Regional planning is defined by cross-jurisdictional issues and area-wide policymaking that acknowledges the interconnectedness of urban systems. Regional planning is particularly useful for addressing issues that require a broader scope, such as regional transportation networks, climate resilience, and economic development.
Regional Planning Courses
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- CIP
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60 Mins
- CIP
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- AICP CM
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- CIP
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Top Regional Planning Instructors
David Dixon
David is well known for helping create new, mixed-use urban districts (in both cities and suburbs)...
John Hersey
John is a planner with two decades of experience critically evaluating and advancing transit-oriented development as...
Jarrett Walker
Jarrett Walker is an international consultant in public transit network design and policy, with 25 years...
Nolan Gray
M. Nolan Fray is the Research Director for California YIMBY, an expert in urban land-use regulation...
Qian He
Dr. Qian He is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Maryland, College Park and...
Jenny Schuetz
Jenny is a Senior Fellow at Brookings Metro and an expert in housing policy.
Michael Manville
Michael Manville is Associate Professor of Urban Planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.
Chris Holtkamp
Chris Holtkamp is a certified planner and is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Planning at the...
Garlynn Woodsong
Garlynn Woodsong is a geographer and urban planner with more than 13 years of experience in...
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The American City, Part 1: A Brief History of the Regular Grid
Instructor: Mark David Major
Learn why the regular grid has been a standard part of the town planning vocabulary around the world for nearly five millennia.
Economic Thinking for Planners: Cities, Externalities, and Governance
Instructor: Peter Gordon
Through history, people have become better off as they urbanized. This course investigates how and why the quality of life has improved in cities.