eLearnAfrica
Clean Air for Urban Liveability
RMIT University
  • Start Date: 19 Sep, 2022
  • 3 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Understand how cities can improve urban air quality to support the health and wellbeing of its citizens.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
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Course Description

Discover how urban mobility impacts air quality


The quality of the air we breathe can have a considerable impact on health and wellbeing and the consequent liveability of our cities. Studies show there are a number of factors impacting air quality, including the burning of fossil fuels, industrial facilities, diesel emissions, gases, and vapours, as well as dust.


On this three-week course, you’ll discover how urban mobility impacts air quality in cities, and how this relates to population health and city liveability. Finally, you’ll explore how cities can take action against air pollution.


Learn how to improve air quality


You’ll delve into the many factors contributing to poor air quality before unpacking the techniques for improving it, such as ecological buffers on roads with high car traffic.


You’ll also learn the approaches to measuring air quality to ensure you know the extent of the problem. With this knowledge, you’ll learn how to engage with citizens to help garner support.


Understand how outside air affects indoor air quality


The quality of the air outside also impacts the quality of the air we breathe indoors. Therefore, it’s important to consider how both can be improved.


You’ll understand how to use new design tools and concepts to apply to your work to improve both indoor and outdoor air quality.


Delve into population health with RMIT University


Finally, you’ll gain an understanding of what makes a city vulnerable when it comes to air quality and population health. With this knowledge, you’ll learn to identify different policy and city interventions, and their level of impact.


Guided by the experts at RMIT University, you’ll finish the course with a sound understanding of how air quality impacts urban liveability and the techniques you can use to improve air quality.


This course is designed for those working in or interested in working in urban mobility and sustainable urban development.


You could either work in the private sector such as a designer or in the public sector such as a civil servant.


    • Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.

    • RMIT University

      RMIT is a global university of technology, design and enterprise specialising in art and design; architecture and the built environment; engineering; computer science; and business and management studies.

      One of Australia’s original tertiary institutions, RMIT University has over 80,000 students (including 12,000 at postgraduate level) who are undertaking professional and vocational education, applied research, and industry and community engagement.

      RMIT has a unique approach to meeting the challenge of being ready for life and work: it offers an education that is deeply grounded in ideas and cross-disciplinary understanding, applied through innovative, enterprising practice to solving problems and meeting the needs of its community.

      RMIT’s goal is to offer life-changing experiences, and to shape the world with the talent, knowledge and learning capability that it shares.

       

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