History

Planetizen Courses offers historical perspective through courses designed to help planners understand the history of the profession and how essential concepts and ideas in the field were developed and popularized. Learn about the triumphs and failures of past planners and how past decisions continue to shape urban form today.

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Lewis Mumford on the City 1: The City - Heaven and Hell

29 Mins

AICP CM

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A Brief History of Immigration and Planning

Álvaro Huerta

65 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

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Understanding the Great Recession

Peter Gordon

74 Mins

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Design for Peace and Democracy

Kristin Faurest

50 Mins

CIP
AICP CM

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Lewis Mumford on the City 2: The City - Cars or People?

29 Mins

AICP CM

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Women and Cities: Gender Equity, Past and Present

Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

54 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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History of City Planning 1: Ancient Times to the Modern Age (7,500 BC to 1900)

Jason Luger

53 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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US Disability Access Laws for Planners

Jonathan Katz-Ouziel, Thomas Hamed

109 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

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Lewis Mumford on the City 3: The City and Its Region

30 Mins

AICP CM

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Women and Cities 3: Gender Equity in Private Life

Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

54 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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buildings, cars, people on Halsted Street in Chicago in 1900

History of City Planning 2: Modern Ideas of City Planning (1900-1939)

Jason Luger

49 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Lewis Mumford on the City 4: The Heart of the City

29 Mins

AICP CM

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Introduction to Culture and Placemaking

Annalise Fonza

63 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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History of City Planning 3: Midcentury Modern (1940-1979)

Jason Luger

64 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Lewis Mumford on the City 5: The City as Man's Home

31 Mins

AICP CM

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The Theory and Practice of Culture and Placemaking

Annalise Fonza

71 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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History of City Planning 4: Planning in the Postmodern Age (1980-Today)

Jason Luger

74 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Lewis Mumford on the City 6: The City and the Future

29 Mins

AICP CM

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Crime and Urban Planning in the United States

Qian He

51 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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History of City Planning 5: The City of Tomorrow

Jason Luger

56 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Introduction to Historic Preservation

Meredith Johnson

38 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Economic Thinking for Planners: Cities, Externalities, and Governance

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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Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City

58 Mins

AICP CM

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Jason Luger

Jason Luger is a lecturer in City and Regional Planning at UC Berkeley, College of Environmental...

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Mark David Major

Dr. Mark David Major, AICP, CNU-A is a Professor of Urban Design at the Savannah College...

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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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Annalise Fonza

Dr. Annalise Fonza is a Lecturer in the Department of Urban & Regional Planning at the...

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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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Álvaro Huerta

Dr. Álvaro Huerta is a Religion and Public Life Organizing Fellow at Harvard Divinity School and...

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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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Thomas Hamed

Thomas Hamed, AICP is a transportation planner who specializes in commuter transportation and mobility for all...

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Jonathan Katz-Ouziel

Jonathan Katz-Ouziel is an autistic planner, an independent accessibility consultant, and the founder of Opossum House...

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Elizabeth Doerr

Elizabeth Doerr is a writer with expertise and awareness around social and racial justice issues and...

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Lynn Peterson

Lynn Peterson is a nationally recognized transportation and land use integration expert.

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Nolan Gray

M. Nolan Fray is the Research Director for California YIMBY, an expert in urban land-use regulation...

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Qian He

Dr. Qian He is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Maryland, College Park and...

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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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Lance Freeman

Lance Freeman is a Professor in the Urban Planning Program at Columbia University in New York...

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Dave Amos

Dave is an Assistant Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at Cal Poly...

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Meredith Johnson

Meredith is the owner of Johnson Planning and Preservation LLC, a boutique firm that works to...

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Kevin Credit

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

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Zoning Code Reform: Legal and Practical Considerations When Making “Quick Fixes” to Your Zoning Code

Instructor: Peter Henn

This course helps both public and private sector planners update and streamline their Zoning Code Standards of Review using legally sound best planning practices.

4.35

102 Mins

AIA CES

AICP CM

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Federal Takings Law: Balancing Private Property Rights with the Public Interest

Instructor: Peter Henn

This course explores how the U.S. Constitution and federal takings law shape local planning, helping planners understand property rights, recognize legal risks, and advance the public interest within constitutional limits.

4.65

55 Mins

AIA CES

AICP CM

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Legal Issues in Sign Codes

Instructor: James Carpentier

This course provides basic knowledge of the legal issues involved in sign codes, focusing on constitutionally-compliant sign codes in the aftermath of U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Reed v Town of Gilbert

4.17

59 Mins

AICP CM

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Zoning Code Reform: Legal and Practical Considerations When Making “Quick Fixes” to Your Zoning Code

Federal Takings Law: Balancing Private Property Rights with the Public Interest

Legal Issues in Sign Codes

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