Course Info
8 video lessons (84 Mins)
Published
2022Trending
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1.Introduction
2 mins
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2.ABCs of Zoning
13 mins
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3.Historical Evolution of Land Use Regulation
15 mins
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4.By Right Versus Discretionary Approval
13 mins
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5.Regulating Development Serves Multiple Policy Goals
13 mins
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6.Measuring Zoning Stringency
12 mins
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7.Impacts on Housing Markets, Economic and Social Outcomes
11 mins
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8.Conclusion
2 mins
What You Will Learn
- Learn the typical structure of zoning laws
- Understand why local governments regulate land use and development
- Become familiar with the evolution of zoning over time
- Explore techniques to measure zoning stringency
- Understand how zoning can impact local housing markets
- Discuss broader implications of zoning for regional economic outcomes
Course Description
The current state of U.S. zoning is under the microscope—a better understanding of the basic components of zoning, history and evolution of zoning codes, economic and political goals of plan implementation, and impacts on housing prices and production is necessary inform improved planning outcomes.
You’ve probably heard that many local and state governments around the United States are changing zoning codes by allowing granny flats and transit oriented development as well as reducing parking requirements. This course explains the regulatory structure intended for reform and why those reforms matter for the market and the built environment.
Taught by Jenny Schuetz—a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and one of the leading researchers, writers, and teachers in the field of land use regulation and its consequences for the housing markets of cities, neighborhoods, and regions—this course introduces the key concepts of zoning at a key moment in the evolution in this critical land use regulation’s history.
Learn these skills
- Development
- Housing
- Land Use
- Plan Making
- Regional Planning
- Transportation
- Urban Design
- Urbanism
- Zoning Codes
AICP CM
This course is approved for 1.5 AICP CM credits.
AIA CES
This course is 1 LU.SACPLAN CPD
This course is approved for 1 SACPLAN CPD point.