Building expertise on developing sustainable and resilient infrastructure (MOOC)

Online: https://www.edx.org/course/building-expertise-on-developing-sustainable-and-r

This course provides knowledge, builds expertise and provides tools for the planning, financing and procurement and contractual arrangements that are needed for sustainable and resilient infrastructure projects. Drawing on the most recent developments in the area of social and environmental science as well as the expertise of practitioners this course will help you to understand what constitutes sustainable and resilient Infrastructure and teaches you how to achieve sustainable and resilient development goals through infrastructure development. In this context you will be introduced to SuRe®, an international voluntary standard for infrastructure and you will learn how SuRe® helps to make infrastructure more sustainable and resilient.

In the current global context of rapid urbanization, population growth, climate change and biodiversity degradation, developing sustainable and resilient infrastructure projects is one of the most urgent challenges. Because Infrastructure lasts so long the kind of infrastructure we build today matters well into the future. That means, our infrastructure choices today influence the quality of the life of our children and their children. In the forthcoming 15-20 year we are going to build about 1.5 times the infrastructure that already exists today. We have to make sure that our decisions and investments are made wisely. 

This 9-week open online course provides knowledge, builds expertise and provides tools on the planning, financing, procurement and contracting of sustainable and resilient infrastructure projects. You will be introduced to SuRe®, an international voluntary standard for infrastructure and you will learn the set of criteria SuRe® applies in order to make infrastructure more sustainable and resilient.

The first run of the course has been completed with 512 participants. GIB is currently in the process of upgrading the course to run it again in the future.

This MOOC aims to improve the understanding of sustainable infrastructure, its social, economic and environmental relevance, its complexity, challenges and opportunities. Also, it introduces various tools that help both the constructing, public and financial sector to assess and evaluate infrastructure projects in order to ensure their sustainability. Among these tools, SuRe® an international voluntary standard for infrastructure development is discussed.

Course duration: 9 weeks

Estimated effort: 4-6 hours per week

Language: English

Link: https://www.edx.org/course/building-expertise-on-developing-sustainable-and-r

The MOOC was developed in collaboration with partners such as EPFL, FIDIC and funded by the MAVA Foundation.

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