Target Audience
Dedicated For Master level, PhDs and long-life training from all disciplines linked to the city, health, the environment, social and human sciences, data sciences…
Overview
- Health is the pulse of the new urban agenda / Health must be included in all policies
- Urban health must be approached as a complex system comprising multiple interacting dimensions (natural, social, psychological) and scales
- It must be apprehended in a dynamic way & role of history
- With a science-society strong collaboration / participation
- Strategies for disease prevention
- Encourage place based policies in a multi-scale perspective
Objectives
- Address urban health through complex multidisciplinary approaches
- Use multidimensional and multiscale concepts, methods, and ecosystem frameworks
- Mobilize and support all players directly or indirectly involved in urban health
Program
The MOOC Healthy Urban Systems is split into 3 parts.
HEALTHY URBAN SYSTEMS, PART I: Concepts and observations
Online since November 2023
Module 1: A multidisciplinary framework
Module 2: Observing, measuring, and representing
HEALTHY URBAN SYSTEMS, PART II: Theories and Models
Online since December 2023
Module 3: Theoretical frameworks
Module 4: Tools for modeling
HEALTHY URBAN SYSTEMS, PART III: Urban Design and Policies
Online since March 2024
5: Scenarios design
6: Policies and governance
Certification
Upon payment, a certificate of attendance could be delivered at the end of the course.
Accreditation (possible and not compulsory): 2 ECTS, issued by the University of Lausanne via COURSERA (US$ 25)
Organisation
University of Lausanne – UNIL-EPFL Foundation for Continuing Education
General coordination:
- Prof. Céline Rozenblat, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
- Prof. Jeff van de Poël, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Practical information
Language
The MOOC is entirely in English, with possible subtitles in French and Chinese.
Schedule
Ongoing programme, 4 weeks – 1 session per week to be taken at your convenience. Workload: 2 to 3 hours per week
Registration
No background expertise is required.
Course fee
This course is free of charge.
