Urbanism | Planetizen Courses

Urbanism is the study of cities and the historical development of their built environment. Urbanism can take many forms, often adopted as part of a planning philosophy such as “New Urbanism.” Urbanism courses on Planetizen Courses will introduce you to urban planning philosophies and ideologies and their theoretical underpinnings.

Urbanism Courses

still from the movie of two people walking on sidewalk with trees and buildings in the background

Lewis Mumford on the City 4: The Heart of the City

29 Mins

AICP CM

A busy street in Vienna, Austria.

Landscape Design for Social Sustainability, Part 2

Kristin Faurest

53 Mins

CIP
AICP CM

crosswalk intersection painted with rainbow colors

Tactical Urbanism: How It's Done

96 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

Boston buildings and bridge

The Elements of Citymaking: Design, Policy, and Finance

57 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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The Future of Cities After COVID-19

James Brasuell, Allison Arieff, Mariela Alfonzo, Scott Frazier, William Fulton

57 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

aerial of denver with buildings and transit

Equitable Transit Oriented Development

57 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

cars on highway with suburb in background

Lewis Mumford on the City 5: The City as Man's Home

31 Mins

AICP CM

Two hands holding up a digital globe.

The 21st Century Comprehensive Plan

64 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

skyline of LInkcoln Park Chicago

Economic Thinking for Planners: Cities, Externalities, and Governance

56 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

people sitting inside a New York subway car

Women and Cities 4: Gender Equity in the Public Sphere

Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

55 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

portrait of Daniel Burnham

Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City

58 Mins

AICP CM

chicago skyline and lincoln park

How Zoning Shapes Cities, Communities, and Regions

84 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

large city fountain surrounded by people

Lewis Mumford on the City 6: The City and the Future

29 Mins

AICP CM

The I-5 in Portland, Oregon.

Roadways for People, Part 1

Lynn Peterson, Elizabeth Doerr

79 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

colorful townhomes

Missing Middle Housing: Meeting the Growing Demand for Walkable Urbanism

72 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A

pedestrians and bicyclist in helsinki

Women and Cities 5: The Feminist Future City

Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

59 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

Exterior of Pruitt Igoe housing complex

The Pruitt-Igoe Myth

84 Mins

AICP CM

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Prospects for Zoning Reform

96 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

busy street with pedestrians, cars, and streetlights in New York

Designing the Megaregion

Jonathan Barnett

65 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

A city with digital icons.

Planning in an Era of Disruptive Change

47 Mins

AICP CM

pedestrians walking in city

Beyond Complete Streets for Walking and Biking

54 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

New Orleans neighborhood with city skyline in background

Methods for Neighborhood Scale Revitalization

68 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

large sculptures that spell out Porto in Porto Portugal

Effective City Branding

Fabian Geyrhalter

57 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

city skyline

A New Era of Downtown Opportunity: The Intersection of Housing and Innovation

65 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

Top Urbanism Instructors

David Dixon

David is well known for helping create new, mixed-use urban districts (in both cities and suburbs)...

Jeff Speck

Jeff Speck is a city planner who advocates internationally for more walkable cities.

Kristin Faurest

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

Michael Manville

Michael Manville is Associate Professor of Urban Planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

Jason Neville

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

Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

Katrina is a lecturer, researcher, and advocate for heart-centered cities. Her work focuses on human behavior...

David Rouse

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

Jenny Schuetz

Jenny is a Senior Fellow at Brookings Metro and an expert in housing policy.

John Hersey

John is a planner with two decades of experience critically evaluating and advancing transit-oriented development as...

Mike Lydon

Mike Lydon is a Principal of The Street Plans Collaborative.

Lennart Nout

Lennart is an urban mobility design consultant, specializing in design and planning of bicycle networks and...

Elizabeth Doerr

Elizabeth Doerr is a writer with expertise and awareness around social and racial justice issues and...

Lynn Peterson

Lynn Peterson is a nationally recognized transportation and land use integration expert.

Qian He

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

Christy Dodson

Christy is an Urban Designer at Code Studio, with a background in architecture and planning.

Annalise Fonza

Dr. Annalise Fonza is a Lecturer in the Department of Urban & Regional Planning at the...

Kayla Hunter

Kayla is an experienced non-profit professional who works with at-risk youth to reimagine unused, neglected spaces...

Angie Schmitt

Angie Schmitt is a writer and founder of 3MPH Planning and Consulting, a Cleveland-based firm focused...

Álvaro Huerta

Dr. Álvaro Huerta is a Religion and Public Life Organizing Fellow at Harvard Divinity School and...

Dave Amos

Dave is an Assistant Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at Cal Poly...

Meredith Johnson

Meredith is the owner of Johnson Planning and Preservation LLC, a boutique firm that works to...

Jonathan Barnett

Jonathan Barnett is Fellow of the Penn Institute for Urban Research and an Emeritus Professor of...

Mary Reilly

Mary Reilly is a land use educator with Michigan State University Extension.

Donald Shoup

Donald Shoup is Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Urban Planning at UCLA. His research...

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Urban Agriculture

Urban farming is becoming more popular around the state of California, taking many forms along the way, as documented in this film produced by experts from the University of California and the Cal State University system in cooperation with local organizations.

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47 Mins

AICP CM

SACPLAN CPD

Film