Land use is the practice of determining how to build on, conserve, or otherwise alter land, as well as how to distribute resources and regulate development. Land use decisions dictate urban growth, development patterns, and density through infrastructure networks, zoning codes, and regulations. Key in on the latest debates in land use regulation and zoning, such as the evolution from land use-based codes to form-based codes, with Planetizen Courses that will help you understand where land use policies come from and where they're going.
Land Use Courses
55 Mins
- CIP
- AIA CES
- AICP CM
- SACPLAN CPD
62 Mins
- AIA CES
- AICP CM
- CNU-A
- SACPLAN CPD
74 Mins
- AIA CES
- AICP CM
- CNU-A
- SACPLAN CPD
59 Mins
- CIP
- AIA CES
- AICP CM
- SACPLAN CPD
55 Mins
- AIA CES
- AICP CM
- CNU-A
- SACPLAN CPD
Top Land Use Instructors
David Dixon
David is well known for helping create new, mixed-use urban districts (in both cities and suburbs)...
Emily Talen
Emily Talen is Professor of Urbanism at the University of Chicago. Her research is devoted to...
Richard Willson
Richard Willson is a professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at California State...
Kristin Faurest
Kristin Faurest is a public garden education and outreach professional, author, and landscape architecture educator, committed...
Chris Holtkamp
Chris Holtkamp is a certified planner and is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Planning at the...
Donald Shoup
Donald Shoup is Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Urban Planning at UCLA. His research...
Daniel Parolek
Daniel Parolek is a nationally recognized thought leader in architecture, design, and urban planning, specifically in...
Eric Damian Kelly
Eric Damian Kelly is a lawyer and planner with more than 35 years of experience working...
Eliot Allen
Eliot Allen, certified, LEED AP-ND, is an urban planner and Principal with Criterion Planners of Portland...
Jason Luger
Jason Luger is a lecturer in City and Regional Planning at UC Berkeley, College of Environmental...
Mark David Major
Dr. Mark David Major, AICP, CNU-A is a Professor of Urban Design at the Savannah College...
Menka Sethi
Menka Sethi is an accomplished consultant and professor in the field of real estate development and...
Norman Wright
Norman Wright is the Director of Neighborhood Services for Adams County, Colorado. In his career as...
Peter Henn
PETER J. HENN, Esq., AICP, is a land use attorney at Jones Foster in West Palm...
Jeff Speck
Jeff Speck is a city planner who advocates internationally for more walkable cities.
Jason Neville
Jason is an experienced urban planner, redevelopment professional, and affordable housing developer.
Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman
Katrina is a lecturer, researcher, and advocate for heart-centered cities. Her work focuses on human behavior...
Meredith Johnson
Meredith is the owner of Johnson Planning and Preservation LLC, a boutique firm that works to...
Brad Neumann
Brad Neumann is a MSU Senior Extension Educator who serves as an educational resource for local...
Kevin Credit
Kevin is the Assistant Director for Urban Informatics at the Center for Spatial Data Science at...
Alan Weinstein
Alan Weinstein holds a joint faculty appointment at Cleveland State University’s Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and...
Todd J. Poole
Todd Poole is president, founder, and managing principal of 4ward Planning Inc., with more than 24...
Geoffrey Ferrell
Geoffrey is one of the originators of the modern practice of Form-Based Codes. His work ranges...
Mary Madden
Mary Madden has nearly 20 years of experience in the fields of urban planning and design...
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