Planetizen Courses
4 September 2005 - 4:02pm
Planetizen offers a variety of courses covering planning-related topics and taught by experts in the field. These self-paced courses are designed for professionals, students, or concerned citizens looking for quick yet thorough introductions to concepts relevant to their work. Selected courses are eligible for credits from the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP*) Certification Maintenance program. All courses listed below are open for enrollment. For more information or to register for a course, please review the course descriptions and instructor biographies below, or contact info@planetizen.com.
Please Note: If you are already enrolled in a Planetizen Course, you can access your course materials at http://courses.planetizen.com.
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Courses and webinars currently available include:
PLAN-110: Introduction to Historic Preservation Planning
Instructor: Hector Abreu
As cities around the world expand and more people move back into older downtowns and inner-ring suburbs, historic preservation serves two important purposes, encouraging a sustained sense of history and culture in the community, while formalizing practical standards for the preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, or reconstruction of historic properties for adaptive use by a new generation.
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As cities around the world expand and more people move back into older downtowns and inner-ring suburbs, historic preservation serves two important purposes, encouraging a sustained sense of history and culture in the community, while formalizing practical standards for the preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, or reconstruction of historic properties for adaptive use by a new generation.
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PLAN-115: Transit Oriented Development Toolbox
Instructors: John Renne, PhD, and Jeff Wood
Transit-oriented development (TOD) has gained popularity as a strategy to address a number of urban problems, including traffic congestion, affordable housing shortages, air pollution, and sprawl. Transit Oriented Development Toolbox will be useful to planners, developers, architects, policy makers, students, and advocates.
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Transit-oriented development (TOD) has gained popularity as a strategy to address a number of urban problems, including traffic congestion, affordable housing shortages, air pollution, and sprawl. Transit Oriented Development Toolbox will be useful to planners, developers, architects, policy makers, students, and advocates.
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PLAN-120: Census 2000, Census 2010, Factfinder, ACS, and Understanding Growth
Instructor: Christopher Williamson, PhD
This course provides professionals with the background and knowledge they need to understand and accurately use data from the decennial Census and the new annual American Community Survey. The wealth of data provided by these two sources can be invaluable to planners in any venue. This course offers a look into how census data and growth are affected by each other, and examines ways planners can use the data to map out where communities are and where they are going.
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This course provides professionals with the background and knowledge they need to understand and accurately use data from the decennial Census and the new annual American Community Survey. The wealth of data provided by these two sources can be invaluable to planners in any venue. This course offers a look into how census data and growth are affected by each other, and examines ways planners can use the data to map out where communities are and where they are going.
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PLAN-130: The Australian Planning System For Overseas Planners
Instructor: Angus Witherby
With its economy flourishing, Australia has turned to migrants from around the globe to help meet its needs for skilled labor, including a landmark change to the country's immigration laws to enable professional planners to more easily emigrate to Australia. This course will assist people with a non-Australian planning education to understand the life, times, and culture "down under", and provide students with the knowledge to begin seeking work as a planner in Australia. Upon completion of the course, will have a good grounding and understanding of Australian planning systems.
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Plus: Planetizen is pleased to offer a day-long seminar introduction to the Australian planning system, provided by Australian planning expert Angus Witherby. The seminar will take place on July 25, 2009 from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. PDT in Los Angeles, California on the campus of the University of Southern California.
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With its economy flourishing, Australia has turned to migrants from around the globe to help meet its needs for skilled labor, including a landmark change to the country's immigration laws to enable professional planners to more easily emigrate to Australia. This course will assist people with a non-Australian planning education to understand the life, times, and culture "down under", and provide students with the knowledge to begin seeking work as a planner in Australia. Upon completion of the course, will have a good grounding and understanding of Australian planning systems.
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Plus: Planetizen is pleased to offer a day-long seminar introduction to the Australian planning system, provided by Australian planning expert Angus Witherby. The seminar will take place on July 25, 2009 from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. PDT in Los Angeles, California on the campus of the University of Southern California.
