Lectures related to Urban Sustainability Assessment

Digitalization and Performance of Cities MOOC: Smart Cities, Management of Smart Urban Infrastructures

Explores the implications of digitalization on cities and urban infrastructures.

Sustainable Development: Concepts and History

Explores the origins and principles of sustainable development, emphasizing the importance of balancing economic growth with environmental protection and social equity.

Recycling and Sustainable Development: Challenges and Solutions

Examines the role of recycling in sustainable development, addressing its limitations and the importance of a circular economy.

The Stationary City: Towards Sustainable Urban Development

By the instructor Philippe Bihouix explores transitioning towards a sustainable urban model.

Sustainable Materials: Lifecycle, Properties, and Design

Explores material lifecycle, properties, sustainability, and design, emphasizing the importance of auditing products for sustainability and discussing the evaluation of consumer products like LEGO.

Urban Metabolism: Sustainable Resource Management

Delves into urban metabolism, industrial ecology, and sustainable resource management within cities.

Sustainable Development Goals: Individual and Collective Actions

Emphasizes the role of individual and collective actions in achieving sustainability through the Sustainable Development Goals and the successes of the Millennium Development Goals.

Urban Mobility and Sustainable Cities

Delves into sustainable cities, emphasizing inclusive urban planning and the importance of organized transportation systems.

Material and Energy Flow Analysis for Resource Management

Covers Material and Energy Flow Analysis for resource management, urban systems, sustainable urban transition, and resource use dynamics.

Urban Sustainability: Challenges and Solutions

Examines urban sustainability, addressing ecological challenges, resource management, and innovative city models.

Climate & Sustainability Action Week

Delves into EPFL's Climate & Sustainability Action Week, a collaborative 5-day program focusing on methods, outcomes, emotional expression, and team work.

Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems

Explores innovative governance of large urban systems and the IGLUS framework.

Urban Resilient Territories: Challenges and Solutions

Delves into the challenges and successes of building resilient urban territories in alignment with planetary boundaries.

Living with the River: Nantes Case Study

Discusses integrating natural cycles into urban development along riverbanks for health, biodiversity, and climate benefits.

Smart Cities: Governance and Infrastructure

Delves into smart city governance, emphasizing citizen's needs over technology, and discusses challenges and real examples of digitalization impact.

Green & Thriving Neighbourhoods: Towards Zero Emission with 15-Minute City

Explores the 'Green & Thriving Neighbourhoods' concept, focusing on the '15-minute city' principle and showcasing sustainable urban initiatives from global cities.

Sustainability Assessment of Urban Systems Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers sustainability assessment in urban systems, exploring origins, key events, eco-efficiency, ethical relationships, and sustainability principles.

Sustainability Assessment of Urban Systems Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores sustainability assessment for urban systems, focusing on key issues and indicator frameworks.

Sustainability Assessment: Urban Systems Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores sustainability assessment in urban systems, emphasizing holistic thinking and system dynamics.

Indicators for Urban Sustainability Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores the significance of indicators in evaluating urban sustainability and the challenges in selecting suitable ones, using MONET and 'Cercle Indicateurs' in Switzerland as examples.