Ethical Cities – Online Course

Who is the course for?

You don’t need any prior knowledge to take this course but an interest in social change or urban planning might be useful.

What topics will you cover?

Current challenges facing cities around the world

Ethical principles that can form the foundation of an ethical lens through which to evaluate situations and decisions

Notion of the ethical city and its added value to professionals and citizens in terms of how it helps improve the quality of urban life

Issues of corruption, their impact on development and how they can be combated

Characteristics of ethical leaders

How operational structures of local government improve or exacerbate local issues

How urban planning can improve or degrade urban quality of life

Business responsibility in creating and shaping ethical cities

New models for ethical leadership, planning, and business

Tools for citizen engagement and participation

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…

Discuss the current circumstances and challenges facing your city and compare other cities around the world.

Explore the notion of the ethical city and its added value to professionals and citizens in terms of how it helps improve the quality of urban life.

Develop a framework to evaluate current plans, actions, measures, perspectives, methods, approaches and recipes designed to shape urban development in your city.

Evaluate through stakeholder mapping the structures and influence of various entities in your city and how they work to help solve or exacerbate local problems.

Reflect upon the broader context of issues like social justice, corporate responsibility and ethical practice at the city level.