Citizenship and Smart Cities

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course has the objective that students learn to recognize the complexity of urban space so that they are able to propose realistic solutions to the challenges (combined with technology), to problems such as air quality, water supply, traffic management or adaptation to climate change. The course does not require prerequisites or prior knowledge. The course has a significant load of readings and case studies, which function as an important vehicle to learn success stories and develop critical thinking about the city, technology and the concept of citizenship. As a result of learning, the student develops a narrative of their city, investigating the historical, economic, environmental and social background, elaborating on the shape of the city they selected. Likewise, the student collectively builds a proposal for action to solve a problem in the city, elaborating on specific actions that involve urban form, cutting-edge technologies and citizen participation.