the Ground
Module 5
Reflections on the Future City: Conclusion
Module 6
Fee Structure
Individual course purchase is not available - to enroll in this course with a certificate, you need to purchase the complete Professional Certificate Course. For enrollment and detailed fee structure, visit the following: Sustainable Cities and Urban Development
Payment options
Financial Aid
Instructors
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Urban Development and Sustainability Expert
Aromar Revi has established himself as a pioneering figure in sustainable urban development as the founding Director of the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), India's first prospective National University focused on urbanization. His academic foundation includes degrees from IIT-Delhi and the Law and Management schools of the University of Delhi. With over 35 years of interdisciplinary experience, he has emerged as a global thought leader in sustainable development, public policy, and climate science. His extensive work includes leading 125 major research and consulting assignments, publishing over 95 peer-reviewed publications, and helping structure development investments exceeding $8 billion across multiple countries. As Co-Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), he successfully championed the inclusion of urban development in the UN's 2030 agenda through SDG 11. His expertise in climate science is evidenced by his role as Coordinating Lead Author of the 2018 IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C. As one of South Asia's leading disaster mitigation experts, he has directed emergency teams for ten major natural disasters affecting over five million people. His influence extends across academia, policy, and practice, having lectured at over 90 universities worldwide and advised numerous governments and international organizations on sustainable
Distinguished Urban Migration Scholar and Public Policy Expert
Michael Keith serves as Director of the PEAK Urban Research programme and brings extensive experience in both academia and public service. His academic leadership includes serving as Director of the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) at Oxford University until 2019, coordinating Urban Transformations for the Economic and Social Research Council until 2021, and co-directing the Oxford Programme for the Future of Cities. His research focuses on migration-related urban change, with recent publications including "Urban Transformations and Public Health in the Emergent City" and "African Cities and Collaborative Futures" (Manchester University Press), along with "The Unfinished Politics of Race" (Cambridge University Press, 2022). Beyond academia, he has twenty years of experience as a politician in London's East End, serving as a local authority leader and founding member of various urban regeneration initiatives. His commitment to social justice extends to decades of voluntary sector work, from addressing racism and criminal justice to co-founding and chairing the Rich Mix Cultural Foundation, the UK's largest multicultural arts centre.
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