Lead the new urban planning paradigm with improved urban revitalization plans thanks to this postgraduate diploma"

The management of the so-called IVU or Urban Green Infrastructures is very complicated. Their multisectoral nature makes them difficult to enhance or energize, but at the same time they are essential in modern urban environments given their multiple social and economic benefits. The agents involved in their management must have perfected acquired skills, as well as develop techniques that allow them to maximize the benefits they bring.

This postgraduate diploma comes to meet this professional need, making an appropriate deepening both in the methodology of work to improve the performance of Urban Green Infrastructures and the different techniques to improve the livability of the city and revitalize urban spaces. The engineers will delve into the design of Educational Green Spaces, the management of parks, the different types of leisure in green spaces and the Ecosystem Services of UVIs, among other issues of great interest.

In addition, the format of the program is 100% online, which allows complete flexibility to the students, who can combine the academic activity with their own responsibilities or demands. There are no face-to-face classes or fixed schedules, as the entire content of the program is available on the Virtual Campus, accessible from any device with an Internet connection.

Delve into the large and small infrastructures, as well as both small and large events that drive today's leisure trends"

This postgraduate diploma in Leisure and Social Infrastructures in Urban Green Spaces contains the most complete and up-to-date educational program on the market. Its most outstanding features are:

• 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

Examine real cases on green infrastructures and their impact on the health and quality of life of citizens, gaining necessary practical insight to apply in your own praxis"

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.

The Virtual Campus is available 24 hours a day, so you can access it and download all the content at your convenience"

Choose where, when and how to take on the entire course load, without the restrictions of fixed schedules or face-to-face classes"

The main objective of this postgraduate diploma is to carry out an exhaustive analysis of the strategies to be followed when planning Leisure and Social Infrastructures in Urban Green Areas. In this way, the graduates obtain a series of skills and competences of great value in the current labor market, being able to position themselves firmly to take on large-scale projects in the management or planning of Social Infrastructures and Green Zones. 

Outpace your competitors with a modern approach to Urban Green Zones, maximizing the benefits they bring and controlling their financial costs"

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. Social infrastructures and experiences of Urban Green Infrastructure (UGI)

• Generate specialized knowledge on the planning and management of an urban park
• Apply citizen participation methodology in the different steps of planning formulation
• Analyze the strategic and operational planning of urban parks
• Understand and encourage active citizen participation in parks
• Examine different urban park management models
• Understand the strategic partners of parks
• Determine the importance of user-driven park design Identify, design and implement tools for participatory analysis and design
• Identify, design and implement participatory analysis and design tools

Module 2. Dynamization of Green Zones

• Substantiate the dynamization as a vital part of an urban green area
• Analyze the different options that each green zone offers us
• Develop attractive and coherent proposals that are not supported by public entities
• Identify the weak points of a green infrastructure and mitigate them with dynamic proposals.
• Analyze, in early projects, where private investment can act in a green infrastructure
• Determine which activities or facilities are likely to be implemented
• Evaluate the economic and social impact of the implemented leisure activities
• Analyze the small and large infrastructures to be installed in green areas, children's areas, use and maintenance
• Compile the different options offered by leisure in existing green spaces
• Demonstrate that properly implemented leisure is a saving for the public purse and a very beneficial source of attraction
• Examine the type of dynamic recreation that a green space can support

Module 3. 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

The large amount of multimedia material and practical cases analyzed will help you to contextualize all the topics provided on Biodiversity and Security of Green Zones"