Smart Cities – Management of Smart Urban Infrastructures
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Smart Cities – Management of Smart Urban Infrastructures
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
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Learn about Smart Cities within the context of management of urban infrastructures. The introduction of Smart urban technologies into legacy infrastructures has resulted in numerous challenges and opportunities for contemporary cities and will continue to do so. This course will help you to understand how to make the best of these smart technologies in your cities’ legacy infrastructures.
Over the past few years, advances in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have significantly challenged the traditionally stable land scape of urban infrastructure service provision. This has resulted in increasing interest from both technology vendors and public authorities in the transition of cities towards so-called “Smart Cities”. Although such “Smart technologies” can provide immense opportunities for citizens and service providers alike, the ICTs often act as disruptive innovators of urban infrastructure service provision.
In this MOOC, you will gain a thorough understanding of the challenges and opportunities associated with the Smart urban infrastructures, namely Smart urban transportation and Smart urban energy systems. Over the journey of this 5-week online course you will learn about the most important principles for the management of Smart urban infrastructures as well as the applications of these principles in the transportation and energy sectors.
This course does not have any prerequisites. However, to take the most away from of this MOOC, we strongly encourage you to enroll in our other MOOC on the Management of Urban Infrastructures, which has been widely praised by learners.
Through this course, you will:
- Gain a deep understanding of the nature of disruptive innovations (smart technologies) in urban infrastructure systems;
- Learn about state-of-the-art strategies for effectively managing the transition from legacy infrastructures to smart urban systems;
- Study the management of the transition phase from legacy infrastructure systems to smart cities by supporting innovations while avoiding early lock-in; and
- Understand potential applications of the materials learned in this course within the context of the management of smart urban transportation systems as well as smart urban energy systems.
Habilidades que você terá
Smart CityCity ManagementManagementCity Planning
Programa - O que você aprenderá com este curso
1
Seção
Introduction to Smart Urban Infrastructures and Smart Cities
‘Smart City’ is a notion that is widely, and sometimes not appropriately, used by urbanists across the globe. This week will help you to get a more clear understanding of this notion by using a rigorous conceptual framework, which is based on the systems theory. In this week, we will explain the concept of Smart Cities by reviewing different conceptual approaches to Smart Cities and discussing the pros and cons of each approach.
8 vídeos (Total de 63 min), 6 leituras, 1 teste
8 videos
Introduction to week 13min
Conceptualizing cities as complex socio-technical systems9min
What is digitalization?7min
General Implications of digitalization10min
Implications on digitalization on cities9min
Perspectives on Smart Cities7min
interview with Ms. Irene Compte Libera about Barcelona13min
6 leituras
Introduction to the Smart Cities MOOC10min
Write an optional case study and win a prize!10min
Where to get help10min
Course discussions10min
Certificate10min
Reading 1 - Introduction to Smart Urban Infrastructures and Smart Cities10min
1 exercício prático
What did I learn in Block 1?30min
2
Seção
Smart Urban Energy Systems
Smart Energy Systems are one of the top priorities on the agenda of local governments, nation states and technology suppliers. In this week, we deep dive into the energy sector to explore some of the most important managerial considerations in the transition phase and operation of Smart Urban Energy Systems.
9 vídeos (Total de 64 min), 1 leitura, 1 teste
9 videos
Conceptualization of Smart Urban Energy Systems8min
Interview with an Utility company (Dr. Corrodi, IWB Basel)5min
The infrastructure layer of smart urban energy systems6min
Interview with Prof. Mario Paolone10min
The services layer of smart urban energy systems6min
The data/digital layer of smart urban energy systems6min
Managerial and Policy takeaways6min
Interview with an Energy company (Dr. Bolke, Schneider Electric)12min
1 leituras
Reading 2 - Smart Urban Energy Systems10min
1 exercício prático
What did I learn in Block 2?30min
3
Seção
Smart Urban Transportation Systems
Many Smart Transportation Technologies are already tested on the roads and in cities across the globe. Driverless vehicles as well as car and ride sharing solutions are not anymore futuristic visions for urban transportation systems; but realities that pose significant opportunities and threads for legacy urban transportation systems. In this week, we deep dive into the urban transportation sector and discuss some of the most important managerial considerations to facilitate the transition phase, and operation of Smart Urban Transportation Systems, thanks to availability of data.
7 vídeos (Total de 51 min), 1 leitura, 1 teste
7 videos
Conceptualization of smart urban transportation systems5min
The "improve" pathway9min
Interview with a transportation company (Mr Schaefer, Siemens)10min
The "shift" pathway8min
Interview with a transportation operator (Ms. Leboucher, RATP)9min
Conditions for success6min
1 leituras
Reading 3 - Smart Urban Transportation Systems10min
1 exercício prático
What did I learn in Block 3?30min
4
Seção
Towards Smart Cities: part 1
The transition of legacy cities to Smart Cities is not a spontaneous process. To get the transition process right, and to the benefit of citizens, cities have to adopt effective management and governance approaches to successfully deal with numerous complexities of this process. This week will help you to understand the most important factors in the transition phase of legacy cities to Smart cities and their managerial implications.
7 vídeos (Total de 58 min), 1 leitura, 1 teste
7 videos
Transition in Socio-Technical systems13min
Interview with an urban service provider company (Dr. Staron, Veolia)7min
Data/Digital layer7min
Potential of the digital layer2min
Interview with Prof. Montero (UNED, Madrid)9min
Interview with Prof. Faltings (EPFL)13min
1 leituras
Reading 4 - Towards Smart Cities part I10min
1 exercício prático
What did I learn in Block 4?30min
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Melhores avaliações
por LY•Mar 13th 2018
Excellent overview on different aspects of smart urban infrastructure. Course creators made complex issues really easy to understand, even for absolute beginners.
por TC•Mar 12th 2018
This course is great. I like the way the course is structured and how the lecturers are able to articulate complex matters in a simple format.
Instrutores
Matthias Finger
ProfessorEPFL, ITPP, MIR, IGLUS Lab
Sobre École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Perguntas Frequentes – FAQ
When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?
Once you enroll for a Certificate, you’ll have access to all videos, quizzes, and programming assignments (if applicable). Peer review assignments can only be submitted and reviewed once your session has begun. If you choose to explore the course without purchasing, you may not be able to access certain assignments.
What will I get if I purchase the Certificate?
When you purchase a Certificate you get access to all course materials, including graded assignments. Upon completing the course, your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.
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