Smart Cities – Management of Smart Urban Infrastructures

Learn about Smart Cities within the context of management of urban infrastructures. The introduction of Smart urban technologies into legacy infrastructures has resulted in numerous challenges and opportunities for contemporary cities and will continue to do so. This course will help you to understand how to make the best of these smart technologies in your cities’ legacy infrastructures. Over the past few years, advances in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have significantly challenged the traditionally stable land scape of urban infrastructure service provision. This has resulted in increasing interest from both technology vendors and public authorities in the transition of cities towards so-called “Smart Cities”. Although such “Smart technologies” can provide immense opportunities for citizens and service providers alike, the ICTs often act as disruptive innovators of urban infrastructure service provision. In this MOOC, you will gain a thorough understanding of the challenges and opportunities associated with the Smart urban infrastructures, namely Smart urban transportation and Smart urban energy systems. Over the journey of this 5-week online course you will learn about the most important principles for the management of Smart urban infrastructures as well as the applications of these principles in the transportation and energy sectors. This course does not have any prerequisites. However, to take the most away from of this MOOC, we strongly encourage you to enroll in our other MOOC on the Management of Urban Infrastructures, which has been widely praised by learners. Through this course, you will:

• Gain a deep understanding of the nature of disruptive innovations (smart technologies) in urban infrastructure systems;
• Learn about state-of-the-art strategies for effectively managing the transition from legacy infrastructures to smart urban systems;
• Study the management of the transition phase from legacy infrastructure systems to smart cities by supporting innovations while avoiding early lock-in; and
• Understand potential applications of the materials learned in this course within the context of the management of smart urban transportation systems as well as smart urban energy systems.

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Syllabus

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week 1
Introduction to Smart Urban Infrastructures and Smart Cities
Week 2
Smart Urban Energy Systems
Week 3
Smart Urban Transportation Systems
Week 4
Towards Smart Cities: part 1
Week 5
Towards Smart Cities: part 2

FAQ

When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?

Access to lectures and assignments depends on your type of enrollment. If you take a course in audit mode, you will be able to see most course materials for free. To access graded assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience, during or after your audit. If you don't see the audit option:

What will I get if I purchase the Certificate?

When you purchase a Certificate you get access to all course materials, including graded assignments. Upon completing the course, your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.

Is financial aid available?

Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.

Reviews

A great course for setting the basis of Smart Cities evolution and development in the near future for professionals who are involved in any related field

This course is very helpful for city planners and the future that are possible for all of us given the availability of digitization and technological advancement.

Very well structures course. A great help to start learning on the topic of Cities. Highly recommended. The course is from 2016, EPFL may consider some updates.

The course was extremely informative and the lectures had interesting insights to ponder about on smart cities and smart urban infrastructures.