Course Overview

CIWEM in partnership with Urban Wellbeing Solutions, a leading consultancy promoting best practice and experiences in improving Urban Environments, are launching three exciting new courses. These courses are aimed at promoting positive environmental impact and re-imagining the relationship between the environment and wellbeing through creative urban design, and influence through leadership.

Delivered via the CIWEM Learning Platform, the courses are self paced e-learning with tutor support available on the course discussion forum throughout. Study at your own pace and access support when you require it.

Join us in fostering wellbeing through creative approaches to urban environmental solutions!

Course Details

  • 17th April 2023
  • 12th June 2023
  • 8 hours (each module)
  • £220 + VAT = £264.00 (Course 1+2) ; £344.00 + VAT = £412.80 (Course 1+2+3)

The three-course series consist of:

Course 1: An Introduction to Urban Wellbeing as part of Environmental Sustainability
Course 2: Leadership to Influence Urban Projects for Wellbeing and Environmental Sustainability
Course 3: Urban Wellbeing in Practice: How to develop Urban Projects for Wellbeing and Environmental Sustainability

Who is this course for?

Working in infrastructure development: town planners, architects, etc.;

Promoting Natural Capital;

Looking to deliver net positive carbon schemes in all sectors;

Developing approaches to promote Urban Wellbeing in your work;

Wanting to initiate projects, particularly Infrastructure Clients in the Utilities and their consultancies;

Wanting to promote Wellbeing in feasibility studies Option selection of projects.

Course 1 Outline

  • What is Urban Wellbeing and how is it measured
  • How Urban Wellbeing supports economic growth (deprivation measures)
  • Environmental Sustainability (Natural capital)
  • How Green Space/Blue Space/Buildings improves Wellbeing, Sustainability and the Economy
  • Bringing together the concepts of Space Management for Urban Wellbeing to be evolutionary and revolutionary
  • Case Studies
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Course 2 Outline

  • What is Urban Wellbeing and why is it important
  • How to articulate the Value Proposition for Urban Wellbeing
  • Stakeholders in different parts of developments and their drivers
  • Mechanisms for Stakeholder Engagement for success; a project management approach
  • Differing Leadership Styles and their effect of influencing
  • How to focus time and prioritise activities
  • Case studies
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Course 3 Outline

  • What is Urban Wellbeing and how is it measured
  • Different Indices currently available, the pros and cons
  • The Urban Wellbeing IndexTM
  • How to use the index to focus input to maximum benefit
  • Case studies
  • Practice scenario with review and feedback (separately)
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Course Delivery & Duration

Delivered via the CIWEM Learning Platform, the courses are self paced e-learning with tutor support available on the course discussion forum throughout. Study at your own pace and access support when you require it. Each course has a learning time equivalent to 8 hours. Delegates will have 4 months access to the Online Course portal. Please note this is a guideline and learning times will vary person to person. Please note that Course 1 includes a live group discussion session and Course 2 &3 include live One-on-One sessions.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, please email our team at learning@ciwem.org or call 020 7831 3110.

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