London, United Kingdom
Environment and Empire
When:
21 July - 08 August 2025
Credits:
7.5 EC
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Environmental Studies & Social Sciences
When:
26 June - 16 July 2025
School:
University of Amsterdam Summer School
Institution:
University of Amsterdam
City:
Country:
Language:
English
Credits:
6 EC
Fee:
1750 EUR
This course follows a flipped classroom approach in which Amsterdam is both a story board and a lab. Experience and experiential learning are key components of the course. Students are encouraged to independently explore and examine the city through the lens of the learning material; to get inspiration, to struggle with concepts or to “translate lessons" to their local context.
The course includes intimate discussions with the absolute leaders in fields ranging from sociology to transport engineering, and including influential academics and practitioners. To develop a rich understanding of a cycling city students engage in fieldwork, excursions, small group discussions and course projects. Seminal and recent contributions to the relevant literature are discussed throughout the course.
The programme will cover topics as diverse as urban cycling (historical and current trends), power relations in policy, strategic planning at different scales, land use, streams and wayfinding, bicycle culture and effects, data collection and measurement, and marketing as a policy instrument.
Participants in this summer programme will also receive a bicycle included in their academic fees. These are true "Dutch bikes" and are simple and effective for commuting throughout Amsterdam, and for the adventurous, beyond on the Netherlands' enormous integrated network of bicyle paths, highways, and infrastructure.
Prof. Dr. Meredith Glaser is the CEO of the non-profit Urban Cycling Institute and Professor of Sustainable Mobility, holding the Chair of Cycling at Ghent University Department of Geography. She is also a lecturer in urban planning at the University of Amsterdam. Her research focuses on policy innovation, knowledge transfer, and capacity building for accelerated implementation of sustainable transport goals, using the case of cycling. She is also one of the world’s most experienced educators for students and professionals seeking to learn Dutch transport planning policies and practices. She is originally from California and holds Masters degrees in urban planning and public health from UC Berkeley, and received her PhD in urban planning from University of Amsterdam, promoted by Prof. Dr. Marco te Brömmelstroet. Prof. Dr. Marco te Brömmelstroet is Professor of Urban Mobility Futures at the University of Amsterdam and co-founded the Urban Cycling Institute in 2016 within the Center for Urban Studies at the UvA. His teaching in Urban Planning Bachelor and Master’s programs centers around the (problematic) integration of land use and mobility and (de)constructing alternative narratives for urban mobility futures. He has authored numerous academic research articles and co-authored the book Movement.
This is an academic programme geared towards current university students and early-stage academic researchers (e.g., PhD students and post-docs) with a curiosity of studying cycling as a case to explore urban challenges. The programme welcomes those studying a range of disciplines, commonly urban planning but also fields in the (social) sciences and/or humanities (i.e., architecture, public administration, law, public health, business, psychology, communications, etc.).
This is an academic programme geared towards current university students and early-stage academic researchers (e.g., PhD students and post-docs) with a curiosity of studying cycling as a case to explore urban challenges. The programme welcomes those studying a range of disciplines, commonly urban planning but also fields in the (social) sciences and/or humanities (i.e., architecture, public administration, law, public health, business, psychology, communications, etc.).
There is a limited number of spots for professionals working in fields mentioned above. Professionals applying should provide reasoning for their participation and demonstrate support from management. Professionals partaking in the programme are required to attend all sessions and complete all readings and assignments, as this is a necessity to keep up with the course content. This is an academic programme, thus the academic directors expect all participants, regardless of background, to maintain the same level of engagement with the course materials.
Throughout this two-week summer programme, we will use Amsterdam as our living lab to examine the impacts of history, policy, infrastructure, planning, and culture within the context of urban cycling in the Netherlands. We also invite students to bring and share their personal views and experiences on cycling cities from around the world, sharing diverse perspectives, plans, and desires as we work together to plan cycling cities. As the world’s cycling capital, Amsterdam offers a premier environment for engaging with all of this.
Fee
1750 EUR, Tuition fee
Fee
900 EUR, Housing fee
London, United Kingdom
When:
21 July - 08 August 2025
Credits:
7.5 EC
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Brno, Czech Republic
When:
13 July - 26 July 2025
Credits:
3 EC
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TĂĽbingen, Germany
When:
07 January - 04 February 2025
Credits:
8.0 EC
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