Resilience planning is quickly becoming a crucial part of short-term and long-range planning as climate change and population growth strain urban infrastructure and natural resources. Planning for resilient cities means centering hazard mitigation and integrated solutions that will protect urban systems from natural and human-created shocks. Resilience strategies include a range of actions to secure future energy supplies, prevent flooding in coastal zones, develop efficient transportation networks, and more.

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Accessory Dwelling Units: Understanding America’s Newest Housing Typology
Jason Neville
57 Mins
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Healthy Urban Food Systems: Planning Production Facilities
Lauren Dunning
43 Mins
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Introduction to Climate Action Planning
Michael R. Boswell, Tammy Seale
66 Mins
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Crime and Urban Planning in the United States
Qian He
51 Mins
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  • AICP CM
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Greening the Neighborhood: An Introduction to LEED-ND
Eliot Allen
51 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Accounting for Cities
Michael R. Boswell, Tammy Seale
60 Mins
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Landscape Design for Social Sustainability, Part 1
Kristin Faurest
57 Mins
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Greening the Neighborhood: Accelerating Sustainability with LEED-ND
Eliot Allen
52 Mins
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Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Cities
Michael R. Boswell
59 Mins
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The 21st Century Comprehensive Plan
David Rouse
64 Mins
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Greening the Neighborhood: LEED-ND Core Concepts
Eliot Allen
29 Mins
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Creating a Low-Carbon, Resilient City
Michael R. Boswell, Tammy Seale
48 Mins
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  • CNU-A
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Green Infrastructure
David Rouse
56 Mins
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  • AIA CES
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Greening the Neighborhood: LEED-ND Metrics
Eliot Allen
65 Mins
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The Future of Cities After COVID-19
James Brasuell, Allison Arieff, Mariela Alfonzo, Scott Frazier, William Fulton
57 Mins
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Resilience Planning for Coastal Hazards
Chris Holtkamp
81 Mins
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Greening the Neighborhood: LEED-ND Globally and v.4 Update
Eliot Allen
51 Mins
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Urban Agriculture
47 Mins
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Resilience Planning for Heat and Drought Events
Chris Holtkamp
85 Mins
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  • AIA CES
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Economic Thinking for Planners: Economics of the Environment
Peter Gordon
56 Mins
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UN Sustainable Development Goals: The Role of Cities in Implementation
Chris Holtkamp
75 Mins
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Introduction to Urban Sustainability Appraisal Tools
Eliot Allen
69 Mins
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Sustainable Supply Chains
Carlos Zapata
59 Mins
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Urban Sustainability Appraisal Tools for Communities and Existing Neighborhoods
Eliot Allen
108 Mins
  • AIA CES
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Eliot Allen

Eliot Allen, certified, LEED AP-ND, is an urban planner and Principal with Criterion Planners of Portland...

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Chris Holtkamp

Chris Holtkamp is a certified planner and is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Planning at the...

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Michael R. Boswell

Michael R. Boswell is a Professor of City & Regional Planning at California Polytechnic State University...

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Tammy Seale is a principal with Michael Baker International and director of the Sustainability and Climate...

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David is a consultant, educator, and author with over 40 years of experience in urban and...

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Lauren Dunning

Lauren Dunning is a lawyer and public health practitioner whose work has focused on developing strategies...

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Kristin Faurest is a public garden education and outreach professional, author, and landscape architecture educator, committed...

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Qian He

Dr. Qian He is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Maryland, College Park and...

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Jason Neville

Jason is an experienced urban planner, redevelopment professional, and affordable housing developer.

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Carlos Zapata

Carlos Zapata is a Sustainability and ESG professional who is a graduate of Yale's MBA in...

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James Brasuell

James Brasuell is the managing editor of Planetizen.

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William Fulton is the director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research and the former mayor...

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Scott Frazier

Scott Frazier is one of the hosts of the L.A. Podcast. Scott is also Director of...

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Mariela Alfonzo

Mariela Alfonzo is the founder and CEO of State of Place. Mariela also has a PhD...

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Allison Arieff

Allison Arieff is the editorial director of SPUR and a columnist for The New York Times.

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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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Getting There

Getting There was produced by planners in New Hampshire to inform other planners of the concepts and benefits of universal design. The big idea illustrated by the film is that a built environment designed with the needs of the visually impaired in mind would be universally accessible for every single member of the community.

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The Pruitt-Igoe Myth

The 2011 documentary film “The Pruitt-Igoe Myth” documents the rapid rise and fall of a housing complex in St. Louis. Pruitt-Igoe became a symbol for the failure of public housing policy in the late 20th century.

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