Do not miss the opportunity to join the most important urban change of the last decades, deepening properly in Urban Ecosystem Services" 

The cities of the future are destined to be sustainable urban spaces, with a detailed focus on issues such as energy efficiency, resilient green infrastructures or agro-ecosystems linked to sustainability. These are areas of specialization in constant adaptation and evolution, as urban challenges and proposals progress at the same pace as technological and ideological advances in society. 

Therefore, a situation has arisen in which architects and engineers specialized in the Resilience of Cities through Urban Ecosystem Services will be the best positioned to take on large-scale urban projects. This justifies the creation of this postgraduate diploma, which compiles both the practical tools and the most relevant architectural postulates in urban planning. Upon graduation, students will be able to distinguish themselves as advanced specialists in the field of planning environmentally friendly cities and towns. 

The nature of the program also greatly favors its flexibility, dispensing with on-site classes and fixed schedules. On the contrary, it is the students themselves who have the ability to decide when, where and how to take on the entire course load. To this end, all content is available in 100% online format and can be accessed from any device with an Internet connection. 

Access the entire syllabus from the comfort of your smartphone, tablet or computer of choice"

This postgraduate diploma in Resilience of Cities through Urban Ecosystem Services  contains the most complete and up-to-date educational program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of case studies presented by experts in Design of Sustainable Green Infrastructures
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

Analyzes in detail the economics of ecosystems and sustainable urban planning, taking into account social, urban and financial aspects"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.  

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professionals with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.  

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the professionals must try to solve the different professional practice situations that are presented throughout the academic course. For this purpose, the students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts.   

Distribute the teaching load as it best suits you at all times, having flexibility and absolute freedom to adapt it to your own pace"

You will have a privileged contextualization of each topic covered through practical analysis of green infrastructure design and planning"

Taking into consideration the future relevance of Urban Ecosystem Services in the planning and development of cities, TECH offers in this postgraduate diploma a vision of both current and future challenges and the most effective tools to face them, preparing the engineers for all types of scenarios and situations that they may face when leading complex urban planning and management projects. 

Incorporate into your methodological arsenal the most advanced urban evaluation and assessment tools"

General Objectives

• Provide a rationale for the current context of sustainable urban development
• Analyze the main global reference strategies for Sustainable Urban Development
• Protecting and promoting Urban Biodiversity
• Communicate through visualization of good environmental management
• Analyze different nature-based solutions as city transformers

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Infrastructure to improve the livability of cities

• Examine the ecosystem services that green infrastructure offers us
• Develop methodologies for analyzing the impact of green infrastructure on people's quality of life
• Analyze new techniques to promote the development of green infrastructure
• Generate opportunities for the participation of stakeholders in the management of green infrastructure and in the enjoyment of its ecosystem services
• Analyze the ESSES offered by the IVU in cities
• Evaluate the economic and social impact of the benefits of UVI on the health and quality of life of citizens
• Develop the therapeutic benefits of IVs as health recuperators
• Identify the actors involved in the management and promotion of IV to achieve holistic management of their EHCS
• Analyze how to involve citizens by managing stakeholders' expectations
• Discover success stories and innovative experiences in the field of IVU management

Module 2. Infrastructures for urban resilience

• Develop the concepts of urban resilience to climate change and analyze adaptation and mitigation needs and the difference between the two
• Analyze the elements of green infrastructure that are directly or indirectly related to urban adaptation to change
• Assess the direct relationship between exposure to nature and public, physical, and mental health
• Recognize the elements of green infrastructure present in our immediate environment in the city
• Identify the items of contribution to energy efficiency of green infrastructure elements
• Evaluate the implication of green infrastructure on the health and well-being of the inhabitants of the urban environment. Socialization and empowerment of the sense of belonging
• Evaluate the projection of current green infrastructure actions for future cities

Module 3. Measuring, quantifying, valuing and mapping ecosystem services

• Analyze the rationale for measuring Ecosystem Services
• Identify ecosystem services assessment tools
• Examine ecosystem services measurement and valuation models
• Establish the products and needs for each tool
• Determine the set of ecosystem services that can be assessed by each tool
• Carry out a comparison of ESS assessment tools with the standard criteria
• Delve into the management of i-Tree
• Size the projects according to the particularity of the ecosystem services and the type of infrastructure to be quantified
• Evaluate the gaps and opportunities for improving the quality of EESS based on the data obtained
• Propose governance for ecosystem-based adaptation

Bring inestimable value to any urban planning project with a resilient, modern and ecological vision of urban spaces"