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Course on Urban Sustainability Indicators

Online 300-hour course on Urban Sustainability Indicators. 6 modules covering ISO 37120:2018, ISO 37101:2016 and R. Assigned tutor and open enrolment.

Duration300 h
ModeOnline
Start datesSet by the faculty
AwardSEIUM Institute certificate
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Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

01

Understand the conceptual frameworks for measuring urban sustainability.

02

Apply the ISO standards for city indicators.

03

Calculate environmental, social and economic indicators using real data.

04

Build composite indices with sensitivity analysis.

05

Prepare traceable methodological sheets.

06

Design dashboards for municipal management.

07

Assess a city's progress towards the SDGs.

Profile

Who it's for

  • Urban sustainability analyst wishing to specialise in Urban Sustainability Indicators.
  • Urban Agenda technician wishing to specialise in Urban Sustainability Indicators.
  • SDG consultant wishing to specialise in Urban Sustainability Indicators.
  • Municipal statistics technician wishing to specialise in Urban Sustainability Indicators.
  • Urban observatory manager wishing to specialise in Urban Sustainability Indicators.
  • Environmental technician wishing to specialise in Urban Sustainability Indicators.
  • Engineering or science graduates seeking to enter local government.
Standards & tools

What you'll work with

  • ISO 37120:2018
  • ISO 37101:2016
  • ISO 37122:2019
  • ISO 37123:2019
  • UNE 178201:2016
  • 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (UN, 2015)
  • Law 7/2021 on Climate Change and Energy Transition
Syllabus

6 modules · 300 h

  1. 1.1Environmental, social and economic dimensions
  2. 1.2Pressure-state-response conceptual framework
  3. 1.3SDG 11 and urban targets
  4. 1.4Localisation of the SDGs
  5. 1.5Spanish Urban Agenda and its indicators
  6. 1.6Difference between indicator, index and target
  7. 1.7Urban, district and neighbourhood scales
  8. 1.8Limitations and biases of measurement
  9. 1.9International composite indices
  10. 1.10Workshop: indicator tree for a city
  1. 2.1ISO 37120 and its 19 themes
  2. 2.2ISO 37101 and management systems
  3. 2.3ISO 37122 and 37123 complementary standards
  4. 2.4UNE 178201 on smart cities
  5. 2.5Indicators of the Spanish Network of Smart Cities
  6. 2.6UN-Habitat Urban Indicators Framework
  7. 2.7Reference Framework for Sustainable Cities
  8. 2.8European Green City Indicators
  9. 2.9WCCD certification
  10. 2.10Case study: comparison of two indicator systems
  1. 3.1Municipal carbon footprint
  2. 3.2Air quality and noise
  3. 3.3Water consumption and network losses
  4. 3.4Waste and recycling rate
  5. 3.5Sustainable mobility and modal split
  6. 3.6Green areas and park accessibility
  7. 3.7Housing and urban vulnerability
  8. 3.8Local economy and employment
  9. 3.9Governance and transparency
  10. 3.10Practice: calculating indicators with open data
  1. 4.1Statistical and administrative sources
  2. 4.2Geospatial data and remote sensing
  3. 4.3Normalisation and weighting
  4. 4.4Principal component analysis
  5. 4.5Aggregation in composite indices
  6. 4.6Sensitivity analysis
  7. 4.7Metadata and indicator sheets
  8. 4.8Data quality and traceability
  9. 4.9Time series and trends
  10. 4.10Laboratory: building a composite index in R
  1. 5.1Municipal dashboards
  2. 5.2Voluntary local SDG reports
  3. 5.3Linking to budgets
  4. 5.4Evidence-based policy evaluation
  5. 5.5Benchmarking between cities
  6. 5.6Visualisation and public communication
  7. 5.7Citizen participation in selection
  8. 5.8Governance of indicator systems
  9. 5.9Risks of political use
  10. 5.10Workshop: sustainability dashboard
  1. 6.1Municipal context and objectives
  2. 6.2Selection and justification of indicators
  3. 6.3Methodological sheets
  4. 6.4Calculation with real data
  5. 6.5Dashboard and visualisation
  6. 6.6Improvement recommendations
  7. 6.7Sensitivity analysis of the index
  8. 6.8Voluntary local SDG report
  9. 6.9Report and presentation
  10. 6.10Final review with the tutor
Methodology, software & labs

How you'll learn

100% online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and a assigned technical tutor. No fixed timetable: students progress at their own pace within the intake, which makes it possible to combine with work.

Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is R, QGIS, Power BI, Python (pandas), in free, academic or evaluation versions. Tests are studied using real indicator calculation procedures with open municipal data, construction of a composite sustainability index, and preparation of a voluntary local SDG report. Assessment is continuous by module plus the final integrative project.

Accreditable laboratories(EN ISO/IEC 17025) with rotor test rig, EMC/Lightning pre-compliance, HIL/SIL, vibration/acoustics.
Evidence-oriented Master's Thesis:safety case, test plan, compliance dossier and operational limits.
Industry mentoring:lecturers with a track record in la formacion, , eVTOL/UAM and flight test.
Flexible format(hybrid/online), international cohorts and support from SEIUM Career Services.
Ethics and safety:safety-by-design approach, ciber-OT, DIH and compliance as core pillars.
Capstone project

Build it end to end

Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.

Municipal context and objectives

Understand the conceptual frameworks for measuring urban sustainability.

Selection and justification of indicators

Apply the ISO standards for city indicators.

Methodological sheets

Calculate environmental, social and economic indicators using real data.

Calculation with real data

Build composite indices with sensitivity analysis.

Dashboard and visualisation

Prepare traceable methodological sheets.

Career opportunities

Where this takes you

Urban sustainability analystUrban Agenda technicianSDG consultantMunicipal statistics technicianUrban observatory managerEnvironmental technician
Admissions & scholarships

Requirements

  • No prior degree is required.
  • Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme's software.
  • Sufficient Spanish to follow technical regulatory reading.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The programme is 300 hours in total, spread over 3 to 5 months. That is an average of 10 to 15 hours per week, compatible with a full-time job.

The work is carried out with R, QGIS, Power BI, Python (pandas). Free, academic or evaluation versions are used, and the tutor indicates the open-source alternative where one exists.

An own SEIUM diploma upon passing the continuous assessment and the integrative project. This is in-house training, not an official Ministry qualification.

Yes. Modules passed in a Course or Postgraduate Diploma in the same area are credited towards the advanced programme. Please check the recognition policy when you enrol.

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