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Top Social Media Instructors
Ben Schulman
Ben Schulman is a writer and editor based in Chicago, with a focus on architecture, urban...
Dave Biggs
Dave Biggs is an internationally-recognized speaker, author and public engagement strategist focusing on best practices to...
Claudia Kousoulas
Claudia has more than 25 years of experience as an urban planner with work ranging from...
Mike Ernst
Mike Ernst is an urban planner and designer whose work has focused on participatory planning, community...
Nader Afzalan
Nader Afzalan, Ph.D is a Senior Planner and Air Pollution Specialist at the California Air Resources...
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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.