Thursday, January 30, 2014

Free online courses on Innovative Solutions for Cities by World Bank


Street Addressing is an invaluable tool for city management, although often misunderstood. It provides an opportunity to (a) create or update a map...
Urban crime and violence constitute a serious impediment to economic and social development globally. In many urban centers across the world, high...
This e-learning course focuses on disaster risk management (DRM) at the city level. Participants will learn, in particular, about planning and...
This course is the introductory course of the World Bank Institute’s e-learning program on disaster risk management (DRM). The objective of...
In emerging markets, many water supply and sanitation utilities are locked in a vicious spiral of weak performance, insufficient funding,...
Urbanization is the defining global phenomenon of this century. For the first time in history, more than half the world’s population lives in...
As the developing world is urbanizing rapidly, urban mobility becomes a critical issue. Urban mobility impacts not only the health and well being of...
April 02, 2014 - May 20, 2014
As the developing world is urbanizing rapidly, urban mobility becomes a critical issue. Urban mobility impacts not only the health and well being of...
October 28, 2013 - November 15, 2013
This e-learning course discusses how cities and urban regions can lead climate actions and mainstream climate mitigation and adaptation into their...
April 23, 2014 - May 21, 2014
This e-learning course focuses on disaster risk management (DRM) at the city level. Participants will learn, in particular, about planning and...

Source: http://einstitute.worldbank.org/ei/wbeiterms/ecourse/62