Healthy Urban Systems: Foundations & Framework
Learn multidisciplinary approaches to urban health systems, including planetary health and systemic frameworks for sustainable cities.
Learn multidisciplinary approaches to urban health systems, including planetary health and systemic frameworks for sustainable cities.
This comprehensive course explores the complex relationship between urban development and public health through a multidisciplinary lens. Part 1 of a three-part series introduces foundational concepts in urban health systems, combining theoretical frameworks with practical applications. Students learn to analyze urban health challenges using multidimensional approaches, from planetary health perspectives to systemic risk assessment. The curriculum covers innovative data collection methods, GIS applications, and ecosystem frameworks, emphasizing the interconnections between urban development and health outcomes. Special attention is given to observational techniques and analysis methods for understanding complex urban health systems.
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What you'll learn
Understand complex urban health systems and their components
Analyze relationships between urbanization and planetary health
Apply multidimensional frameworks to urban health challenges
Master observation and data collection methods for urban health
Develop systemic approaches to urban health solutions
Use GIS and modern tools for urban health analysis
Skills you'll gain
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4 assignments
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There are 5 modules in this course
This foundational course examines urban health systems through a multidisciplinary lens. Students explore the complex relationships between urbanization and health outcomes using systemic approaches and analytical frameworks. The curriculum covers key topics including planetary health, urbanization impacts, risk governance, and data observation methods. Through practical applications and case studies, participants learn to analyze urban health challenges using multidimensional and multiscale concepts. The course emphasizes the importance of collaborative approaches and evidence-based decision-making in creating healthy urban environments.
Week 1 - INTRODUCTION
Module 1 · 37 Minutes to complete
Week 1 - MODULE 1 A : A MULTIDISCIPLINARY FRAMEWORK FOR URBAN HEALTH SYSTEMS - PART1
Module 2 · 3 Hours to complete
Week 2 - MODULE 1 B : A MULTIDISCIPLINARY FRAMEWORK FOR URBAN HEALTH SYSTEMS - PART2
Module 3 · 2 Hours to complete
Week 3 - MODULE 2 A : OBSERVING URBAN HEALTH - PART 1
Module 4 · 3 Hours to complete
Week 4 - MODULE 2 B : OBSERVING URBAN HEALTH - PART 2
Module 5 · 2 Hours to complete
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Instructor
Urban Geography Expert and Complex Systems Scholar
Dr. Céline Rozenblat serves as Professor of Urban Geography at the University of Lausanne's Institute of Geography and Sustainability, where she previously served as Director (2018-2022). As vice-president of the International Geographical Union (IGU) and member of the Complex Systems Society, she brings extensive expertise in urban systems analysis. Her research focuses on systems of cities at European and world scales, multinational firm networks, inter-urban dynamics, and spatial analysis. Through her Coursera course series "Healthy Urban Systems," she helps students understand urban health systems through multiple perspectives, from theoretical concepts to practical applications. Her work includes developing comprehensive databases on European and worldwide cities, analyzing their networks and evolution through multi-dimensional and long-term approaches. As a former member of the International Science Council's Urban Health & Well-being commission, she has contributed significantly to understanding planetary urban health. Her research combines geographical analysis with complex systems theory, particularly focusing on the relationships between multi-level urban processes and city-system network dynamics.
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