Parks and open space provide essential public health benefits and are a key part of any healthy, vibrant community. Parks and recreation planners work to ensure that urban residents have access to green space and recreation options.
All Parks & Recreation Courses
Green Infrastructure
Instructor: David Rouse
This course defines green infrastructure, highlights its types and benefits, discusses monetary valuation and financing, and explores its role in addressing climate change, equity, and technological change.
Traffic Congestion, Part One: Sources and Responses
Instructor: Michael Manville
Explore the sources of traffic congestion while also examining common preconceptions that inform how planners and policymakers respond to the challenge of reducing congestion, for better or worse.
Accessory Dwelling Units: Understanding America’s Newest Housing Typology
Instructor: Jason Neville
Explore the latest ADU policy developments from leading American cities, key challenges and opportunities for increasing or limiting ADU production, first-hand examples, and best practices in ADU affordability programs.