Degrees
Bachelor's Degree in Management of Smart and Sustainable Cities

Study plan Bachelor's Degree in Management of Smart and Sustainable Cities

Knowledge

  • Explain theoretical concepts from different scientific fields related to urban management.
  • Identify social and economic challenges related to the management of cities.
  • Identify sustainability challenges related to the management of cities.
  • Identify technological challenges related to the management of cities.
  • Recognise the problems of urban management in all its domains.
  • Detail the main sources, models and databases of information generated by urban activity in all its analytical dimensions (policies, planning and management of the city, territory and environment).
  • Recognise governmental and city management policies in the different fields of urban development.
  • Identify gender stereotypes and roles and their possible impact on professional practice.

Skills

  • Develop methodologies for citizen participation in order to propose urban management policies and measures.
  • Develop management platforms, integration of citizen services and governance by applying ICT and data processing systems.
  • Propose the implementation of intelligent geospatial information applications for the management of cities and the territory.
  • Develop the necessary technological infrastructure to respond to the needs of cities in an open manner.
  • Use methodological instruments of qualitative and quantitative analysis to analyse urban and regional dynamics.
  • Integrate cyber-physical systems based on the interrelation between information technologies and physical processes in urban environments.
  • Use the different forms of acquisition and management of geographic information to carry out territorial interpretations.
  • Propose solutions for complex problems of urban or regional management for decision-making related to the equity and sustainability of cities.
  • Use knowledge, methodologies and procedures for the design and implementation of computer applications for different types of environments (web, mobile, cloud) and with different paradigms.
  • Present their own projects related to the management, equity and sustainability of cities in a well-argued manner.
  • Manage the life cycle of citizen science and innovation projects (design, implementation and impact assessment).

Competences

  • Work cooperatively, in complex or uncertain environments and with limited resources, in a multidisciplinary context, assuming and respecting the role of the different members of the team.
  • Propose innovative responses to the management needs of cities by understanding the interactions between technological, social and operational aspects of cities, both in the learning and professional environment.
  • Propose viable projects and actions that enhance social, economic and environmental benefits.
  • Value the need for ethical responsibility and respect for democratic values in urban management and policies.
  • Include actions against sex/gender discrimination and other inequalities in the management of cities.