Planning for Healthy and Happy Communities
Self-paced
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Full course description
Start:
Anytime
Duration:
1 Hour
Location:
Online
Price:
Free
What you'll learn:
While a great deal of research has been done on characteristics of communities that help people be healthy, much less is known about what aspects of a community help its residents be happy. This course introduces new research that investigates this question. You’ll also learn about ‘crowdsourcing’ using GPS-enabled cell phones – how a community’s residents can use technology to create data valuable to improving the community.
Who is this course designed for:
Anyone curious about evolving trends in urban planning
What you'll receive:
Upon completing the course, you’ll receive a digital badge that you can share on social media, on a web site, or in a myriad of other ways!
Meet the instructors
Deirdre Pfeiffer
Associate Professor, ASU School of Geographical Sciences & Urban Planning
Dr. Pfeiffer earned her doctorate from the University of California Los Angles, and is currently an Associate Professor at Arizona State University. Her research focuses on housing strategies in the U.S. relevant to an aging and diversifying society, the outcomes of the foreclosure crisis, and the relationship between suburban growth and racial equity. Professor Pfeiffer has been a contributor to the Reinvent Phoenix collaboration, which aims to re-envision five neighborhoods around the light rail based on sustainability principles. She teaches courses on public participation in planning, housing planning and policy, and qualitative research methods.
Trisalyn Nelson
Director and Foundation Professor, ASU School of Geographical Sciences & Urban Planning
Dr. Nelson is Foundation Professor at Arizona State University, and has also served there as Director of the School of Geographical Sciences & Urban Planning. Prior to joining ASU in 2016, Dr. Nelson was a professor at the University of Victoria in Geography from 2005 to 2016. There she founded and directed the Spatial Pattern Analysis and Research (SPAR) Lab, was Director of the Geomatics Program, and held the Lansdowne Research Chair in Spatial Sciences. Professor Nelson's research develops and uses spatial and spatial-temporal analyses to address applied questions in a wide range of fields from ecology to health. Currently, her research focuses on two areas: wildlife movement and active transportation.