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Location Optimization

Location Optimization

Instructor: Kevin Credit

This course introduces the basic principles of location optimization models and provides a hands-on tutorial on point-based location optimization using QGIS and LINGO.

70 Mins
AICP CM
Urban Design for Planners 3: Neighborhoods and Centers

Urban Design for Planners 3: Neighborhoods and Centers

Instructor: Emily Talen

This course demonstrates how to delineate a set of neighborhoods and neighborhood centers for a given area and suggests design improvements that enhance neighborhood centers.

59 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD
Urban Design for Planners 2: Getting Started with QGIS and SketchUp

Urban Design for Planners 2: Getting Started with QGIS and SketchUp

Instructor: Emily Talen

Course instructor Emily Talen guides viewers through the process of transferring a shapefile of building outlines into SketchUp and processes of basic manipulation necessary to create a 3D model. Learn how to load data into QGIS, set the coordinate reference system, and change the graphic display of data layers.

46 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

Instructor: Emily Talen

Urban planners and urban designers are interested in building places that embody beauty and hope. In this course, Emily Talen, PhD, FAICP, presents free urban design software tools that can help urban planners and urban designers visualize changes in the built environment to support the overarching goal of creating better places.

59 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD
MetroQuest Public Involvement Software: In Practice and In Action

MetroQuest Public Involvement Software: In Practice and In Action

Instructor: Dave Biggs

This course provides an introduction to working with MetroQuest, what it helps planners achieve, and some of its most important features and capabilities. The course also presents a series of case studies to demonstrate the results MetroQuest has achieved for a wide range of planning projects.

74 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
Best Practices for Community Engagement

Best Practices for Community Engagement

Instructor: Dave Biggs

This course provides you with solid understanding of the benefits to community engagement, the psychology of public participants, an overview of the tools and tactics to choose from and advice on the creation of a public engagement plan to meet the needs of your projects.

70 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD
The DIY Form-Based Code: Research and Development

The DIY Form-Based Code: Research and Development

Instructor: Norman Wright

Covering concepts critical to developing the foundation for a code, this course takes a a tour through the creation of a code for the hypothetical city of Wrightville.

66 Mins

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