Environmental Planning

Environmental planning centers the environment and natural resources in land use and planning decisions. More recently, the rapidly advancing effects of climate change are prompting new urgency for policymakers at all levels to implement climate-friendly policies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conserve natural resources, and build resilience for the future. Urban planners can have an impact on the environment through land use decisions, zoning codes, and transportation planning policies.

Environmental Planning Courses

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Greening the Neighborhood: LEED-ND Metrics

Eliot Allen

65 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Introduction to Lighting and Light Pollution

Lindsay Malbon

79 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Creating a Low-Carbon, Resilient City

Michael R. Boswell, Tammy Seale

48 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Sustainability Marketing and Greenwashing

Carlos Zapata

46 Mins

AICP CM

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Greening the Neighborhood: LEED-ND Globally and v.4 Update

Eliot Allen

51 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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tall trees and mountains with a night sky of stars

Lighting Regulations and Dark Sky Places

Lindsay Malbon

66 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Transportation Planning: Effects on the Environment, Health, and Social Justice

Richard Willson

57 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Introduction to Resilience Planning

Chris Holtkamp

69 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Economic Thinking for Planners: Economics of the Environment

Peter Gordon

56 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

Kayla Hunter

59 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Transportation Planning: Travel Behavior Principles and Modelling Approaches

Richard Willson

55 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Resilience Planning for Wildfires

Chris Holtkamp

58 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Introduction to Urban Sustainability Appraisal Tools

Eliot Allen

69 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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E-Waste: A Growing Concern in Waste Management

Seema Thomas

51 Mins

CIP
AICP CM

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The Future of Cities After COVID-19

James Brasuell, Allison Arieff, Mariela Alfonzo, Scott Frazier, William Fulton

57 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Developing a Fact Basis for Hazard Planning

Shannon Van Zandt

62 Mins

SACPLAN CPD

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Resilience Planning for Floods

Chris Holtkamp

69 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Urban Sustainability Appraisal Tools for Communities and Existing Neighborhoods

Eliot Allen

108 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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History of U.S. Landscape Architecture, Part 1

Kristin Faurest

64 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

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Urban Agriculture

47 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Disaster Resilience and Recovery Through Land Use Planning

Walter Gillis Peacock

78 Mins

SACPLAN CPD

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Understanding Sanitation Work

Seema Thomas

46 Mins

CIP
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Urban Sustainability Appraisal Tools for Planned Neighborhoods and Landscapes

Eliot Allen

85 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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History of U.S. Landscape Architecture, Part 2

Kristin Faurest

61 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

Top Environmental Planning Instructors

Eliot Allen

Eliot Allen, certified, LEED AP-ND, is an urban planner and Principal with Criterion Planners of Portland...

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Chris Holtkamp

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

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Kristin Faurest

Kristin Faurest is a public garden education and outreach professional, author, and landscape architecture educator, committed...

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Carlos Zapata

Carlos Zapata is a Sustainability and ESG professional who is a graduate of Yale's MBA in...

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Michael R. Boswell

Michael R. Boswell is a Professor of City & Regional Planning at California Polytechnic State University...

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Seema Thomas

Seema is an urban development professional focused on developing and expanding innovative and inclusive initiatives to...

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Tammy Seale

Tammy Seale is a principal with Michael Baker International and director of the Sustainability and Climate...

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Lindsay Malbon

Lindsay is an urban lighting and dark sky educator. Her lighting research has been featured in...

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Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

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

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Richard Willson

Richard Willson is a professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at California State...

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Lauren Dunning

Lauren Dunning is a lawyer and public health practitioner whose work has focused on developing strategies...

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David Rouse

David is a consultant, educator, and author with over 40 years of experience in urban and...

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Michael Manville

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

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Jason Neville

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

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Kayla Hunter

Kayla is an experienced non-profit professional who works with at-risk youth to reimagine unused, neglected spaces...

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Jonathan Barnett

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

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James Brasuell

James Brasuell is the managing editor of Planetizen.

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William Fulton

William Fulton is the director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research and the former mayor...

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Scott Frazier

Scott Frazier is one of the hosts of the L.A. Podcast. Scott is also Director of...

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Mariela Alfonzo

Mariela Alfonzo is the founder and CEO of State of Place. Mariela also has a PhD...

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Allison Arieff

Allison Arieff is the editorial director of SPUR and a columnist for The New York Times.

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Todd J. Poole

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

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Peter Gordon

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

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Walter Gillis Peacock

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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

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What Is Generative AI and Why It Matters for Urban Planning

Instructor: Tom Sanchez

This course introduces urban planners to Generative AI (GenAI), covering its fundamentals and demonstrating how it can create text, images, videos, and designs to enhance planning practices.

4.38

61 Mins

CIP

AIA CES

AICP CM

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Transit Service Design 101

Instructor: Emily Yasukochi

In this course, we will review the principles of transit service design, how resources are allocated and accounted for, and using the Remix software platform, we will design and evaluate a new transit route.

4.46

52 Mins

AICP CM

SACPLAN CPD

Free

Environmental Planning