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Cardiff University: Eco-Cities

Institution Cardiff University
Department School of Geography and Planning View department profile
Web https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/earth-environmental-sciences
Email enquiry@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone +44 (0)29 2087 4455
Study type Taught

Summary

The MSc Eco-Cities is an innovative programme, which provides you with the skills to develop environmentally friendly urban projects, while reducing the impact of climate change.

The MSc Eco-Cities programme addresses how cities can be planned and built to promote low carbon lifestyles, mitigate climate change and promote sustainable ways of living.

For the first time in human history there are now more people living in towns and cities than in rural areas, with United Nations estimates indicating that more than 60% of the world’s population, some 4.9bn people, will be living in urban areas by 2030.

It’s evident that the scale of urban areas is increasing, fuelled by the advent of new megacities (with populations in excess of 10 million) such as Beijing, Mexico City, Mumbai, Shanghai and Tokyo. It is also clear that the geography of urbanisation has shifted from the developed world of Western Europe and North America to the developing world of Asia, Africa and South America.

It is within this context that we explore both the critical theory, and actual practices and processes, of low carbon eco-city development and how they relate to the implementation and application of sustainable development policies worldwide.

Study with us and address the serious and complex questions of how cities can be planned and managed in a more resource efficient way, including:

  • What is a low carbon and ecological (sustainable) city?

  • How can city and regional planning effectively guide sustainable development?

  • Can cities be planned and built to promote low carbon lifestyles and foster ecological development that can mitigate climate change?

  • How can urban areas adapt to climate change?

MSc

Cardiff University
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Our environment
Cardiff University has ensured our graduates leave with lucrative and sought-after skills and experience in the Earth and environmental sciences, ready to make an impact in their chosen fields, since as far back as 1901. 

With internationally recognised Earth scientists from across the discipline in one place, Cardiff University’s world-class research has enhanced the student experience with cutting edge teaching which echoes real-world industry standard practice. We’ve designed our degrees with industry in mind, and our students report that graduate employers are impressed with the accuracy and immediacy of the …

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