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Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
INR 20870yesHarvard University, Cambridge

The Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Syllabus and FAQs
  • Video Highlights
  • Fundamental Readings
  • Tell Us About Yourself! (Survey)

  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 The Growth of the Imperial City (3 Questions)
  • 1.3 China and the Changing Capital City (2 Questions)
  • 1.4 The Modern Imperial City (2 Questions), 
  • 1.5 The Legacy of Imperial Cities (2 Questions)
  • 1.6 Reflection

  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 The Power of the Mercantile City
  • 2.3 Ports: Trading Goods and Culture
  • 2.4 Shanghai: Connecting China to the World
  • 2.5 Reflection

  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 The Dawn and Decline of Industry: United Kingdom
  • 3.3 Planning the Industrial City
  • 3.4 Industry in the New World
  • 3.5 The Rise, Fall, and Future of Detroit
  • 3.6 Reflection

  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Cities & Markets
  • 4.3 Urban Pleasures
  • 4.4 Chains of Influence in Painting
  • 4.5 Performing Arts & the City
  • 4.6 Creating Cool Cities
  • 4.7 Shopping in London
  • 4.8 Reflection

  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Online and In Person
  • 5.3 Technology and the Service Economy
  • 5.4 The Inventive City
  • 5.5 Innovation in India
  • 5.6 Better Government Through Data
  • 5.7 City of the Future
  • 5.8 Reflection

  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 The City of Hope
  • 6.3 Racial Segregation in the U.S.
  • 6.4 The Power of Place and Education
  • 6.5 Life in the Favela
  • 6.6 Universities in Cities
  • 6.7 Reflection

  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Constructing the City
  • 7.3 The Unintended Consequences of Growth
  • 7.4 Governing the Cities of England
  • 7.5 New York City's Infrastructure
  • 7.6 Planning the City
  • 7.7 Power and Planning
  • 7.8 Urban Parks
  • 7.9 Reflection

  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 The History of Homes
  • 8.3 Making Housing Affordable
  • 8.4 Gentrification in Greater Boston
  • 8.5 Creating Community
  • 8.6 Reflection

  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 Options for Urban Mobility
  • 9.3 Public Transportation in Boston
  • 9.4 Congestion Pricing
  • 9.5 Transportation in the 21st Century
  • 9.6 Reflection

  • 10.1 Introduction
  • 10.2 Plagues & Cities
  • 10.3 Water Works
  • 10.4 Health in the Developing World
  • 10.5 Health & Urban Happiness
  • 10.6 Reflection

  • 11.1 Introduction
  • 11.2 Policing the City
  • 11.3 Urban Uprisings
  • 11.4 Urban Pacification in Brazil
  • 11.5 The Tradeoff Between Freedom & Safety
  • 11.6 Reflection
  • End of Course Survey

  • Urban Economic Lectures

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