Urban Governance in the Face of Risk

2 Credits.

This course is designed to equip policy makers with an enhanced understanding of the interconnected nature of contemporary urban challenges and the tools for an environmental and conflict sensitive practice of urban governance. In the face of rapid urbanization, climate change and significant local and global inequalities, urban policy makers across the world – from city officials to civil society activists – struggle to comprehensively analyze urban dynamics, design and implement policies and programs that address the multiple risk factors and create livable cities. This course surveys a variety of areas of urban disaster and climate risk and conflict as well as tools and approaches to manage them. It will give students a chance to apply new insights through group projects and interactive case studies of cities worldwide.