Course: Urban Governance: Resilient and Smart Cities (The Hague Academy for Local Governance)

With the majority of the world population living in urban environments today, cities are both the centers of development and innovation and confronted with the most pressing challenges. Urban resilience and smart city solutions have become important concepts in the urban governance agenda, providing a way forward for urban local authorities, city planners, urban policymakers and practitioners.

This course on urban governance focuses on strategies, frameworks and tools to strengthen cities’ resilience: their ability to absorb and recover from internal and external shock or stress, maintain their essential functions and adapt and thrive in the face of continual change. The course will also cover smart city solutions by examining the role data and innovative technologies play in promoting resilience.

The course combines theoretical debates with practical experiences, real-life scenarios, as well as group work. The discussions are designed to address cities' resilience questions.

You will gain practical knowledge on how to:

• Assess the vulnerability of cities using resilience strategies and frameworks;
• Develop strategies and roadmaps for urban resilience in an inclusive and participatory manner;
• Make effective and ethical use of data and innovative technologies to design smart solutions to support resilience;
• Mobilise key stakeholders to establish sustainable partnerships to build resilient and smart cities.

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