Urbanism

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.

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History of City Planning 2: Modern Ideas of City Planning (1900-1939)

Jason Luger

49 Mins

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Traffic Congestion, Part Two: Congestion Pricing

Michael Manville

56 Mins

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Classical Location Theory

Kevin Credit

169 Mins

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Walkable Density: Building Livable, Equitable, and Resilient Communities

David Dixon

60 Mins

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A Brief History of Immigration and Planning

Álvaro Huerta

65 Mins

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Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

Jeff Speck

79 Mins

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Defining Neighborhoods

Emily Talen

54 Mins

AIA CES
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Controlling Rents

Michael Manville

76 Mins

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Lewis Mumford on the City 1: The City - Heaven and Hell

29 Mins

AICP CM

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Just Suburbs: The New Frontier for Equity and Inclusion

David Dixon

56 Mins

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The Pedestrian Safety Crisis in the U.S.

Angie Schmitt

53 Mins

AICP CM
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Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

David Dixon

48 Mins

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Introduction to Smart Cities

Amir Hajrasouliha

47 Mins

AICP CM
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The Theory and Practice of Culture and Placemaking

Annalise Fonza

71 Mins

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Lewis Mumford on the City 2: The City - Cars or People?

29 Mins

AICP CM

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Public Transit During Covid-19: Challenges and Lessons

Qian He

42 Mins

AICP CM

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Creative Placemaking for Minority Communities

Kayla Hunter

40 Mins

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Walkable City 2: The Useful Walk

Jeff Speck

82 Mins

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The YIMBY Movement: Opportunities and Challenges for Planners

Mark Vallianatos

66 Mins

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Zoning for Incremental Development

Christy Dodson

101 Mins

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Lewis Mumford on the City 3: The City and Its Region

30 Mins

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History of U.S. Landscape Architecture, Part 1

Kristin Faurest

64 Mins

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Regional Scenario Planning: An Overview

Garlynn Woodsong

47 Mins

SACPLAN CPD

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Accessory Dwelling Units: Understanding America’s Newest Housing Typology

Jason Neville

57 Mins

CIP
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AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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David Dixon

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

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Jeff Speck

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

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Kristin Faurest

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

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Michael Manville

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

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Jason Neville

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

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Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

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

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David Rouse

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

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Jenny Schuetz

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

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John Hersey

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

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Mike Lydon

Mike Lydon is a Principal of The Street Plans Collaborative.

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Lennart Nout

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

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Elizabeth Doerr

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

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Lynn Peterson

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

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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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Christy Dodson

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

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Annalise Fonza

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

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Kayla Hunter

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

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Angie Schmitt

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

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Álvaro Huerta

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

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Dave Amos

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

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Meredith Johnson

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

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Jonathan Barnett

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

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Mary Reilly

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

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Donald Shoup

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

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Traffic Congestion, Part One: Sources and Responses

Instructor: Michael Manville

Explore the sources of traffic congestion while also examining common preconceptions that inform how planners and policymakers respond to the challenge of reducing congestion, for better or worse.

4.52

68 Mins

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Accessory Dwelling Units: Understanding America’s Newest Housing Typology

Instructor: Jason Neville

Explore the latest ADU policy developments from leading American cities, key challenges and opportunities for increasing or limiting ADU production, first-hand examples, and best practices in ADU affordability programs.

4.50

57 Mins

CIP

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SACPLAN CPD

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Traffic Congestion, Part One: Sources and Responses

Accessory Dwelling Units: Understanding America’s Newest Housing Typology

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