Sustainable Urban Development

Provider: TU Delft & Wageningen University (via edX/AMS Institute)
Format: Online MOOC, self‑paced
Duration: 7 weeks, with 4–6 hours of study per week

Overview:
This course provides a holistic, systems‑based exploration of metropolitan regions. You’ll learn how cities—though covering less than 3 % of land—are home to over 50 % of the global population and responsible for more than 70 % of emissions, yet they hold the key to sustainable solutions (wur.nl).

Through a dynamic matrix format, you select learning pathways aligned with your interests—whether urban planning, engineering, policy, design, or social science—to investigate metropolitan challenges and solutions.

What You’ll Learn:

• Key sustainability challenges facing metropolitan regions

• Systems‑wide strategies to tackle issues such as climate, resources, infrastructure

• Real-world examples of urban interventions—water, energy, mobility, waste

• Methods to analyze and reflect on urban sustainability debates

• Skills to design and implement sustainable solutions for your own city 

Instructors:

• Prof. Huub H.M. Rijnaarts (Wageningen, Environment & Water Technology)

• Prof. Gert Spaargaren (Wageningen, Environmental Policy & Consumption)

• Additional contributions from TU Delft, WUR, and AMS Institute

Format & Interaction:

• Self‑paced learning

• Includes discussions and webinars to compare your city’s challenges with a global community 

Tuition & Certificate:

• Free to audit — full access to course materials

• Optional Certificate: US $139 (approx. €128) if you want a verified certificate upon completion 

Why Take This Course?

• Grasp the complexities of sustainable urban development from a transdisciplinary, metropolitan perspective

• Learn from leading experts and real case studies

• Join a diverse, global community of over 20,000 learners (wur.nl, edukatico.org)

Enroll anytime and tailor your path to explore challenges and solutions in your city and beyond.

👉 For more information and registration
Visit the course page on the TU Delft Online Learning platform or on edX: Sustainable Urban Development: Discover Advanced Metropolitan Solutions.