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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Designing the Megaregion

Jonathan Barnett

65 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Healthy Urban Food Systems: Planning Retail Facilities

Lauren Dunning

55 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Wasted Urban Opportunities

Seema Thomas

53 Mins

CIP
AICP CM

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More Sustainability Appraisal Tools and Future Prospects

Eliot Allen

69 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Landscape Design for Social Sustainability, Part 1

Kristin Faurest

57 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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UN Sustainable Development Goals: The Role of Cities in Implementation

Chris Holtkamp

75 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Healthy Urban Food Systems: Planning Production Facilities

Lauren Dunning

43 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Women and Cities 4: Gender Equity in the Public Sphere

Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

55 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Introduction to Climate Action Planning

Michael R. Boswell, Tammy Seale

66 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Landscape Design for Social Sustainability, Part 2

Kristin Faurest

53 Mins

CIP
AICP CM

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Incorporating the Sustainable Development Goals into the Planning Process

Chris Holtkamp

66 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Greening the Neighborhood: An Introduction to LEED-ND

Eliot Allen

51 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Women and Cities 5: The Feminist Future City

Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

59 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Calculating the Benefits of Parks, Trails, and Open Space

Todd J. Poole

34 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Green Infrastructure

David Rouse

56 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Introduction to Corporate Sustainability

Carlos Zapata

45 Mins

AICP CM

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Greening the Neighborhood: Accelerating Sustainability with LEED-ND

Eliot Allen

52 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Methods for Neighborhood Scale Revitalization

Jason Neville

68 Mins

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AICP CM
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Accounting for Cities

Michael R. Boswell, Tammy Seale

60 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
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Resilience Planning for Coastal Hazards

Chris Holtkamp

81 Mins

CIP
AICP CM

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Environmental and Sustainability Standards

Carlos Zapata

61 Mins

CIP
AICP CM

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Greening the Neighborhood: LEED-ND Core Concepts

Eliot Allen

29 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Traffic Congestion, Part Two: Congestion Pricing

Michael Manville

56 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Cities

Michael R. Boswell

59 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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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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

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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

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Environmental Planning