edX Platform is offering in partnership with UBCx (that is free online courses center at University of British Columbia in Canada) a <a href="https://www.for9a.com/en/opportunity/category/Online-Courses" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">online course</a> on ecodesign for cities and suburbs. Ecodesign means integrating planning, urban design and the conservation of natural systems to produce a sustainable built and natural environment. Ecodesign can be implemented through normal business practices and the kinds of capital programs and regulations already in use in most communities. Course will show how ecodesign has already been used for exceptional projects in many cities and suburbs. Cities and suburbs built according to ecodesign principles can and should become normal, instead of just a few special examples, transforming urban development into desirable, lower-carbon, compact and walkable communities and business centers.As this course describes specific solutions to the vexing urban challenges we all face, course participants can see how these ideas might be applied in their own area. Participants will learn the conceptual framework of ecodesign, see many real, successful examples, and come to understand the tools, processes, and techniques for policy development and implementation.At the conclusion of the course participants will have the tools and strategies necessary to advocate policies and projects for a neighbourhood or urban district using the ecodesign framework.<h3 style="text-align: justify;">Course duration:</h3>The course will take from 4-5 hours of study per week, for overall 6 weeks period.<h3 style="text-align: justify;">Course topics:</h3><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">Week 1: How the usual urban growth model operates and why it needs to change.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Week 2:&nbsp;Adapting to climate change and limiting global warming locally.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Week 3:&nbsp;Balancing cars and other kinds of transportation, assuming, as we do, that the automobile is here to stay.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Week 4:&nbsp;Making cities more livable and environmentally compatible.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Week 5:&nbsp;Designing and managing the public realm.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Week 6: Implementing Ecodesign.</li></ul><h3 style="text-align: justify;">Course objectives:</h3>Enrollees will learn be able to:<ol><li style="text-align: justify;">The principles of ecodesign and why it is important as a response to the current disorganized urban growth model.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Ways to adapt to a changing climate, and ways to mitigate climate change locally.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Policies to balance auto and airplane transportation with walking, cycling, transit and high-speed rail.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Ways of designing urban and suburban regulations to make cities more livable and environmentally compatible.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Strategies for designing and managing the public realm, plus Innovative arrangements and processes for implementing ecodesign.</li></ol><h3 style="text-align: justify;">Course costs:</h3>It&rsquo;s free of charge to take this course, but there is an option of pursing a Verified Certificate for $50, that is:<ol><li>An instructor-signed certificate with the institution's logo to verify achievement and increase learner&rsquo;s job prospects.</li><li>Easily shareable that learners can add to their CV or resume, or post it directly on LinkedIn.</li><li>Proven motivator to give enrollees an additional incentive to complete the course.</li><li>Dedicated to support edX, as a non-profit, it relies on verified certificates to help fund free education for everyone globally.</li></ol>See more&nbsp;<a href="https://www.for9a.com/en/opportunity/category/Scholarships">scholarships</a>&nbsp;available on For9aSee more&nbsp;<a href="https://www.for9a.com/en/country/United-Kingdom">opportunities in the UK</a>&nbsp;available on For9aSee more available&nbsp;<a href="https://www.for9a.com/en/opportunity/category/Trainings-or-Workshops">workshops or trainings</a>&nbsp;on For9a

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