Economic Development
- Gain the tools needed to build stronger urban economies
- Apply data to economic development problem-solving
- Develop a catalog of best practices for what works in cities
The 21st century is the century of the city. We come together in cities, to live and to work, to play and to create. With more than half the world’s population currently living in cities—more than three billion people—and an estimated 60 million more moving to cities every year, cities are cauldrons of human creativity. The building of competitive, prosperous, and sustainable cities is the grandest of the grand challenges facing our world. Simply put, we will need new and innovative thinking brought to the forefront of urban economic development. Working with some of the leading economic development and city practitioners across the world, students will gain the skills, insights, and expertise needed to build more creative, innovative, and sustainable cities.
This Fall, study from anywhere in the world in the safety and comfort of your home through online or remote instruction.
Economic Development Principles and Partnerships
Learn how communities can establish ecosystems that foster cultural, entrepreneurial, civic, scientific, and artistic creativity.
Global Cities
Gain key insights into the challenges and trends impacting the world’s cities, including increased urbanization and social and equity divides.
Placemaking and Placekeeping
Learn best practices and approaches in creative placemaking, including neighborhood revitalization, public space use, and street-level programming.
Resilient Cities
Learn new approaches to building cities that incorporate climate and sustainability policies, physical development, and environment protection.
Startup Cities
Study various models and approaches for supporting innovation and startups in urban environments, including incubator and accelerator best practices.
Tools and Techniques for Understanding Urban Economies
Gain key insights into effective economic development research methods and associated strategies for communities.
Critical Infrastructure: Vulnerability and Consequence Analysis
Establish a foundation for engaging in risk management by focusing on vulnerability and consequence analysis.
Infrastructure Incident and Consequence Management
Explore organizational structures that best support incident decision-making and the role of critical infrastructure consequence management.
Introduction to Critical Infrastructure: All-Hazards Approach
Acquire a framework for identifying and organizing critical infrastructure, and explore the relevant legislative and regulatory authorities.
The Changing City: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
In eight illustrated lectures, see how New York neighborhoods change with the times, and how the look of the City itself changes.
Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction
This course will examine the economic challenges poor countries face and the strategies proposed to deal with them, beginning with an analysis...