Latin American cities are still growing in an uncontrolled way, due to informal place occupation and the absence of urban planning policies, generating the construction of informal human settlements. In this vulnerable urban context, many children are born and raised without having access to safe, inclusive and stimulating public spaces.

Urban Landscapes of Care - Designing child friendly cities

Urban Landscapes of Care - Designing child friendly cities



Instructors: Hannah Klug
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Recommended experience
Recommended experience
Intermediate level
To be successful in this course, a background in (landscape) architecture, (urban) design or disciplines related to urban development is recommended.
Recommended experience
Recommended experience
Intermediate level
To be successful in this course, a background in (landscape) architecture, (urban) design or disciplines related to urban development is recommended.
What you'll learn
Identify your intrinsic motivators and determine a focus area to start your social change journey
Explore and apply design thinking as a tool to enact social change in your community
Deliver a tangible, actionable plan to make a difference in yourself, your community and to the greater movement for social change
Expand your social change network, and reflect on and assess strengths and weaknesses in your skillset to enhance your social change journey
Skills you'll gain
- Working With Children
- Design Research
- Design
- Community Development
- Program Evaluation
- Community Organizing
- Child Development
- Diversity Awareness
- Human Centered Design
- Design Strategies
- Sustainable Development
- Social Impact
- Child Welfare
- Communication Strategies
- Qualitative Research
- Design Elements And Principles
- Empathy
Tools you'll learn
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There are 7 modules in this course
Welcome to the first Module of the MOOC “Urban Landscapes of Care - Thinking and designing child-friendly cities”! In this first week, we will give you a short introduction to the course and its challenge involved: to improve our cities for small children and their caregivers through the design and development of an Urban Landscape of Care. To begin, we will learn about experiential urban analysis methods and how to apply them during an exploratory walk through the city. With that tool, we can gain a more empathetic and inclusive perspective towards the urban environment in which we live and work. The first practical exercise will be the start of the project we will develop throughout the course. We will also discuss the diversity of our cities, the different actors and social groups inhabiting the territory, their needs, dreams, and finally their relationship with the built environment.
What's included
9 videos8 readings2 assignments3 discussion prompts4 plugins
9 videos•Total 55 minutes
- MOOC "Urban Landscapes of Care" - Course Trailer •3 minutes
- Course Introduction•10 minutes
- The challenge we are facing in this course•9 minutes
- Introduction to experience-based methods of urban analysis•8 minutes
- The multiple city•5 minutes
- Podcast #1: The voices of the neighbourhood•9 minutes
- Podcast #2: The voices of the neighbourhood•4 minutes
- Podcast #3: The voices of the neighbourhood•5 minutes
- Final Reflection: How to observe and understand the diversity of the city•3 minutes
8 readings•Total 56 minutes
- How does this course works?•5 minutes
- What brings us here?•2 minutes
- The course values and competencies •2 minutes
- Evaluation and course certificate•2 minutes
- About the MOOC team•5 minutes
- Frequently Asked Questions•5 minutes
- What to expect: Module 01•5 minutes
- Urban Drifting: An experiential approach to analyse the city•30 minutes
2 assignments•Total 15 minutes
- Getting to know the experience-based methods of urban analysis•5 minutes
- Final Quiz: Module 01•10 minutes
3 discussion prompts•Total 80 minutes
- Practical exercise 01.1: Mapping of beauties•40 minutes
- The voices of the neighborhood•10 minutes
- Practical Exercise 01.2: Systematization of the learning experience•30 minutes
4 plugins•Total 22 minutes
- Tell us about your expectations•5 minutes
- Meet and Greet: The city we inhabit•1 minute
- Share your experience of your exploratory walk•10 minutes
- Observing the city from a multiperspective•6 minutes
Welcome to the second week of our MOOC! The second module will be divided into three main topics; the composed city, the public city, and the city that cares which will be summarized in a final reflection that interpellates the questions on: What is it that composes our cities? What does public space mean? What defines a good public space? What is the difference between public space, urban environment, and an urban landscape? What is an"Urban Landscape of Care"? and, Who requires an urban landscape of care and why? All those questions we will tackle in this second Module of the MOOC "Urban Landscapes of Care".
