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

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Creative Placemaking for Minority Communities
Kayla Hunter
40 Mins
  • CIP
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Walkable City 2: The Useful Walk
Jeff Speck
82 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
map view of mixed housing types
The YIMBY Movement: Opportunities and Challenges for Planners
Mark Vallianatos
66 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
Building exteriors downtown dixon illinois
Zoning for Incremental Development
Christy Dodson
101 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
European city with train and buildings in black and white
Lewis Mumford on the City 3: The City and Its Region
30 Mins
  • AICP CM
The Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park.
History of U.S. Landscape Architecture, Part 1
Kristin Faurest
64 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
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Regional Scenario Planning: An Overview
Garlynn Woodsong
47 Mins
  • SACPLAN CPD
detached accessory dwelling unit ADU in backyard
Accessory Dwelling Units: Understanding America’s Newest Housing Typology
Jason Neville
57 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
Bright walkway inbetween buildings with palm trees and a man walking in the background in Dubai
Walkable City 5: The Comfortable Walk
Jeff Speck
66 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
people sitting in outdoor plaza
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
60 Mins
  • SACPLAN CPD
parking meter on sidewalk
The Right Price for Curb Parking
Donald Shoup
51 Mins
  • CIP
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
stores and buildings on main street
Introduction to Planning
Mary Reilly
46 Mins
Findlay market on a colorful street in Ohio.
Landscape Design for Social Sustainability, Part 1
Kristin Faurest
57 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
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Tactical Urbanism: An Introduction
Mike Lydon
81 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
women and children sitting at praxagora kok project in Stockholm
Women and Cities 3: Gender Equity in Private Life
Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman
54 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
Park on the historic walkable city wall of the Italian city of Lucca in the Pisa region
Walkable City 6: The Interesting Walk
Jeff Speck
77 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
busy street with cars and pedestrians in India
The Human Scale
81 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
Denver union station with city skyline aerial photo
Introduction to Transit Oriented Development
John Hersey
51 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
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
Mike Lydon
96 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
Boston buildings and bridge
The Elements of Citymaking: Design, Policy, and Finance
Jason Neville
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
John Hersey
57 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD

Top Urbanism Instructors

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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Conceptual Drawing for Planners Sign Up

Conceptual Drawing for Planners

Instructor: JJ Zanetta

In this course, we will learn effective ways of drawing as a means to communicate design ideas and explore digital tools that support traditional drawing.

4.34
73 Mins
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD
Urban Design for Planners 8: Parking and Traffic Sign Up

Urban Design for Planners 8: Parking and Traffic

Instructor: Emily Talen

The final course in the Urban Design for Planners series addresses the automobile as part of the urban fabric. The storage of cars and high levels of congestion can be very detrimental to neighborhoods, but good design can mitigate those negative effects. 

4.20
90 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
LA CES
The DIY Form-Based Code: Research and Development Sign Up

The DIY Form-Based Code: Research and Development

Instructor: Norman Wright

Covering concepts critical to developing the foundation for a code, this course takes a a tour through the creation of a code for the hypothetical city of Wrightville.

4.35
66 Mins

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