Sustainability, Resilience and Efficiency are fundamental considerations for city managers in managing urban infrastructures. Today, more than 3.9 billion people, making up more than 54% of the global population, live in cities. Urbanization is expected to continue in the coming years, raising the urban population to 6.0 billion by 2045. This dramatic increase in urban … [Read more...] about Management of Urban Infrastructures part 1
Social Sciences
Writing and Editing: Drafting
This third course in the “Good with Words: Writing and Editing†series will give you a number of strategies to help with what is often the most intimidating, even paralyzing part of the writing process: getting started. You’ll learn about the “planning fallacy†and “temptation bundling.†You’ll get a chance to experiment with “freewriting†and “writing … [Read more...] about Writing and Editing: Drafting
Evolution: A Course for Educators
How are all of the species living on Earth today related? How does understanding evolutionary science contribute to our well-being? In this course, participants will learn about evolutionary relationships, population genetics, and natural and artificial selection. Participants will explore evolutionary science and learn how to integrate it into their classrooms. … [Read more...] about Evolution: A Course for Educators
America’s Unwritten Constitution
An introduction to basic techniques of constitutional interpretation. … [Read more...] about America’s Unwritten Constitution
International Water Law
In recent decades, international law has undergone a series of major developments in order to accommodate the many new facets of freshwater management and protection. The adoption of universal, regional and basin instruments highlights how important it is to study the evolution of international water regulations and to be able to identify the main principles in this field. This … [Read more...] about International Water Law
