Economic development is the study and practice of creating public policy that stimulates economic production, industrialization, and job creation in a region. Decisions related to land use, transportation, and infrastructure can shape the course of a region’s economic future.
Economic Development Courses
59 Mins
- AICP CM
- CNU-A
- SACPLAN CPD
65 Mins
- AIA CES
- AICP CM
56 Mins
- AICP CM
- CNU-A
- SACPLAN CPD
63 Mins
- CIP
- AIA CES
- AICP CM
- SACPLAN CPD
56 Mins
- CIP
- AIA CES
- AICP CM
- SACPLAN CPD
57 Mins
- CIP
- AIA CES
- AICP CM
- SACPLAN CPD
54 Mins
- CIP
- AIA CES
- AICP CM
57 Mins
- CIP
- AIA CES
- AICP CM
- SACPLAN CPD
Top Economic Development Instructors
David Dixon
David is well known for helping create new, mixed-use urban districts (in both cities and suburbs)...
Jason Neville
Jason is an experienced urban planner, redevelopment professional, and affordable housing developer.
David Rouse
David is a consultant, educator, and author with over 40 years of experience in urban and...
John Hersey
John is a planner with two decades of experience critically evaluating and advancing transit-oriented development as...
Kayla Hunter
Kayla is an experienced non-profit professional who works with at-risk youth to reimagine unused, neglected spaces...
Elizabeth Doerr
Elizabeth Doerr is a writer with expertise and awareness around social and racial justice issues and...
Lynn Peterson
Lynn Peterson is a nationally recognized transportation and land use integration expert.
Nolan Gray
M. Nolan Fray is the Research Director for California YIMBY, an expert in urban land-use regulation...
Kristin Faurest
Kristin Faurest is a public garden education and outreach professional, author, and landscape architecture educator, committed...
Jenny Schuetz
Jenny is a Senior Fellow at Brookings Metro and an expert in housing policy.
Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman
Katrina is a lecturer, researcher, and advocate for heart-centered cities. Her work focuses on human behavior...
Carlos Zapata
Carlos Zapata is a Sustainability and ESG professional who is a graduate of Yale's MBA in...
Todd J. Poole
Todd Poole is president, founder, and managing principal of 4ward Planning Inc., with more than 24...
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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.
