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Wasted Urban Opportunities

This course delves into the importance of the circular economy for urban areas and its implications for creative entrepreneurship in the private and nonprofit sectors.

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Course Info

  • Duration 9 video lessons (53 Mins)
  • Published Published
    2022
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    1.
    Introduction
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    2.
    Why Focus on Waste?
    Chapter Duration 6 mins
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    Circular Economy: Different Schools of Thought
    Chapter Duration 12 mins
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    Waste and the Role of Circularity
    Chapter Duration 8 mins
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    Collection Mechanism
    Chapter Duration 9 mins
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    Reprocessing, Remanufacturing, and Recovery
    Chapter Duration 8 mins
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    Resources and Markets
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    Challenges
    Chapter Duration 5 mins
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    9.
    Looking Ahead
    Chapter Duration 1 min

What You Will Learn

 

  • Understand the critical need for a circular economy
  • Familiarize participants with the principles of the circular economy
  • Learn about the key phases of circularity with respect to a waste product
  • Clarify some of the unintended consequences of circularity
  • Understand the different philosophies underpinning the circular economy
  • Broaden the participant’s understanding of waste and the dire consequences of not adequately addressed ongoing challenges

Course Description

This course delves into the importance of the circular economy for urban areas and the opportunities for creative entrepreneurship in the private and nonprofit sectors of the waste removal industry. The instructor will walk participants through key considerations of the circular economy using case studies of cutting edge work, both domestic and international. The course introduces multiple schools of thought about the circular economy and provides detailed accounts of the successes and obstacles in the world of reused, reprocessed, and recovered waste products.

Learn these skills

  • Environmental Planning
  • Sustainability

AICP CM

This course is approved for .75 AICP CM credit.

CIP

This course is eligible for self-reported CIP unstructured CPL units.

Meet Your Instructor

Seema Thomas

Seema Thomas

Seema is an urban development professional focused on developing and expanding innovative and inclusive initiatives to support communities from the neighborhood to the metropolitan scale.

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Course Reviews

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John Gaber

John Gaber

Extremely Satisfied
great approach
jennifer switzer

jennifer switzer

Extremely Satisfied
Maria Ortiz

Maria Ortiz

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Marius Williams

Marius Williams

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Stephanie Golon 1

Stephanie Golon 1

Extremely Satisfied
Roger Kroh

Roger Kroh

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tim kronk

tim kronk

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Eric Daems

Eric Daems

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srmast

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Liz Axelson AICP CPL

Liz Axelson AICP CPL

Extremely Satisfied
Seema Thomas has a knack for exploring and presenting many complex concepts and systems about waste, its management and recycling/reuse options, including the causes, and schools of thought about circular economies! Then Seema presents examples of each of the phases of the circular economy model, including challenges such as the myriad of methods and metrics for their evaluation. The examples bring the learner down to earth to see the possibilities, yet Ms. Thomas notes that the challenges remain to ironed out. Seema has a gift for presenting complex issues!
AaronMCook

AaronMCook

Extremely Satisfied
Robert Basehart

Robert Basehart

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