Course in the Future of Urban Resilience
Online 300-hour course in the Future of Urban Resilience. 6 modules covering the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, the United Nations New Urban Agenda (Habitat III, 2016) and Miro. Assigned tutor and open enrolment.
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What you will be able to do
Analyse the trends that will transform urban risk.
Apply foresight methods and scenario building.
Understand the new paradigms of transformative resilience.
Carry out anticipatory assessments of emerging technologies.
Design anticipatory governance models.
Develop long-term visions and roadmaps.
Integrate intergenerational equity into urban planning.
Who it's for
- Urban foresight analyst who wants to specialise in the Future of Urban Resilience.
- Resilience strategy manager who wants to specialise in the Future of Urban Resilience.
- Strategic planning consultant who wants to specialise in the Future of Urban Resilience.
- Researcher in urban studies who wants to specialise in the Future of Urban Resilience.
- Climate policy adviser who wants to specialise in the Future of Urban Resilience.
- Metropolitan planner who wants to specialise in the Future of Urban Resilience.
- Engineering or science graduates seeking to enter local and metropolitan administration.
What you'll work with
- Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030
- New Urban Agenda of the United Nations (Habitat III, 2016)
- Paris Agreement (2015)
- Spanish Climate Change and Energy Transition Act 7/2021
- Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 European Climate Law
- ISO 37101 Sustainable development in communities: management system
- ISO 22316 Organisational resilience: principles and attributes
6 modules · 300 h
1.1Accelerated urbanisation and megacities1.2Climate scenarios to 2050 and 21001.3Systemic risks and polycrisis1.4Demographic ageing and new vulnerabilities1.5Climate migration towards cities1.6Digital dependence and technological fragility1.7Pandemics and emerging biological risks1.8World Economic Forum Global Risks Report1.9Climate tipping points1.10Case study: critical reading of a global risks report
2.1Strategic foresight methods2.2Weak signal analysis and horizon scanning2.3Building exploratory scenarios2.4Delphi method with experts2.5Backcasting and desirable futures2.6Cross-impact analysis2.7Wild cards and black swans2.8Participatory foresight with citizens2.9Tools of the EU Joint Research Centre2.10Workshop: four urban resilience scenarios for 2050
3.1Transformative versus adaptive resilience3.2Fifteen-minute cities and proximity3.3Sponge cities and water management3.4Degrowth and urban circular economy3.5Regenerative and nature-based resilience3.6Antifragile cities and learning from stress3.7Food resilience and urban agriculture3.8Energy autonomy of neighbourhoods3.9Climate justice as a design principle3.10Case study: analysis of the sponge city model
4.1Artificial intelligence and autonomy in emergencies4.2Digital twins at metropolitan scale4.3Quantum computing and climate modelling4.4Robotics and autonomous vehicles in crises4.5Self-healing and smart materials4.6Geoengineering and its ethical debate4.7Earth observation satellite constellations4.8Technological risks of hyperconnectivity4.9Anticipatory technology assessment4.10Practice: anticipatory assessment of an emerging technology
5.1Anticipatory governance and public policy5.2City networks: C40, ICLEI, MCR20305.3Spanish Urban Agenda and New Urban Agenda5.4Climate-Neutral Cities Mission5.5Urban diplomacy and cooperation5.6Financing long-term transitions5.7Rights of future generations5.8Leadership for transformation5.9Future-oriented institutions and foresight offices5.10Case study: long-term resilience strategy
6.1Choice of city and time horizon6.2Trend and weak signal analysis6.3Scenario building6.4Vision of a desirable future6.5Backcasting roadmap6.6Enabling policies and technologies6.7Long-term monitoring indicators6.8Visual synthesis of scenarios6.9Report and presentation6.10Final review with the tutor
How you'll learn
Fully 100% online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. There are no fixed timetables: students progress at their own pace within the intake, which makes it possible to combine the course with work.
Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is Miro, Futures Platform, QGIS, Python, Vensim, in free, academic or evaluation versions. The exercises are based on real procedures: building resilience scenarios for cities to 2050, anticipatory assessment of an emerging technology, and an urban transformation roadmap using backcasting. Assessment is continuous, module by module, plus the final integrating project.
Build it end to end
Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.
Analyse the trends that will transform urban risk.
Apply foresight methods and scenario building.
Understand the new paradigms of transformative resilience.
Carry out anticipatory assessments of emerging technologies.
Design anticipatory governance models.
Where this takes you
Requirements
- No prior degree is required.
- Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme's software.
- Sufficient Spanish to follow technical regulatory texts.
Ready to start?
Send your application today. Our admissions team replies within 72 hours with your study plan and funding options.
Frequently asked questions
The programme consists of 300 hours in total, spread over 3 to 5 months. That is 10 to 15 hours per week on average, compatible with a full-time job.
You will work with Miro, Futures Platform, QGIS, Python, Vensim. Free, academic or evaluation versions are used, and the tutor indicates the free alternative where one exists.
SEIUM's own diploma upon passing the continuous assessment and the integrating project. It is in-house training, not an official qualification from the Ministry.
Yes. Modules passed in a Course or Postgraduate Diploma in the same area are recognised towards the higher-level programme. Check the recognition policy when enrolling.
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