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Urban Infrastructure Course

Name: Urban Infrastructure Course
Price: 222 USD

Master every layer of urban infrastructure — from water systems and transportation networks to energy grids and solid waste management. This course gives planners, engineers, and public administrators the technical depth and strategic tools to design, finance, and sustain the systems that keep cities running.

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What you will learn:

This course covers the full spectrum of urban infrastructure, including transportation networks, water supply and wastewater systems, energy grids, and solid waste management. You will learn how to assess infrastructure needs, develop capital improvement programs, and evaluate financing mechanisms such as municipal bonds and public-private partnerships. The curriculum also addresses asset management, climate resilience planning, and smart city technologies including IoT sensors and digital twins. You will gain practical skills in GIS-based spatial analysis, sustainability frameworks, and community equity assessment. By the end, you will be equipped to plan, evaluate, and manage urban infrastructure systems at a professional level.

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Course Content

8 Chapters • 39 LessonsDuration between 4 and 360 hours (you decide)

Chapter 1See details

Foundations of Urban Infrastructure

Lesson 1 • Urban Growth and Infrastructure Demand
Examines how population growth and urbanization drive infrastructure needs. Connects demographic trends to planning and investment priorities.
Lesson 2 • Defining Urban Infrastructure Systems
Introduces the scope and definition of urban infrastructure across physical, social, and digital domains. Provides the conceptual framework used throughout the course.
Lesson 3 • Infrastructure Life Cycle Basics
Introduces the planning, construction, operation, and decommissioning phases of infrastructure assets. Establishes the life cycle lens applied in later chapters.
Lesson 4 • Stakeholders and Governance Structures
Maps the roles of public agencies, private operators, and communities in infrastructure delivery. Clarifies decision-making authority and accountability mechanisms.

Chapter 2See details

Transportation Networks and Mobility Systems

Lesson 1 • Freight and Logistics Infrastructure
Analyzes urban freight movement, last-mile delivery challenges, and port and rail freight facilities. Connects freight planning to economic competitiveness.
Lesson 2 • Road and Highway Infrastructure
Covers road classification, geometric design principles, and pavement types. Connects road design choices to traffic capacity and safety outcomes.
Lesson 3 • Public Transit Systems
Examines bus, rail, and rapid transit modes, including network design and ridership factors. Links transit planning to land use and equity goals.
Lesson 4 • Active Transportation Infrastructure
Addresses pedestrian and cycling infrastructure design, safety standards, and integration with transit. Reinforces multimodal connectivity as a planning objective.
Lesson 5 • Transportation Performance Metrics
Introduces level-of-service measures, congestion indices, and accessibility indicators. Provides tools for evaluating network efficiency used in later planning chapters.

Chapter 3See details

Water Supply and Distribution Systems

Lesson 1 • Non-Revenue Water and System Efficiency
Examines causes of water loss, leak detection methods, and demand management strategies. Builds efficiency analysis skills applied in asset management chapters.
Lesson 2 • Water Sources and Hydrology
Covers surface water, groundwater, and alternative sources such as rainwater harvesting. Establishes hydrological principles that govern supply reliability.
Lesson 3 • Water Quality Monitoring and Safety
Covers sampling protocols, contaminant thresholds, and water safety planning frameworks. Reinforces the link between monitoring and public health protection.
Lesson 4 • Distribution Network Design
Addresses pipe materials, network layout, pressure zones, and storage facilities. Connects design decisions to service reliability and loss reduction.
Lesson 5 • Water Treatment Processes
Explains coagulation, filtration, disinfection, and advanced treatment technologies. Links treatment selection to source water quality and regulatory standards.

Chapter 4See details

Wastewater and Stormwater Management

Lesson 1 • Urban Stormwater Drainage Design
Covers runoff calculation, pipe and channel sizing, and detention basin design. Connects drainage design to flood risk reduction and water quality goals.
Lesson 2 • Wastewater Treatment Technologies
Explains primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment processes and effluent standards. Links technology selection to discharge requirements and reuse potential.
Lesson 3 • Green Infrastructure for Stormwater
Introduces bioretention, permeable pavements, green roofs, and urban wetlands as stormwater controls. Links green infrastructure to sustainability objectives covered later.
Lesson 4 • Wastewater Collection Systems
Covers sewer types, pipe sizing, slope requirements, and pump station design. Connects collection system design to downstream treatment capacity.
Lesson 5 • Biosolids and Residuals Management
Addresses sludge thickening, digestion, dewatering, and beneficial reuse options. Reinforces the circular economy perspective introduced in the foundations chapter.

