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Planning for Non-Planners: What You Need to Know about Community Planning
An intro to the practice of urban planning + how to build more sustainable, vibrant, & inclusive communities + physical environments.
This 30 hour (over twelve weeks) online course is for policy makers, professionals, and students seeking to understand green infrastructure (GI) and its potential for managing the impacts of urbanization and climate change. The aim of the course is to foster a network of professionals engaged with the challenges and opportunities of blending nature and infrastructure.
Green infrastructure and related nature-based solutions are gaining widespread support as effective components of healthy city building as well as climate adaptation strategies. The course provides an overview of how GI systems work, the ecosystem services they can provide, and how they can be employed effectively.
The course has four parts that together provide a substantive overview of the current green infrastructure policy, design, and practice and the associated challenges and opportunities.
This course is developed and offered by Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Environment’s Professional Programs and Partnerships with funding from Natural Resources Canada and the Adaptation Learning Network. The course is part of a series of courses intended to inspire climate action and improve professional capacity for climate change adaptation.
For more details, including course outline and to register, click here.
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