659EC-2 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES 2025

Section outline

• Select section Introduction

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  Introduction

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  • Select activity Syllabus_659EC_2025_2026

    

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• Select section 1 – Urban geography. An Introduction to Cities

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  1 – Urban geography. An Introduction to Cities

  World urban population
  Cities: a definition

  • Select activity Visual Capitalist - The Yuxi Circle: The World’s Most Densely Populated Area

    

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  • Select activity Statista - Share of urban population worldwide in 2025, by continent

    

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  • Select activity STATISTA - Largest urban agglomerations worldwide in 2025, by population

    

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  • Select activity Visual Capitalist - Ranked: The World’s Largest Cities By Population

    

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  • Select activity Visual Capitalist - Ranked: The Most Populous Cities in the World

    

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  • Select activity FUAs - OECD OECD. Definition of Cities and Functional Urban Areas

    

    FUAs - OECD OECD. Definition of Cities and Functional Urban Areas URL
  • Select activity Eurostat FUAs - Glossary:Functional urban area

    

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  • Select activity ISTAT - Cities & functional urban areas

    

    ISTAT - Cities & functional urban areas URL
  • Select activity Adobati-Ferri-Pavesi_SIU2015

    

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  • Select activity 1_659EC_SC_2025_2026 – Urban geography. An Introduction to Cities

    

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• Select section 2 – Urban form and urban structure

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  2 – Urban form and urban structure

  Topics

  Transport, urban form and spatial structure

  • The analysis of urban structure
  • The bid rent and the models of urban structure
  • The global model
  • The urban density

  The Lecture will be based in particular on the sub-chapters 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3 of the linked of the "Chapter 8 – Urban Transportation"from the webpage "The Geography of Transport Systems  -The Spatial Organization of Transportation and Mobility" by J.P. Rodrigue

  • Select activity 2_659EC_SC_2025_2026-Urban form and urban structure

    

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  • Select activity Chapter 8 – Urban Transportation

    

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• Select section 3 – The urban lifecycle and the urban crisis

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  3 – The urban lifecycle and the urban crisis

  The urban lifecycle and the urban crisis

  Urban Transport Challenges

  • Select activity 3_659EC_SC_2025_2026 - The Urban Life Cycle - The Urban Crisis

    

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  • Select activity Visual Capitalist - How Europe’s Cities Have Grown Since 1975

    

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  • Select activity Visual Capitalist - How Cities in the Americas Have Grown Since 1975

    

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  • Select activity Chapter 8.4 – Urban Transport Challenges

    

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• Select section 4 - Sustainable Cities

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  4 - Sustainable Cities

  Introduction to Smart and Sustainable Cities
  Key Components of Smart Sustainable Cities
  Urban Sustainability Planning Tools
  Technology and Innovation in Practice
  Global Examples of Smart and Sustainable Cities
  Challenges and Future Directions

  • Select activity 4_659EC_SC_2025_2026_BORRUSO_Smart & Sustainable Cities

    

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  • Select activity 4_659EC_SC_2025_2026_GALLO_port_city_Transition

    

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  • Select activity End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled

    

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  • Select activity End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance

    

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• Select section Resources

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  Resources

  • Select activity Copernicus - Urban Atlas

    

    Copernicus - Urban Atlas URL
  • Select activity UN Habitat - Envisaging the Future of Cities 2022

    

    UN Habitat - Envisaging the Future of Cities 2022 URL
  • Select activity The World Bank - Eco2 Cities Ecological Cities as Economic Cities

    

    The World Bank - Eco2 Cities Ecological Cities as Economic Cities URL
  • Select activity The World Bank Group - Global Platform for Sustainable Cities. Catalyzing Solutions for Sustainable Cities 2018

    

    The World Bank Group - Global Platform for Sustainable Cities. Catalyzing Solutions for Sustainable Cities 2018 URL
  • Select activity The Workd Bank Group - Global Platform for Sustainable Cities. Urban Nature and Biodiversity for Cities 2021

    

    The Workd Bank Group - Global Platform for Sustainable Cities. Urban Nature and Biodiversity for Cities 2021 URL
  • Select activity UN Habitat - The New Urban Agenda

    

    UN Habitat - The New Urban Agenda URL
  • Select activity The World Bank Group. SUSTAINABLE CITIES TOWARDS A GREEN, RESILIENT AND INCLUSIVE RECOVERY

    

    The World Bank Group. SUSTAINABLE CITIES TOWARDS A GREEN, RESILIENT AND INCLUSIVE RECOVERY URL
  • Select activity UN - Habitat. United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)

    

    UN - Habitat. United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) URL
  • Select activity The World Bank Group. What Makes a Sustainable City?

    

    The World Bank Group. What Makes a Sustainable City? URL
  • Select activity UN Habitat - The New Urban Agenda (1)

    

    UN Habitat - The New Urban Agenda (1) URL
  • Select activity Local 2030 - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Monitoring Human Settlements Indicators

    

    Local 2030 - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Monitoring Human Settlements Indicators URL
  • Select activity UN Habitat - Strategies for Affordable Housing and Thriving Communities

    

    UN Habitat - Strategies for Affordable Housing and Thriving Communities URL
  • Select activity Economist Intelligence - The Global Liveability Index 2025

    

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