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Course Syllabus

Module 1: The Urban Opportunity

Required
Chapter 1. The urban opportunity (I&II) - Aromar Revi, Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), Bangalore
Chapter 2. Cities as centers of cultural and social transformation (I&II)- Aromar Revi, IIHS, Bangalore
Chapter 3. The challenge of urban politics, planning and governance (I&II) - Edgar Pieterse, UCT, ACC, Cape Town
Advanced
Chapter 4. Urban research and methods - Eugenie Birch, University of Pennsylvania, Penn IUR, Philadelphia
Chapter 5. Urban theory and history - Susan Parnell, University of Cape Town, African Center for Cities, Cape Town

Module 2: What Makes a City Function?

Required
Chapter 1. Understanding urban systems - Aromar Revi, IIHS, Bangalore
Chapter 2. Municipal, regional and national governance - Aromar Revi, IIHS, Bangalore
Chapter 3. Urban utilities and services - Aromar Revi, IIHS, Bangalore
Chapter 4. Urban public finance and taxation - Aromar Revi, IIHS, Bangalore
Chapter 5. Law, order and conflict - Aromar Revi, IIHS, Bangalore
Advanced
Chapter 6. Land management and planning - Raf Tuts, UN-Habitat, Nairobi Chapter
Chapter 7. How cities function: Lessons from London and Mumbai - Aromar Revi, IIHS, Bangalore

Module 3: How Can We Reduce Urban Poverty and Make Cities Inclusive and Safe?

Required
Chapter 1. What is urban poverty? - David Satterthwaite, International Institute for Environmental Development, London
Chapter 2. New ways to measure urban poverty - David Satterthwaite, International Institute for Environmental Development, London
Chapter 3. Cities as sites for poverty reduction - William Cobbett, Cities Alliance, Brussels
Chapter 4. What is affordable and adequate housing? - Gautam Bhan, IIHS, Bangalore
Chapter 5. Who can deliver the housing we need? - Gautam Bhan, IIHS, Bangalore
Chapter 6. Safety and violence - Joshua Castellino, Middlesex University, School of Law, London
Advanced
Chapter 7. Urban risks and vulnerabilities - Allan Lavell, FLASCO, San Jose

Module 4: How Can We Make Cities Productive and Reduce Inequality?

Required
Chapter 1. Cities as loci of production and consumption - Aromar Revi, IIHS, Bangalore
Chapter 2. Women in the informal economy - Renana Jhabvala, WIEGO/SEWA Bharat, Delhi
Chapter 3. Migration, mobility and the urban-rural continuum - Aromar Revi, IIHS, Bangalore
Chapter 4. Wealth and inequality in urban areas - Aromar Revi, IIHS, Bangalore
Advanced
Chapter 5. A case study of SEWA, India - Renana Jhabvala, WIEGO/SEWA Bharat, Delhi
Chapter 6. Migration and the refugee crisis - Clare Short, Cities Alliance (CA), Manchester

Module 5: How can we improve human development in cities?

Required
Chapter 1. Addressing the challenges of urban public health - Srinath Reddy, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), Delhi
Chapter 2. Health services and planning solutions for improving urban health - Srinath Reddy, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), Delhi
Chapter 3. Education and skills - Chandrika Bahadur, SDG Academy, Delhi
Chapter 4. Education in cities - Chandrika Bahadur, SDG Academy, Delhi
Chapter 5. Gender in the city - Gautam Bhan, IIHS, Bangalore
Advanced
Chapter 6. Human rights and justice - Joshua Castellino, Middlesex University, School Law, London
Chapter 7. Law and equality - Joshua Castellino, Middlesex University, School Law, London
Chapter 8. Apartheid and planning in South African cities - Susan Parnell, University of Cape Town, ACC, Cape Town

Module 6: How can we provide universal urban services and infrastructure?

Required
Chapter 1. Sustainable environmental services and infrastructure- Aromar Revi, IIHS, Bangalore
Chapter 2. Sustainable transport planning- Peter Newman, Curtin University, Perth
Chapter 3. Information, communication, and technology- Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University, New York
Chapter 4. Sustainable urban energy systems- Aromar Revi, IIHS, Bangalore
Advanced
Chapter 5. Sustainable transport planning: Bangkok - Apiwat Ratanawaraha, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok

Module 7: How can the urban environment be protected, and cities be made resilient?

Required
Chapter 1. Air, water, food and natural resources - Aromar Revi, IIHS, Bangalore
Chapter 2. Urban agriculture for sustainable cities - Aromar Revi, IIHS, Bangalore
Chapter 3. How do cities accumulate risk exposure? - Aromar Revi, IIHS, Bangalore
Chapter 4. Climate impacts, adaptation and mitigation - Aromar Revi, IIHS, Bangalore
Chapter 5. Building urban resilience - Aromar Revi, IIHS, Bangalore
Advanced
Chapter 6. Environmental planning, management and the politics of change- Raf Tuts, UN-Habitat, Nairobi
Chapter 7. Sustainable environmental practices: Durban- Debra Roberts, eThekwini Municipality, Durban
Chapter 8. Urban disaster risk management - Allan Lavell, FLACSO, San Jose
Chapter 9. Post-disaster recovery - Kamal Kishore, National Disaster Management Authority, India, Delhi

Module 8: How can cities and urban areas be governed better to make them more sustainable?

Required
Chapter 1. SDGs and other global processes - Aromar Revi, IIHS, Bangalore
Chapter 2. New institutions and forms governance - Aromar Revi, IIHS, Bangalore
Chapter 3. Public participation and democracy (I&II) - Edgar Pieterse, UCT, African Center for Cities, Cape Town
Chapter 4. Financing sustainable development- Michael Cohen, The New School University, New York
Advanced
Chapter 5. Measuring and monitoring the SDGs - Eduardo Moreno, UN-Habitat, Nairobi
Chapter 6. Addressing the opportunities of secondary cities - David Simon, Mistra Urban Futures, London

Module 09: Who can enable and implement this change?

Required
Chapter 1. Who is helping make cities more sustainable? - Aromar Revi, IIHS
Chapter 2. United cities and local governments (UCLG) and urban sustainability - Edgardo Bilsky, UCLG, Barcelona
Chapter 3: International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) and Urban Sustainability - Gino Van Begin, ICLEI
Chapter 4. UN-Habitat & International Development and Financing agencies - Eduardo Moreno, UN-Habitat, Nairobi
Chapter 5. Implementing urban sustainability - Aromar Revi, IIHS
Chapter 6. Urban innovation: community-based organisations and civil society: Case of SDI - Sheela Patel, SDI/SPARC, Mumbai
Advanced
Chapter 7. Local leadership: a case study of Melbourne - John Thwaites, Monash University, Melbourne
Chapter 8. International climate action: A case of Chinese cities - Seth Schultz, C40 Cities, New York

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