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Course details

About the Sustainable Urban Design series

This course is part of a series designed in partnership with the Prince’s Foundation. The series aims to provide insights into how the adoption of a holistic view of sustainable design and development leads to more resilient urban communities. Land use, ecological factors, mass migration and many other sources of stress are affecting community life. These factors, combined with the need for job creation, mean that we have to find new approaches to urbanism.

The ongoing Poundbury development in Dorset, UK, is used as a recurring case study during the series. It is an urban extension of an existing town, Dorchester, which is developed using the principles of architecture and urban planning advocated by Prince Charles in his book A Vision of Britain. In 2018, Poundbury is home to 3,000 people in a mix of private and affordable housing, and it provides employment for around 2,000 people in 180 shops, cafes, offices and factories.

Aims of this course

Transport-oriented development (TOD) is a form of development centred on public transport that aims to create buoyant mixed-use communities that are pedestrian-friendly and dense. In this unit, we will use examples from around the world to explore how TOD can significantly improve the sustainability of urban areas by reducing car use and by optimising location efficiency.

Who should study this course?

This course is most relevant for those involved or interested in urban design and planning. It would also be of interest to delegates who are:

• studying for or going to sit the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) held by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
• experienced professionals who wish to explore the topics surrounding sustainable urban design and satisfy their annual CPD requirements.

This interactive online course has been carefully designed to take a complex subject and present it in an easy-to-understand format. It uses a combination of audio and visual learning methods. As a result, the course is suitable for all involved in the property industry irrespective of their knowledge.

Time commitment

The total estimated study time for completing this course is 2 hours.

This estimate includes time for you to read or view a resource more than once, as well as time for you to take notes and undertake the online assessment.

As a fully online, self-managed course you are able to stop and restart the course as you progress. Working at a time and place that suits your needs.

Course objectives

After studying this course, you will have developed your understanding of:

• how transport-oriented development can significantly reduce carbon emissions;
• why developing dense, walkable, mixed-use neighbourhoods is positive for sustainability;
• how transport-oriented development is used in practice.

Course structure

You can study this self-managed online course at your own pace, wherever you may be.

This course is made up of five elements:

• Introduction
• Video summaries of the key topics
• Discussion
• Recent developments
• Quiz

Entry requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this course.

Certificate

On successful completion of the course you will receive a UCEM certificate of completion for 2 hours of formal CPD.

You will be tested with an online quiz at the end of this course. You must achieve 80% or more to successfully complete the course. Additional attempts will be permitted should you not be successful on your first attempt.