MOOC

African Cities III, urban planning and management

Description

"African Cities" offers a course on urban management and planning. After a review of the major urban themes (climate change, infrastructure and services, energy, the right to the city, land, housing, the informal economy), we will take a critical look at the tools currently used in urban management and planning. We will then look at how to manage and plan a more inclusive, productive, resilient and resource-efficient city that respects the environment.

Finally, we will look successively at the issues of city financing, the interplay of players in the governance of urban projects, and the implementation of urban planning documents.

As urban planning does not fall within a single discipline, the approach of the course is not disciplinary, but consists in discussing the links between the main thematic entries enabling us to understand and accompany the processes of city-making. The course is taught by two experienced lecturers in the field, and enriched by contributions from a number of seasoned international experts. The overall aim is to present an operational approach to the elaboration of planning documents, in particular master plans.

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Description

Finally, we will look successively at the issues of city financing, the interplay of players in the governance of urban projects, and the implementation of urban planning documents.

Instructor

Jérôme Chenal

Expertise Urban DesignUrban PlanningUrban ManagementPublic SpaceHousingDevelopment StudiesVisual Anthropology Mission Director of CEAT Director of Excellence in Africa Center Affiliate professor at UM6P Teaching & PhD Past EPFL PhD Students Stéphanie Hasler, Rémi Jaligot, Armel Firmin Kemajou Mbianda, Martí Bosch Padrós, Andrea Salmi, Vitor Pessoa Colombo, Akuto Akpedze Konou, Rim Mrani Past EPFL PhD Students as codirector Marc Antoine Messer, Alexandre Rigal Courses Urban planning in the South PE

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Lectures in this MOOC (63)

Urban Planning in African Cities MOOC: African Cities III, urban planning and management

Explores the management and urban planning of African cities, emphasizing sustainable development.

Urban Management and Planning in African Cities MOOC: African Cities III, urban planning and management

Explores strategic orientations, governance, and implementation principles for urban management in African cities.

Urban Management in African Cities MOOC: African Cities III, urban planning and management

Explores urban management and planning in African cities, emphasizing walkability and sustainable mobility solutions.

Urban Planning in African Cities MOOC: African Cities III, urban planning and management

Discusses urban planning in African cities, focusing on Brazzaville and population estimates for 2035.

Urban Transport Prioritization MOOC: African Cities III, urban planning and management

Explores the challenges and strategies for prioritizing urban transport interventions in African cities.

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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

The École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL; English: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne; Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Lausanne) is a public research university in Lausanne, Switzerland. Established in 1853, EPFL has placed itself as a university specializing in engineering and natural sciences. EPFL is part of the ETH Domain, which is directly dependent on the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research.

Urban heat island

An urban heat island (UHI) is an urban area that is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas due to human activities. The temperature difference is usually larger at night than during the day, and is most apparent when winds are weak. UHI is most noticeable during the summer and winter. The main cause of the UHI effect is from the modification of land surfaces. A study has shown that heat islands can be affected by proximity to different types of land cover, so that proximity to barren land causes urban land to become hotter and proximity to vegetation makes it cooler.

Urban forest

An urban forest is a forest, or a collection of trees, that grow within a city, town or a suburb. In a wider sense, it may include any kind of woody plant vegetation growing in and around human settlements. As opposed to a forest park, whose ecosystems are also inherited from wilderness leftovers, urban forests often lack amenities like public bathrooms, paved paths, or sometimes clear borders which are distinct features of parks. Care and management of urban forests is called urban forestry.