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University of Amsterdam

Unraveling the Cycling City

Obscured by its apparent simplicity, cycling is a complex phenomenon. Being an almost perfect human-machine hybrid, cycling is deeply rooted in a plethora of socio-technological systems. Around the world cycling is embraced as an important ingredient to tackle a wide variety of individual and societal challenges. The Netherlands is often seen as an ideal living lab, because cycling has retained its significant share of mobility throughout the country. At the same time, there are large differences in developments across time and space, that allows for a better understanding of potential causal relations. This is also increasingly recognized by (inter)national top tier researchers from many different academic fields. They are uncovering reciprocal relations of cycling with spatial, ecological, historical, social, cultural, economic, biological and political structures. Unraveling the Cycling City bundles the state-of-the-art knowledge that emerges from research and practice on the Dutch cycling system. As such, it provides an easily accessible platform to learn about important causes and effects, to open minds for the complexity of the entire system and to support group deliberations around the world.

Status: Human Centered Design
Status: Social Sciences
IntermediateCourse22 hours

Featured reviews

DN

5.0Reviewed Aug 1, 2020

Great so far.The use of zoom to get together with classmates across the globe was much appreciated.

SH

5.0Reviewed May 3, 2020

Great course with a mix of self directed learning and videos. Thank you for putting it together

TA

5.0Reviewed May 24, 2022

The course took me to further distance with diffent angles in making cycling city works. Good different perspectives with good examples and cases.

RV

5.0Reviewed Apr 10, 2021

As an urban designer and cyclist, this course was full of valuable experiences that shape my viewpoint of a cycling city's needs!

SP

5.0Reviewed Aug 6, 2020

It is a really a well laid out course. It goes deep into understanding the cycling culture in the Netherlands and cycling requirements.

ML

5.0Reviewed Feb 16, 2020

Great course by the University of Amsterdam! Really recommend for everybody who is interested in multi modal approach to the biking city.

AC

5.0Reviewed May 3, 2020

Although most of the literature came from the developed world, it ended up being quite and enlighting course on urban mobility and cycling.

EF

5.0Reviewed May 10, 2021

It's a construction to be made between you and the course especially if you want to learn about cycling mobility, cities & people and places. Enjoy every moment of this course and let's ride.

FC

5.0Reviewed Aug 30, 2020

Such fascinating and thought provoking content to challenge our thinking about the place of cycling in cities. Very worthwhile!

DW

4.0Reviewed May 11, 2020

I would really like to see this course as the intro to a larger specialization. It touched every so briefly on many things and it would have been great to have each expanded.

TF

5.0Reviewed May 6, 2020

Very good, well presented and contemporary research and thinking on urban cycling. I enjoyed undertaking the course immensely.

JB

5.0Reviewed Aug 3, 2022

An interesting and insightful course into the diverse factors affecting the development of a "cycling city".

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