Law and Policy

Understanding laws and regulations is key to implementing effective planning policies and ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local statutes. Planetizen Courses offers classes on a wide range of regulations and legal issues that planners routinely come up against. Learn about code drafting, ethics, land use regulation, and how to navigate legal processes.

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Exploring the Regulation of Short-Term Rentals

Malak Hakim

67 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A

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Planning for Universal Design

Lance Freeman

46 Mins

CIP
AICP CM

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Ethics: Balancing a Business Friendly Planning Environment, Part 2

Carol D. Barrett

56 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Local Regulation of Marijuana Businesses

Alan Weinstein

56 Mins

AICP CM

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Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix it

Nolan Gray

67 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

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Form-Based Codes 101: Corridors

Geoffrey Ferrell, Kaizer Rangwala

55 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
LA CES

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Overview of the Planning Process

Mary Reilly

40 Mins

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Regulatory Implications of Tiny Homes

Malak Hakim

58 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A

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Planning for Racial Equity

Lance Freeman

55 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Legal Issues for Form-Based Codes

Mark White

80 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

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Transportation Planning: Making Transportation Plans—Rationality and Politics

Richard Willson

60 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Making Room for Home-Based Businesses

Nolan Gray

46 Mins

CIP
AICP CM

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Form-Based Codes 101: Preparing a Form-Based Code

Lisa Wise, Daniel Parolek

61 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A

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Basic Legal Framework for Planning Officials

Wayne Beyea

47 Mins

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Introduction to Planning: Implementation of the Plan

Eric Damian Kelly

38 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Race, Space, and Planning

Álvaro Huerta

66 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

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Planning and the Law: The Takings Clause

Thomas Hawkins

69 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

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Transportation Planning: Principles and Practices of Transportation Finance

Richard Willson

62 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Roadways for People, Part 1

Lynn Peterson, Elizabeth Doerr

79 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Form-Based Codes 101: Legal Aspects

Daniel Parolek, Daniel K. Slone

85 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A

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Constitutional Limitations on Planning and Zoning

61 Mins

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Form-Based Codes: Using Building Types, Part 1

63 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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A Brief History of Immigration and Planning

Álvaro Huerta

65 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

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Planning and the Law: Procedural Due Process

Thomas Hawkins

69 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

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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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Daniel Parolek

Daniel Parolek is a nationally recognized thought leader in architecture, design, and urban planning, specifically in...

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Eric Damian Kelly

Eric Damian Kelly is a lawyer and planner with more than 35 years of experience working...

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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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Peter Henn

PETER J. HENN, Esq., AICP, is a land use attorney at Jones Foster in West Palm...

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Mary Reilly

Mary Reilly is a land use educator with Michigan State University Extension.

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Alan Weinstein

Alan Weinstein holds a joint faculty appointment at Cleveland State University’s Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and...

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Jennifer Raitt

Jennifer Raitt is the Executive Director of the Northern Middlesex Council of Governments. She has nearly...

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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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Álvaro Huerta

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

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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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Brad Neumann

Brad Neumann is a MSU Senior Extension Educator who serves as an educational resource for local...

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Wayne Beyea

Wayne Beyea is a faculty member and senior specialist - outreach within the MSU School of...

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Malak Hakim

Malak Hakim is a nationally accredited urban planner.

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James Carpentier

James Carpentier is State and Local Government Affairs Manager with the International Sign Association (ISA).

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Lisa Wise

As a planner and Certified Public Accountant, Ms. Wise has 20 years of professional experience in...

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Thomas Hawkins

Thomas Hawkins, a Florida licensed attorney, has represented parties on all sides of the planning and...

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Mark White

S. Mark White is recognized as an expert in zoning and planning/land use law.

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Carol D. Barrett

Ms. Barrett is a highly acclaimed expert in planning ethics.

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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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Jonathan Ochshorn

Jonathan is a registered architect with an academic background in structural engineering and urban design as...

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Introduction to GIS, Part 2

Instructor: Sloan Campi

Take the next step into the world of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and ArcGIS Pro with an overview of navigation, map projections, and essential map design principles.

4.33

52 Mins

CIP

AICP CM

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Demystifying AI: Terminology, Tools, and Techniques for Urban Planners

Instructor: Tom Sanchez

Understanding the basics of artificial intelligence, or AI, is increasingly important for urban planners. Learn the capabilities, limitations, and language of emerging technologies that utilize AI methods.

4.44

70 Mins

CIP

AIA CES

AICP CM

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Interpreting Places and Spaces

Instructor: Adam Fine

Interpretive media can dramatically enhance people's experience of place. Learn how to develop and execute a plan that brings the stories tied to places to life.

4.44

56 Mins

CIP

AIA CES

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