Design for Circular Cities: Multi-scale strategies for Circular Urban Economies
Master the implementation of circular economy practices for the regeneration of sustainable cities at multiple urban scales.
Duration
6 weeksCost
$1,014
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Explore circular cities and sustainable practices with Deakin University
On this online microcredential, you’ll delve into transformative concepts in circular cities to gain an understanding of sustainable practices and solutions.
Learning from the experts at Deakin University, you’ll explore how circular strategies can revolutionise urban living, focusing on ecological preservation, infrastructure sustainability, and cultural enrichment.
Master stakeholder engagement for circular city initiatives
You’ll start by sharpening your community engagement skills through focused projects and comprehensive city strategies.
With this knowledge, you’ll learn to successfully collaborate with stakeholders to implement circular solutions throughout diverse urban systems.
Next, you’ll enhance your understanding of circular economy principles to optimise resource management. Discover advanced techniques for boosting resource efficiency and minimising waste, facilitating a sustainable transformation of urban environments.
Learn how to innovate urban systems
Throughout the microcredential, you’ll gain innovative insights into reimagining urban systems.
Master the integration of natural, human-made, and socio-cultural systems to design resilient, sustainable infrastructures.
Create sustainable solutions with circular urban business models
Next, you’ll develop business models that promote sustainable urban growth. Formulate actionable strategies enabling businesses to integrate circular principles, driving both economic and environmental success.
Then you’ll focus on creating urban infrastructures that integrate biological and ecological systems within circular cities. Learn how to apply these systems to improve urban biodiversity and sustainability, utilising natural processes to build resilient structures.
Understand sustainable urban development
Finally, you’ll explore the intersections between technical, built, and social systems to develop circular solutions that foster sustainable living and adaptability in a rapidly evolving world. Develop specific strategies tailored to city needs that embrace circularity and address urban challenges efficiently.
You’ll also master circular metabolism to achieve long-term resource optimisation as well as the ability to conduct in-depth sustainability analysis to craft integrated urban plans that bolster environmental resilience and health.
How will the skills you learn help in your career?
To fill a sustainable urban development gap, there is a need for the transformation of circular economy and renewable energy concepts/principles into the social and spatial context of cities and the built environment. This microcredential aims to upskill various industry sectors to facilitate national, regional, and local sustainability targets.
By the end, you’ll be equipped with essential skills for thriving fields like sustainability consulting, urban planning, green building design, and resource management. You’ll be prepared to pioneer transformative changes in alignment with regional and global sustainability goals.
How will you be assessed?
Acting as circular city innovators and sustainability consultants, you’ll design and propose a circular city initiative. You’ll create a detailed proposal outlining a strategy for transitioning a specific urban sector or function towards circularity.
Through this exercise, you’ll integrate key concepts, strategies, and implementation methods learned throughout the microcredential, while also undertaking critical reflection tasks at key points. You’ll also complete three quizzes throughout the microcredential.
The final assessment is a 2,500-word written submission.
What will you receive?
Upon successful completion of the written assessment, you’ll be awarded 0.5 Postgraduate Level Credits from Deakin University, and a Credly digital badge. You can build up your credits by completing more microcredentials offered by Deakin University.
What skills will you learn?
- Circular Design
- Circular Economy
- Sustainable Strategies For Business
- Sustainable Development
- Innovation
Are you eligible for this microcredential?
You don’t need any prior experience or knowledge to join this microcredential. All you need is an internet connection and an interest in circular cities and sustainability.
Is this microcredential right for you?
This microcredential is designed for learners wanting to undertake PD and career specialisation in the area of Built Environment professionals, urban policymakers, and educators.
Syllabus
What happens before, during, and after your microcredential
Before learning
You’ll have access to the welcome area to introduce yourself and familiarise yourself with the microcredential structure and course materials.
Course
From 3 Mar 2025
Design for Circular Cities: Multi-scale Strategies for Circular Urban Economies
Discover circularity strategies to help promote sustainability within urban environments.
6 weeks
15 hours per week
After learning
You’ll earn a Credly badge worth 0.5 credit points at the postgraduate level. With these points, you can build towards a degree at Deakin University. Additionally, you’ll receive a digital certificate of completion to showcase your learning to recruiters.
What you will receive
0.5 Deakin Credits at Postgraduate level from AQF
Find out how credits work and where you can use them in our FAQs.
What is a microcredential?
Microcredentials are designed to upskill you for work in rapidly-growing industries, without the time and cost commitment of a full degree. Your microcredential can stand alone as an independent credential, and some also offer academic credit to use towards a degree.
Complete online courses led by experts over multiple weeks with a dedicated group of professionals.
Test your understanding with online tutor-marked assessments and exercises.
Finish your learning and pass your assessments to gain an accredited credential.
Use your microcredential as evidence of your specialised skills and progress further in your industry.
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- Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
- Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
- Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores
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- Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
- Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
- Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others
Map your progress
- As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
- Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control
- Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate
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Microcredentials are designed to fit around your life and timezone.
There may be live events as part of your studies, but these will be recorded and can be watched afterwards if you aren’t online for the live broadcast.
No, microcredentials are designed to be taken anywhere in the world. You won’t need the right to study in the country where the university offering the microcredential is based.
You can use your academic credit to build towards a degree from Deakin University.
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