Greening the Economy: Sustainable Cities

Kes McCormick; Lena Neij; James Evans; Harriet Bulkeley
Level: beginner
University: Lund University
Platform: Coursera
Recurrence: always
Language: English
Discipline: Economics
Attendance: free
Certificate: 44.00 EUR
Workload per week: 5.0 h

How can we shape urban development towards sustainable and prosperous futures? This course will explore sustainable cities as engines for greening the economy. We place cities in the context of sustainable urban transformation and climate change. Sustainable urban transformation refers to structural transformation processes – multi-dimensional and radical change – that can effectively direct urban development towards ambitious sustainability and climate goals.

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Tags: climate change | sustainability | transformation | urban development | urbanization
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