What's included
5 videos4 readings3 assignments4 discussion prompts2 plugins
5 videos•Total 36 minutes
- The elements of the city•7 minutes
- The role of natural landscapes in the Latin American urban context•9 minutes
- Life in the streets - Use and appropriation of public space in our cities•9 minutes
- Landscapes of Care•7 minutes
- Final reflection: Taking care of the city for it to care for us•3 minutes
4 readings•Total 75 minutes
- What to expect: Module 02•5 minutes
- The image of the city and its elements•20 minutes
- Life in the streets - Use and appropriation of public space in our cities•30 minutes
- Landscapes of Care•20 minutes
3 assignments•Total 190 minutes
- The image of the city and its elements•5 minutes
- What makes a public space work?•5 minutes
- Final Quiz: Module 02•180 minutes
4 discussion prompts•Total 100 minutes
- Practical Exercise 02: Mapping of urban and landscape elements•30 minutes
- Practical Exercise 03: Identifying urban voids as potential intervention zones•30 minutes
- Practical Exercise 04: Identification of your intervention zone•30 minutes
- Let's talk about our role in the city•10 minutes
2 plugins•Total 10 minutes
- The urban landscape and its characteristics•5 minutes
- What is an urban landscape of care?•5 minutes
In this third week of the course, we will learn about early childhood development and its relation with the urban space based on the experience of young children. Also, we will show the importance that early years have for brain development and cognitive abilities. Based on these concepts we will understand the city as a learning platform that has to answer to their expectations and needs.
What's included
5 videos3 readings5 assignments2 discussion prompts1 plugin
5 videos•Total 29 minutes
- Introduction to Early Childhood Development•6 minutes
- The needs of the Urban Landscapes of Care users•7 minutes
- How does cities impact child development?•7 minutes
- Podcast: The city from the child perspective•5 minutes
- Final reflection: The city and its children •4 minutes
3 readings•Total 60 minutes
- What to expect: Module 03•5 minutes
- Supporting children to grow smarter not just taller: here's how•10 minutes
- Proximity of Care: A New Approach to Understanding Early Childhood in Vulnerable Urban Contexts•45 minutes
5 assignments•Total 203 minutes
- Early Childhood Development•3 minutes
- Fostering early childhood development•5 minutes
- The proximity of care approach•5 minutes
- Early Childhood in the city•180 minutes
- Final Quiz: Module 03•10 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 60 minutes
- Practical Exercise 05: Exploratory walk from the child's perspective•40 minutes
- Turning cities into child-friendly environments to promote care•20 minutes
1 plugin•Total 5 minutes
- The environmental impact on Early Childhood Development•5 minutes
In the fourth week of this course, we will learn about the characteristics, elements and design strategies for an Urban Landscape of Care for small children and their caregivers. This will include design principles, stakeholders identification, and how the interaction between the small child and an Urban Landscape of Care can contribute to child development. s the Internet has had on the world.
What's included
7 videos3 readings2 assignments1 peer review2 discussion prompts1 plugin
7 videos•Total 52 minutes
- If you could experience the city at 95cm...•3 minutes
- 10 principles for the design of Urban Landscapes of Care (according to Gehl and Urban95)•6 minutes
- Urban landscapes of care in vulnerable contexts•6 minutes
- Presentation of referential initiatives•9 minutes
- The eyes of the city - Active facades•8 minutes
- The Urban 95 experience in Lima, Peru•15 minutes
- Final reflection: Urban landscapes of care as a possible solution to improve the perception of safety and comfort for children and caregivers•4 minutes
3 readings•Total 45 minutes
- What to expect: Module 04•5 minutes
- Building child friendly cities: A Framework for Action - UNICEF•30 minutes
- Introduction to Peer Review 01•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 15 minutes
- Child friendly cities•5 minutes
- Final Quiz: Module 04•10 minutes
1 peer review•Total 60 minutes
- Partial Assignment - Share with your peers!•60 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 60 minutes
- Practical Exercise 06: Mapping stakeholder•30 minutes
- Practical Exercise 07: Mapping resources and common interests•30 minutes
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
- Imagine an urban landscape of care for children in your city•15 minutes
In the fifth week of the course, we will learn about the design tools we can apply in the development of an Urban Landscape of Care. Apart we will reflect and learn about the role and stages of community engagement work that can accompany the design process. As well, you will explore different participatory tools that can help you to engage with your community. Finally, we will discuss the strategies and possibilities to make our projects sustainable in time.
