About This Course

This e-learning course entitled "Urban Upgrading for Inclusion, Sustainability and Resilience in a Time of Global Pandemics" is designed to equip policy makers and urban practitioners with the necessary tools and insights to effectively address the challenges that slums pose, particularly in light of the global pandemics. The course is detailed in its approach, focusing on both conceptual and practical aspects of slum upgrading interventions and the broader policy and programming strategies required for effective urban planning and scaling.

Course Description

The course explores various dimensions of urban slums, including their social, economic, and spatial characteristics, their evolution, and their overall impact on communities and urban areas. It further delves into operational principles and instruments required for planning, financing, and implementing slum upgrading projects while emphasizing sustainability, social inclusion, and resilience in urban planning.

What Students Will Learn

• Comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of urban slums.
• Analysis of various policy approaches geared towards addressing urban slums.
• Application of operational principles for slum upgrading including planning, finance, infrastructure, and social inclusion.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required for this course, making it accessible to anyone interested in the subject matter.

Course Coverage

• Understanding Urban Slums: Their emergence, consolidation, and impact.
• Policy Analysis: Evolution of slum-related policies and their effectiveness.
• Operational Principles: Key elements in planning and implementing upgrading interventions.
• Sustainability and Resilience: Ensuring long-term success and adaptability of urban upgrades.

Who This Course Is For

This course is targeted at policy makers, urban planners, and practitioners who are involved in or interested in the upgrading of urban slums, especially within the context of recent global health crises.

Real World Application

Learners can take the skills and knowledge from this course to develop effective strategies and plans for slum upgrading, thereby enhancing urban resilience, encouraging community involvement, and ensuring sustainable urban development in areas most in need.

Course Syllabus

• Week 1: The Case for Upgrading
• Week 2: Planning Informal Settlement Upgrading
• Week 3: Financing Informal Settlement Upgrading
• Week 4: Improving Land Tenure
• Week 5: Upgrading Infrastructure
• Week 6: Incremental Housing and Resettlement
• Week 7: Social Inclusion in Upgrading
• Week 8: Sustainability and Scaling Up
• Week 9: Managing Health Outbreaks in Slums