Development

Development is the process of planning and constructing buildings and other forms of real estate and public and private spaces. Planners can guide development through mechanisms such as zoning codes and permit processes. Understanding how development affects a community can help planners guide smart, equitable growth in their cities. Planetizen Courses will take you deep into important issues like urban growth and sprawl, displacement and gentrification, and density.

Development Courses

Save

Rendering of a mixed use development with a theatre, restaurant, and residential units above

Suburban Remix: Creating the Next Generation of Urban Places

David Dixon

63 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

Save

Property Valuation for Planners

Menka Sethi

54 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

Save

exterior and interior of tiny home for urban planning course

Regulatory Implications of Tiny Homes

Malak Hakim

58 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A

Save

Form-Based Codes 101: Learning How To Look

Geoffrey Ferrell

71 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A

Save

The Elements of Citymaking: Design, Policy, and Finance

Jason Neville

57 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

Save

Just Suburbs: The New Frontier for Equity and Inclusion

David Dixon

56 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

Save

Real Estate Debt for Planners

Menka Sethi

73 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

Save

Form-Based Codes: Using Building Types, Part 1

63 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

Save

frontal view of different colored apartments lined on street

Form-Based Codes 101: Neighborhoods

Geoffrey Ferrell, Daniel Parolek

68 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
LA CES

Save

people sitting inside a New York subway car

Women and Cities 4: Gender Equity in the Public Sphere

Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

55 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

Save

Construction inside a large two-story mall.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

David Dixon

48 Mins

CIP
AICP CM

Save

Office Property Valuation Case Study for Planners

Menka Sethi

83 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

Save

Form-Based Codes: Using Building Types, Part 2

53 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

Save

Form-Based Codes 101: Corridors

Geoffrey Ferrell, Kaizer Rangwala

55 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
LA CES

Save

Women and Cities 5: The Feminist Future City

Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

59 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

Save

Multi-Family Property Valuation Case Study for Planners

Menka Sethi

67 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

Save

The YIMBY Movement: Opportunities and Challenges for Planners

Mark Vallianatos

66 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

Save

Form-Based Codes 101: Downtowns

Mary Madden, Victor Dover

66 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
LA CES

Save

New Orleans neighborhood with city skyline in background

Methods for Neighborhood Scale Revitalization

Jason Neville

68 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

Save

black and white image aerial of suburban homes

The Story of Sprawl

Tim Halbur

163 Mins

Save

The Pruitt-Igoe Myth

84 Mins

AICP CM

Save

Form-Based Codes 101: Preparing a Form-Based Code

Lisa Wise, Daniel Parolek

61 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A

Save

Traffic Congestion, Part One: Sources and Responses

Michael Manville

68 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

Save

The Story of Sprawl - With Commentary Tracks

Tim Halbur

143 Mins

Top Development Instructors

Menka Sethi

Menka Sethi is an accomplished consultant and professor in the field of real estate development and...

VIEW COURSES

Daniel Parolek

Daniel Parolek is a nationally recognized thought leader in architecture, design, and urban planning, specifically in...

VIEW COURSES

David Dixon

David is well known for helping create new, mixed-use urban districts (in both cities and suburbs)...

VIEW COURSES

Jason Neville

Jason is an experienced urban planner, redevelopment professional, and affordable housing developer.

VIEW COURSES

Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

Katrina is a lecturer, researcher, and advocate for heart-centered cities. Her work focuses on human behavior...

VIEW COURSES

Geoffrey Ferrell

Geoffrey is one of the originators of the modern practice of Form-Based Codes. His work ranges...

VIEW COURSES

Mary Madden

Mary Madden has nearly 20 years of experience in the fields of urban planning and design...

VIEW COURSES

Christy Dodson

Christy is an Urban Designer at Code Studio, with a background in architecture and planning.

VIEW COURSES

Todd J. Poole

Todd Poole is president, founder, and managing principal of 4ward Planning Inc., with more than 24...

VIEW COURSES

Lisa Wise

As a planner and Certified Public Accountant, Ms. Wise has 20 years of professional experience in...

VIEW COURSES

Victor Dover

Victor Dover is a town planner and urban designer with 29 years of leadership in the...

VIEW COURSES

Peter Gordon

Peter Gordon is Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California Price School of Public Policy...

VIEW COURSES

Tim Halbur

Tim Halbur is communications director for the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU), the leading organization...

VIEW COURSES

Jenny Schuetz

Jenny is a Senior Fellow at Brookings Metro and an expert in housing policy.

VIEW COURSES

John Hersey

John is a planner with two decades of experience critically evaluating and advancing transit-oriented development as...

VIEW COURSES

Michael Manville

Michael Manville is Associate Professor of Urban Planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

VIEW COURSES

Chris Holtkamp

Chris Holtkamp is a certified planner and is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Planning at the...

VIEW COURSES

Jonathan Barnett

Jonathan Barnett is Fellow of the Penn Institute for Urban Research and an Emeritus Professor of...

VIEW COURSES

Kevin Credit

Kevin is the Assistant Director for Urban Informatics at the Center for Spatial Data Science at...

VIEW COURSES

Mark Vallianatos

Mark is a policy expert focused on housing, planning and sustainability issues. He the director of...

VIEW COURSES

Malak Hakim

Malak Hakim is a nationally accredited urban planner.

VIEW COURSES

Carolyn Staskiewicz

For nearly 16 years, Carolyn has been involved in a multitude of educational facility planning efforts...

VIEW COURSES

Peter Park

Peter J. Park is a city planner with more than 20 years experience specializing in innovative...

VIEW COURSES

Daniel K. Slone

Daniel K. Slone is a partner of McGuireWoods LLP in Richmond, VA. Dan assists innovative clients...

VIEW COURSES

Master Urban Planning Skills With A Planetizen Courses Subscription.

All Development Courses

Save

Generative AI, Ethics, and the Future of Urban Planning

Instructor: Tom Sanchez

Explore the ethical and equity implications of using generative AI in urban planning. This course addresses bias, transparency, public trust, emerging tools like digital twins, and offers practical guidance for responsible adoption.

4.31

66 Mins

CIP

AIA CES

AICP CM

Save

Green Infrastructure

Instructor: David Rouse

This course defines green infrastructure, highlights its types and benefits, discusses monetary valuation and financing, and explores its role in addressing climate change, equity, and technological change.

4.33

56 Mins

CIP

AIA CES

AICP CM

Save

Early Career Strategies for Successful Planning Practice

Instructor: Richard Willson

This course is for planners with a few years of practice under their belts and looking to become more effective in their careers and derive greater satisfaction from their work.

4.30

60 Mins

AICP CM

SACPLAN CPD

Development

Development Courses

Top Development Instructors

Master Urban Planning Skills With A Planetizen Courses Subscription.

All Development Courses

Generative AI, Ethics, and the Future of Urban Planning

Green Infrastructure

Early Career Strategies for Successful Planning Practice

Topic

Course Filter

Credit

Software

Closed Caption

Development

Development Courses

Top Development Instructors

Related Topics

Master Urban Planning Skills With A Planetizen Courses Subscription.

All Development Courses

Generative AI, Ethics, and the Future of Urban Planning

Green Infrastructure

Early Career Strategies for Successful Planning Practice

Topic

Course Filter

Credit

Software

Closed Caption