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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Creating Interactive iPlans with iBooks Author
Instructor: Brittany Kubinski
This course provides an introduction to the basic functions of Apple iBooks Author and demonstrates how the program can be used to develop interactive documents such as interactive iPlans.
