The main focus of the NFI Programme 'on Sustainable Cities' is to train scholars from different disciplines in the sustainable development of cities with strategies for the future. Scholars will experience hands-on field work and community engagement, will propose urban strategies focusing on the neighbourhood, and will develop communication, presentation, leadership and advocacy skills. They will use advanced simulation tools to test their implementation strategies to combine human-centred and data- driven design in projects and relate them to a global context. 

Stage 1

Foundations

Foundations consists of an in-depth study of the concepts and processes necessary to understand a city, from its history, governance, ethics and metrics that define sustainable cities.

Stage 2

Transformations

Interventions is dedicated to testing the proposed strategies for sustainable improvement in each field to subsequently formalise a strategy for each pilot neighbourhood.

Nature & Environments – Networks & Mobility – Buildings & Planning – Resources & Infrastructure – Economy & Social Activity – Culture & Arts

Stage 3

Interventions

Interventions is dedicated to testing the proposed strategies for sustainable improvement in each field to subsequently formalise a strategy for each pilot neighbourhood.