Urban and Land Futures

The Planning for Liveable and Resilient Cities learning pathway will equip you with geographic information science skills that will enable you to model, assess, and put forward solutions for creating more resilient, equitable, and inclusive cities and regions.

Through a blend of theory and hands-on practice, you'll master the latest tools and techniques for spatial planning and management while focusing on real-world impact. We emphasise people-centric, socio-technical approaches so that you can leverage advanced tools and methods like digital twins, ecosystem services, nature-based solutions, and digital participatory planning to design thriving urban environments. Join us to become a leader in shaping the smarter and more inclusive cities of tomorrow.

The Making Cities and Land SMART* learning pathway equips you with the expertise to develop responsible land administration systems that document and map people-to-land relationships.  Without such systems, authorities and communities don’t know who owns what, and residents don’t have security of tenure and can lose their land or get evicted at any time.

Master cutting-edge technologies, including advanced geo-information and land surveying methods. Learn to model and utilise both direct data sources (terrestrial and mobile data) and remotely sensed data (satellite, aerial, and UAV-drone imagery). Expand beyond 2D to develop 3D cadastral systems, laying the groundwork for creating Digital Twins.

If you’re passionate about solving global land issues or looking to enhance your career in land administration, this specialisation will give you the skills to make a real-world impact. Join us and be part of the solution to one of the most pressing global challenges - land tenure security!

*where SMART is: S- Sustained; M-Measured; A-Adjudicated; R-Registered and T-Tenured

After completing this Master’s specialisation, you will:

• Understand and contextualise key urban planning and land administration theories and practices as a basis for understanding urban problems and processes, or to design and apply responsible land administration solutions
• Have a solid knowledge of geo-information science-based approaches to address urban planning and land administration challenges
• Critically use geo-information methods in the fields of urban planning and land administration

After successfully finishing this Master’s specialisation, you can:

• Conduct a spatial analysis to understand and address urban processes and problems, or design and apply responsible land administration solutions using the latest technologies and methods
• Lead the development of geo-information-based design for urban planning or lead the design of scalable land information systems and models
• Apply effective communication with stakeholders for designing urban planning and responsible land administration solutions

After completing this Master’s specialisation, you will:

• Ethically use geospatial data and science
• Understand the transdisciplinary collaboration required to address the Sustainable Development Goals related to urban and land management
• Maintain a critical attitude towards technological innovations in urban and land management