What's included
5 videos7 readings3 assignments4 discussion prompts4 plugins
5 videos•Total 54 minutes
- How much design does a city need?•9 minutes
- The ergonomics of the young child and its relationship to the built environment•10 minutes
- The role of participation in the construction of our cities•10 minutes
- The transformation cycle and the tools of community engagement•12 minutes
- Learning from practice: The urban landscape of care in “Paiva” street•13 minutes
7 readings•Total 102 minutes
- What to expect: Module 05•5 minutes
- Infographic: Steps to design an Urban Landscape of Care•5 minutes
- Infographic: The components of an Urban Landscape of Care•5 minutes
- Playground ideas for children from 0-3 years: SUPERPOOL•20 minutes
- Participation - but why?!•30 minutes
- Next steps towards a socially sustainable project•30 minutes
- Infographic: Best practices for the sustainability of a project•7 minutes
3 assignments•Total 187 minutes
- Playground ideas for children from 0-3 years - do you remember?•5 minutes
- Participation - but why?!•2 minutes
- Final Quiz: Module 05•180 minutes
4 discussion prompts•Total 48 minutes
- Participation - but why?!•3 minutes
- Working and learning together: The allies within our project•10 minutes
- Next steps towards a socially sustainable project•5 minutes
- Practical Exercise 8: Conceptualize and design your Urban Landscape of Care•30 minutes
4 plugins•Total 17 minutes
- How much design does a city need?•5 minutes
- Steps to design an Urban Landscape of Care•5 minutes
- Which are the components of a sustainable design?•5 minutes
- Check out the results: The components of a sustainable design•2 minutes
Welcome to the sixth week of the MOOC "Urban Landscapes of Care - Thinking and designing child-friendly cities". In this module, we will learn about the importance of communicating our projects – graphically and through an inspiring presentation. Therefore we will explore a series of tools to represent graphically and communicate the design of our Urban Landscape of Care. Apart from that, we will talk about the steps that follow the design phase of our project, such as the management of time, stakeholders and the available resources.In the process, we will raise the following questions: How do we communicate with all the stakeholders involved? How do we organize the implementation phase of our project? What resources do we have available and what others do we need to realize the project? Finally, this module gives us the opportunity to reflect on the phenomenon of "between control and uncertainty" and how we as planners can respond to these particular moments within a project. As a result of this week we will elaborate the implementation roadmap for the Urban Landscape of Care we are developing in this course. Enjoy!
What's included
6 videos3 readings1 peer review6 discussion prompts1 plugin
6 videos•Total 36 minutes
- The art of inspiring through the image•10 minutes
- The collage as a designing and representing tool•1 minute
- What 's next after designing your Urban Landscape of Care?•6 minutes
- The challenges in realizing a project•6 minutes
- The Urban Landscape of Care "Paisaje Paiva, Lima" - An Interview with the Municipality of Lima•9 minutes
- Final reflection week 6: Between control and uncertainty•5 minutes
3 readings•Total 20 minutes
- What to expect: Module 06•5 minutes
- Check-List: Tools to start your implementation roadmap•10 minutes
- Introduction to Peer Review 02•5 minutes
1 peer review•Total 120 minutes
- Final Assignment - Share with your peers!•120 minutes
6 discussion prompts•Total 150 minutes
- Practical Exercise 9: Design your collage - a visual representation of your Urban Landscape of Care•40 minutes
- Joining collective strength•5 minutes
- Share the status of your project and get feedback•10 minutes
- Practical Exercise 10: Elaborate the implementation roadmap of your project•30 minutes
- Practical Exercise 11: Elaborate your project presentation•60 minutes
- How to deal with uncertainty•5 minutes
1 plugin•Total 10 minutes
- Share your favorite graphical references•10 minutes
Welcome to our last module of the MOOC “Urban Landscapes of Care - Thinking and designing child-friendly cities”! In this last module of the course we will learn about how to close the cycle of a project - in Module 5 we called it the “transformation cycle”. In that sense we will talk about impact measuring tools and the possible steps of rethinking, re-planning, replicating or up-scaling our projects. Further we will evaluate our learning process within the whole course. We will travel in time and review the milestones of the MOOC. And finally we will come to our very last reflection of the course: If we are able to develop urban landscapes of care for young children and their caregivers at a small neighborhood scale, is it possible that also our cities become urban landscapes of care? What would they look like? Could this vision give us a perspective on how to plan and build our future cities and neighborhoods as safe, inclusive and stimulating spaces not only for young children, but for everybody?Join the discussion. We hope you enjoy the last module of the course!
What's included
3 videos3 readings1 assignment2 plugins
3 videos•Total 16 minutes
- Closing the transformation cycle•8 minutes
- The milestones of the course•5 minutes
- Our cities as urban landscapes of care – an imaginary experiment•3 minutes
3 readings•Total 100 minutes
- What to expect: Module 07•5 minutes
- Impact measuring tools•90 minutes
- Let's keep in touch!•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 5 minutes
- Scaling and replicating Urban Landscapes of Care•5 minutes
2 plugins•Total 10 minutes
- Share with us your learning experience•5 minutes
- Give us your feedback!•5 minutes
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