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Sponge Cities: How Green Infrastructure Can Save Urbanization

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Gain an understanding of green infrastructure and its place in the future re-development of urban areas.

Typically Available
Winter
Duration
As few as 8 weeks
Units
3.0
Current Formats
Hybrid
Cost
Starting at $764.00

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What you can learn.

Learn key concepts, challenges, and opportunities in green infrastructure design and development
Get introduced to professionals in the green industry such as landscape architects, project managers, and developers
Overview the regulatory environment regarding green infrastructure
Study green infrastructure design principles
Understand how green infrastructure is built in urban areas

About This Course

This course seeks to introduce students to some of the major components of green infrastructure, which includes green roofs, green walls, bioretention wells, rain gardens, and other stormwater management systems. These systems integrate the fields of landscape architecture, horticulture, and civil engineering.

Winter 2026 Schedule

Date
Details
Format
 
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Wednesday, Saturday
Instructor:
REG#
405708
Fee:
$764.00
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Field Trip
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
Remote Classroom
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Notes

Elective course in the Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Sustainability Certificate Programs.
Field trip on Sat. Jan 24 TBD. Attendance required at all in-person class meetings and field trips.
This hybrid section is made up of In-Person and Live Online instruction.
International Students: This hybrid section is not considered in person for immigration purposes.
Visitors not permitted. Internet Access Required.

Deadline
Refunds only available from November 03, 2025 to January 18, 2026
Course Requirements
No required textbook.
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Wed Jan 7, 2026
5:30PM PT - 8:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 119B
Lecture
Wed Jan 14, 2026
5:30PM PT - 8:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Off-Site
Sat Jan 24, 2026
9:00AM PT - 3:00PM PT
Field Trip
Lecture
Wed Jan 28, 2026
5:30PM PT - 8:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 119B
Lecture
Wed Feb 4, 2026
5:30PM PT - 8:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Feb 11, 2026
5:30PM PT - 8:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 119B
Lecture
Wed Feb 18, 2026
5:30PM PT - 8:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 119B
Lecture
Wed Feb 25, 2026
5:30PM PT - 8:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 119B

This course applies toward the following programs

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Horticulture

certificate
certificate Take your love of plants and turn it into a career. The Horticulture Certificate provides students with the foundational science behind maintaining plants and their environment. This program may be completed 100% online.

Take your love of plants and turn it into a career. The Horticulture Certificate provides students with the foundational science behind maintaining plants and their environment. This program may be completed 100% online.

certificate Whether you want to design a national park, or a modest, water-efficient backyard, landscape architecture can give you the skills and abilities to change the places you live, work, and play for the better. The profession of landscape architecture is a multidisciplinary field that weaves together design, environmental systems, sustainability, construction knowledge—as well as land and water conservation—to influence place making, and to create designed outdoor living spaces.

Whether you want to design a national park, or a modest, water-efficient backyard, landscape architecture can give you the skills and abilities to change the places you live, work, and play for the better. The profession of landscape architecture is a multidisciplinary field that weaves together design, environmental systems, sustainability, construction knowledge—as well as land and water conservation—to influence place making, and to create designed outdoor living spaces.