Sharing Cities: Governance and Urban Sustainability
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Approx. 12 hours to complete
Course Summary
The Sharing Cities course explores the concept of sharing economy and its potential to address urban challenges. It focuses on case studies of cities that have implemented sharing economy initiatives.Key Learning Points
- Understand how sharing economy can contribute to solving urban challenges such as resource depletion and social isolation.
- Learn from real-life examples of sharing economy initiatives implemented in cities around the world.
- Explore the potential of sharing economy to create more inclusive and sustainable cities.
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the potential of sharing economy to address urban challenges
- Gain insights from real-life case studies of sharing economy initiatives in cities
- Learn how to create more inclusive and sustainable cities through sharing economy
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Basic understanding of urban challenges and sustainability
- Interest in sharing economy and its potential
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Online
- Self-paced
- Video lectures
- Case studies
Similar Courses
- Sustainable Cities
- Smart Cities
- Urban Planning and Design
Related Education Paths
Related Books
Description
How can we govern consumption and the sharing economy in our cities?
Knowledge
- Increased knowledge on cities and consumption.
- Improved critical thinking on the opportunities and challenges for governing the sharing economy to contribute to urban sustainability.
- Deeper understanding of the relationship between the sharing economy, cities, governance, consumption and urban sustainability.
- Expanded ability to use systems thinking to assess cities and consumption.
Outline
- Week 1 – Sharing Cities: Governing and Regulating
- Sharing Cities Sweden – A National Program for the Sharing Economy in Cities (Kes McCormick)
- The Role of Municipalities in Sharing Cities – Introduction (Yuliya Voytenko)
- The Role of Municipalities in Sharing Cities – Regulating (Yuliya Voytenko)
- Sharing Cities (Harmen van Sprang)
- Sharing is the new owning – part 1
- Welcome to the course - start here!
- Course readings
- Course grading
- Readings for this week
- Week 2 – Sharing Cities: Leading and Visioning
- The Role of Municipalities in Sharing Cities –Self-governing (Yuliya Voytenko)
- Test-bed Stockholm (Örjan Svane)
- Sharing Practices - The Smart Map
- Sharing is the new owning – part 2
- Readings for this week
- Course assignment - instructions
- Week 3 – Sharing Cities: Providing and Evaluating
- The Role of Municipalities in Sharing Cities – Providing (Yuliya Voytenko)
- Test-bed Umeå (Siahrei Manzhynski)
- Sharing Practices – The Toy Library
- Sharing is the new owning – part 3
- Readings for this week
- Week 4 – Sharing Cities: Enabling and Engaging
- The Role of Municipalities in Sharing Cities – Enabling (Yuliya Voytenko)
- Test-bed Gothenburg (Tove Lund)
- Sharing Practices – Meet the Locals
- Sharing is the new owning – part 4
- Readings for this week
- Week 5 – Sharing Cities: Collaborating and Innovating
- The Role of Municipalities in Sharing Cities – Collaborating (Yuliya Voytenko)
- Test-bed Malmö (Oscar Pelin)
- Sharing Practices – Library for Sport
- Sharing is the new owning – part 5
- Readings for this week
Summary of User Reviews
Discover the concept of Sharing Cities in this course from Coursera. Students have rated this course highly for its inspiring content, engaging instructors, and practical applications. One key aspect that many users thought was good is the course's focus on real-world examples and case studies.Pros from User Reviews
- Engaging and knowledgeable instructors
- Real-world examples and case studies
- Practical applications for real-life situations
Cons from User Reviews
- Some technical issues with the platform
- Not enough depth on certain topics
- Could benefit from more interactive elements
Dr. Kes McCormick
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