HEALTHY URBAN SYSTEMS - PART 1

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HEALTHY URBAN SYSTEMS - PART 1

Instructor: Prof. Céline Rozenblat

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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1 week to complete

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

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

Skills you'll gain

Tools you'll learn

Geographic Information Systems

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There are 5 modules in this course

Welcome to an immersive exploration of Urban Health Systems with our expertly developed MOOC, specifically designed for professionals and enthusiasts in Urban Health. This inaugural part of our MOOC series (consisting in 3 MOOCs) launches you into a comprehensive 4-week journey, navigating through multidisciplinary frameworks and analytical observations crucial to understanding urban health complexities.

Attain 2 ECTS credits as you explore pivotal themes, including urbanization-planetary health connections and a “Health in All Policies” approach. Module 1 solidifies foundational knowledge of systemic approaches and key urban health issues, whereas Module 2 enhances your observational and analytical skills, introducing GIS, data stewardship, and innovative AI tools. The MOOC culminates with the creation of a systemic flow chart, ensuring a practical, applied understanding, thereby facilitating informed decision-making towards realizing sustainable, health-oriented urban environments. Engage in a profound learning journey where theoretical knowledge harmoniously meets practical application, sculpting the future of Urban Health Systems.

What's included

1 video3 readings

PLANETARY HEALTH AND URBANIZATION

What's included

7 videos2 readings1 assignment1 peer review

7 videos Total 67 minutes

1.1.1 Introduction to Module 1 - multidisciplinary approach 6 minutes
1.1.2 Introduction to to planetary Health and urbanization 6 minutes
1.1.3. Reflections on Planetary health and Urbanization 9 minutes
1.1.4. Historical perspectives of wellbeing and human health into urban context 18 minutes
1.2.1 Introduction about Collaborative approach as a Complex System 12 minutes
1.2.2 Reflection of Urbanization on Urban Health in Developing Countries 9 minutes
1.2.3 Urban Health in Developing Countries: BAU Urban Lab as a model in systems approach 9 minutes

2 readings Total 70 minutes

References 60 minutes
GLOSSARY 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 10 minutes

Quiz for 1.1 and 1.2 10 minutes

1 peer review Total 60 minutes

Urban Health and Planetary Health in a Real-Life City 60 minutes

What's included

5 videos2 readings1 assignment1 peer review

5 videos Total 36 minutes

1.3.1 Introduction about Healthy Urban Systems 9 minutes
1.3.2 Risk Governance: A Generic Framework 8 minutes
1.3.3 Systemic Risks 8 minutes
1.3.4 The Application of a Framework of Healthy Urban Systems: the Example of Housing and Climate Change 8 minutes
1.3.5 Conclusion / Synthesis Module 1 4 minutes

2 readings Total 20 minutes

References 10 minutes
GLOSSARY 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 15 minutes

Quiz for 1.3 15 minutes

1 peer review Total 60 minutes

Urban Health and Planetary Health in a Real-Life City 60 minutes

What's included

8 videos3 readings1 assignment1 peer review

8 videos Total 83 minutes

2.1.1 Introduction: Observation for who? For what? 6 minutes
2.1.2 Multi-dimensions and multi-scales of observation: some examples 10 minutes
2.1.3 Observing multidimensional health issues in cities 10 minutes
2.2.1 Traditional and new data collections 13 minutes
2.2.2 Analysing satellite images with machine learning 10 minutes
2.2.3 Temporal data collection: dynamic data and cohorts 6 minutes
2.2.4 Temporality of data collection: the use of cohorts 11 minutes
2.2.5 Stewardship, availability and privacy issues 17 minutes

3 readings Total 50 minutes

Tier Classification of SDG Indicators 10 minutes
References 30 minutes
GLOSSARY 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 10 minutes

Quiz for 2.1 and 2.2 10 minutes

1 peer review Total 60 minutes

Interacting factors of Urban Health and their levels 60 minutes

What's included

7 videos2 readings1 assignment1 peer review

7 videos Total 67 minutes

2.3.1 Delineating city systems 13 minutes
2.3.2 Analyses and representations 7 minutes
2.3.3 Multilevel approaches / the ecological fallacy 7 minutes
2.4.1 Elaborating data frameworks 14 minutes
2.4.2 Entry points of urban health 11 minutes
2.4.3 Assets-based approaches 8 minutes
2.4.4 Conclusion / synthesis Module 2 7 minutes

2 readings Total 20 minutes

References 10 minutes
GLOSSARY 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 10 minutes

Quiz for 2.3 and 2.4 10 minutes

1 peer review Total 60 minutes

Spatial scales, entry points and interoperability 60 minutes

Instructor

Prof. Céline Rozenblat

University of Lausanne

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