A gentle, easy introduction to a complicated, challenging topic.

Good for an Introduction to Sustainability in Urban Areas

I really enjoyed this class and recommend it to others.

Falta mas información, orientar mejor el conocimiento.

There where some modules quite redundant.

very interactive and informative course.

could use other types of assessment

Could have more technical knowledge

Quite a good Learning experience

Wonderful. Thanks so much.

I did enjoy this course.

Great Experience !!

Structured course.

very useful coure

very good course

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The course contains interesting content and is firmly rooted in real-world examples. One of the most interesting parts was the assignments where I got to interact with other students and hear about issues affecting their cities.

On the negative side, a lot of the content felt like a series of adverts for organisations involved in the business of smart cities. Also, I appreciate the course is provided by a Swedish university but it would definitely benefit from more examples from outside Scandinavia – at times, it felt like I was watching tourism videos of some of the most affluent cities in the world!

Still, all things considered, it's a thought-provoking course that provides a good introduction to the area. While the weekly reading provides plenty of references to follow up should you choose.

Compared to the course Greening the Economy: Lessons from Scandinavia, that I have been doing simultaneously with this one, I was not that amazed. This course did not have a clear structure and it was often unclear, what actually is the learning objective of a specific chapter/lecture. Connected to that, I have often found overlaps and repetition among the lectures/videos in different parts of the course. Nevertheless, I have learnt a good portion of new knowledge and information that I find useful for my future professional life, especially with regard to urban infrastructure.

This course would be a great course for someone who needs inspiration or convincing as to why "the climate battle will be won and lost in cities", but the person taking this course in search of tried-and-true climate solutions will be left poorly equipped. Some solutions in transportation, energy, and air/ water quality are briefly discussed, but not in sufficient detail for the student to quantify their impacts or gauge how well these solutions might work in other contexts. Also, the blather about sharing and smart cities seemed tangentially related to sustainability goals.

The course has indeed several interesting classes and you certainly can learn new concepts in some videos and readings.

The bad part is, as other students have already mentioned, that the class order and relevance of some lessons are sometimes dysfunctional. You could easily switch/change some materials from the first’s classes with the last ones and see no difference whatsoever.

It’s not a waste of time but other Lund’s University courses (such as “Circular Economy - Sustainable Materials Management”) are way more tastefully designed.