Graduate School of health and Medical Sciences

Creating Healthy Cities
Provider: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Activity no.: 9999-23-40-02
	Enrollment deadline: 03/07/2023

Date and time	03.07.2023, at: 00:00 - 18.08.2023, at: 16:00
Regular seats	1
ECTS credits	5.00



Aim and content Urban populations are growing rapidly and cities need to be at the forefront in addressing the major challenges of the 21st century. As the world becomes increasingly urbanised, crucial questions arise: How can urban living be sustainable, livable and healthy? The University of Copenhagen, School of Global Health offers a 5 ECTS summer course to students and workforce engaged in the complex of urban issues. The course explores the built environment and examines how health and disease shape urban infrastructure and vice versa. It covers socio-political aspects of healthy urban living with a focus on disparities and migration challenges. Finally socio-ecological aspects are examined, in particular adaptation to climate change, management of disaster risks and opportunities for combining green and healthy urban development. Examples from urban settings around the world will be matched with real-life cases in locations in Copenhagen in a programme combining lectures, field visits, teamwork and consultations with stakeholders in the private and public sector. Contact information If you have questions about the course content, please write to Healthycities@sund.ku.dk Course Director: Anne Bach Nielsen Course Coordinator: Bjørg Elvekjær Registration Please see more about the course and how to apply on the course website

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