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

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

historic buildings in Charleston South Carolina

Introduction to Historic Preservation

Meredith Johnson

38 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Design for Peace and Democracy

Kristin Faurest

50 Mins

CIP
AICP CM

electric scooters blocking sidewalk

The Ethics of Disruptive Transportation Technologies

Carol D. Barrett

83 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

congested freeway in los angeles

Traffic Congestion, Part One: Sources and Responses

Michael Manville

68 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

City Dreamers film ad

81 Mins

Rendering of a mixed use development with a theatre, restaurant, and residential units above

Suburban Remix: Creating the Next Generation of Urban Places

63 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

three images of New York buildings, Central Park and a man riding a bike

U.S. City Planning 101

46 Mins

Woonerf street in Dutch neighborhood

The Good Street: A New Methodology for Balancing Place and Flow

55 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

buildings, cars, people on Halsted Street in Chicago in 1900

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

49 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

cars waiting at a toll road

Traffic Congestion, Part Two: Congestion Pricing

Michael Manville

56 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

cleveland ohio skyline with industrial buildings

Classical Location Theory

169 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

mixed-use development with people walking, retail stores

Walkable Density: Building Livable, Equitable, and Resilient Communities

60 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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A Brief History of Immigration and Planning

65 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

pedestrian on path next to bikeshare

Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

79 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Defining Neighborhoods

54 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Controlling Rents

Michael Manville

76 Mins

CIP
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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Resilience Planning for Heat and Drought Events

Instructor: Chris Holtkamp

Learn how cities can prepare their infrastructure and social services for heat waves and droughts in a warming world.

4.40

85 Mins

CIP

AIA CES

AICP CM

Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix it

Instructor: Nolan Gray

Nolan Gray presents the complex history of zoning regulation, showing how major legislative decisions led to the country's current state of car reliance, sprawl, and inequity. Now, zoning reform is in the air. But why stop at mere reform?

4.53

67 Mins

AIA CES

AICP CM