Regulations dictate urban design and development at the local, state, and federal level. Planetizen Courses will bring you up to speed with a broad spectrum of regulations, from signage to cannabis businesses. Understand how to draft regulations and present them to policymakers and the public, as well as how regulatory systems govern planning decisions.
All Regulations Courses
UN Sustainable Development Goals: The Role of Cities in Implementation
Instructor: Chris Holtkamp
This course will introduce the 17 Sustainable Development Goals as a framework for planning at the local level.
Area-Based Location Optimization: Urban Green Space Selection
Instructor: Kevin Credit
By the end of this course you will understand the basic principles of area-based location optimization and be able to solve the knapsack, threshold, and shape problems using LINGO software. The course also shows how to map the results of these skills in QGIS.
Hand Drawing Master Plans
Instructor: Daniel Garcia
This course provides an introduction to urban design sketching by teaching how to draw urban design sketches and master plans using a mix of colored and black ink. These drawing techniques can be used to create plans that are detailed and expressive enough to use both in academic and professional presentations.