Chapter 5See details

Energy Infrastructure and Urban Power Systems

Lesson 1 • District Heating and Cooling Systems
Addresses centralized thermal energy networks, combined heat and power, and heat pump integration. Links district energy to building energy efficiency goals.
Lesson 2 • Urban Electricity Grid Architecture
Explains generation, transmission, and distribution layers of the urban power grid. Establishes the technical baseline for evaluating grid performance and resilience.
Lesson 3 • Street Lighting and Public Electrical Systems
Covers street lighting design, LED retrofits, smart controls, and traffic signal power systems. Reinforces energy efficiency as a cross-cutting infrastructure objective.
Lesson 4 • Grid Resilience and Energy Security
Examines vulnerability assessment, redundancy design, and emergency power planning for urban grids. Prepares students for resilience planning covered in later chapters.
Lesson 5 • Distributed Energy Resources
Covers rooftop solar, battery storage, microgrids, and demand response programs. Connects distributed resources to grid flexibility and urban energy resilience.

Chapter 6See details

Solid Waste and Environmental Infrastructure

Lesson 1 • Waste Generation and Characterization
Covers waste composition analysis, generation rate estimation, and waste stream classification. Provides the data foundation for sizing collection and treatment systems.
Lesson 2 • Organic Waste Treatment
Covers composting, anaerobic digestion, and food waste reduction strategies. Links organic waste diversion to greenhouse gas reduction and soil health benefits.
Lesson 3 • Landfill Design and Closure
Addresses liner systems, leachate collection, landfill gas management, and closure requirements. Connects landfill engineering to long-term environmental protection.
Lesson 4 • Collection and Transfer Systems
Addresses collection vehicle types, route optimization, and transfer station design. Connects collection efficiency to cost and service level outcomes.
Lesson 5 • Recycling and Resource Recovery
Explains material recovery facility operations, source separation programs, and market linkages. Reinforces circular economy principles introduced in earlier chapters.

Chapter 7See details

Urban Infrastructure Planning and Finance

Lesson 1 • Infrastructure Financing Mechanisms
Covers public bonds, user fees, grants, and public-private partnership financing structures. Connects financing choice to project risk, cost recovery, and equity.
Lesson 2 • Regulatory and Procurement Frameworks
Addresses permitting processes, environmental review requirements, and procurement methods for infrastructure delivery. Connects regulatory compliance to project scheduling.
Lesson 3 • Cost-Benefit and Economic Analysis
Introduces benefit-cost ratio, net present value, and economic impact assessment for infrastructure projects. Builds quantitative evaluation skills used in project appraisal.
Lesson 4 • Infrastructure Needs Assessment
Covers condition surveys, gap analysis, and demand forecasting to quantify infrastructure deficits. Provides the analytical foundation for investment prioritization.
Lesson 5 • Capital Improvement Programming
Explains multi-year capital planning, project prioritization criteria, and budget allocation processes. Links capital programming to long-term infrastructure sustainability.

Chapter 8See details

Infrastructure Resilience and Asset Management

Lesson 1 • Asset Management Plan Development
Guides students through assembling a complete asset management plan including levels of service, financial projections, and improvement programs. Synthesizes all prior chapter skills.
Lesson 2 • Climate Resilience and Hazard Adaptation
Addresses climate hazard exposure, vulnerability mapping, and adaptation measures for infrastructure systems. Builds on earlier sector chapters to apply resilience across all asset types.
Lesson 3 • Maintenance Strategies and Planning
Compares reactive, preventive, and predictive maintenance approaches and their cost implications. Links maintenance strategy selection to asset life extension and budget efficiency.
Lesson 4 • Risk Assessment and Prioritization
Introduces probability-consequence risk matrices, criticality analysis, and failure mode assessment for infrastructure assets. Connects risk scores to investment prioritization decisions.
Lesson 5 • Asset Inventory and Condition Assessment
Covers asset registry development, condition rating systems, and inspection protocols across infrastructure sectors. Establishes the data foundation for all asset management decisions.

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This course is for you:

Civil engineer: seeking broader expertise beyond a single infrastructure discipline.
Urban planner: needing technical depth to support infrastructure investment decisions.
Public administrator: responsible for budgets and services tied to city systems.
Graduate student: building a cross-sector foundation for a career in urban development.
Career changer: moving from construction or environmental work into city planning roles.
Policy analyst: wanting to evaluate infrastructure proposals with greater technical confidence.

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