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PLAN-135: Introduction to Smart Growth
Instructor: William Fulton
Introduction to Smart Growth is designed for planners, local officials, developers and citizens interested in learning more about smart growth. William Fulton, regarded as one of the nation's leading commentators on urban planning, metropolitan growth, and economic development, provides a thorough introduction to smart growth planning concepts and offers practical analysis of smart growth plans and practices.
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Introduction to Smart Growth is designed for planners, local officials, developers and citizens interested in learning more about smart growth. William Fulton, regarded as one of the nation's leading commentators on urban planning, metropolitan growth, and economic development, provides a thorough introduction to smart growth planning concepts and offers practical analysis of smart growth plans and practices.
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PLAN-140: Introduction to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Instructor: Therese Schmidt
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is one of the most controversial and influential laws affecting urban planning. Understanding it is a must for planners in California. And as other states follow California's lead, the principles of CEQA will become essential knowledge for planners. In the same way that we can no longer ignore the role of the environment in planning, the role of CEQA is inextricable from the world of land use and urban development. This course guides planners, policymakers and developers through the details, and develops a clear understanding of the intricacy and importance of CEQA.
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The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is one of the most controversial and influential laws affecting urban planning. Understanding it is a must for planners in California. And as other states follow California's lead, the principles of CEQA will become essential knowledge for planners. In the same way that we can no longer ignore the role of the environment in planning, the role of CEQA is inextricable from the world of land use and urban development. This course guides planners, policymakers and developers through the details, and develops a clear understanding of the intricacy and importance of CEQA.
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PLAN-145: Planning Ethics (Video Course)
Instructor: Carol Barrett, AICP
Planning Ethics is a video course taught by acclaimed ethics expert Carol Barrett, AICP. Three video presentations cover the AICP Code of Ethics, standards of ethical judgment, and some of the common ethical challenges planners might face in their day-to-day work. Running just about an hour, this video course is a quick way to brush up your everyday ethics.
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Planning Ethics is a video course taught by acclaimed ethics expert Carol Barrett, AICP. Three video presentations cover the AICP Code of Ethics, standards of ethical judgment, and some of the common ethical challenges planners might face in their day-to-day work. Running just about an hour, this video course is a quick way to brush up your everyday ethics.
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PLAN-150: The Architecture of the New Economy (Webinar/Video)
Instructor: Marianne Cusato
This one-hour presentation will explore the elements that are essential to successfully build sustainable smaller homes in thriving communities -- even with limited resources. Architecture and urban design expert Marianne Cusato, well-known for her work on the "Katrina Cottages" designed for post-hurricane New Orleans, will discuss how living within our means does not have to be a trade down, and how -- if done right -- it can be a trade up. Also available as a video course.
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This one-hour presentation will explore the elements that are essential to successfully build sustainable smaller homes in thriving communities -- even with limited resources. Architecture and urban design expert Marianne Cusato, well-known for her work on the "Katrina Cottages" designed for post-hurricane New Orleans, will discuss how living within our means does not have to be a trade down, and how -- if done right -- it can be a trade up. Also available as a video course.
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PLAN-160: Light Imprint Urbanism -- Integrating Sustainability and Community Design (Webinar/Video)
Instructor: Tom Low, AIA, CNU, LEED
Light Imprint is a planning and development strategy that emphasizes sustainability, pedestrian-oriented design, and infrastructure efficiency in the creation of compact, mixed-use communities. At the same time, the approach reduces the infrastructure costs of a community. The Light Imprint Webinar will introduce participants to the concept of Light Imprint and explore how Light Imprint can be implemented in their city or town. Also available as a video course.
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Light Imprint is a planning and development strategy that emphasizes sustainability, pedestrian-oriented design, and infrastructure efficiency in the creation of compact, mixed-use communities. At the same time, the approach reduces the infrastructure costs of a community. The Light Imprint Webinar will introduce participants to the concept of Light Imprint and explore how Light Imprint can be implemented in their city or town. Also available as a video course.
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PLAN-175: Video for Planners (Webinar)
Instructor: Tim Halbur
Video is a powerful tool for community outreach. This webinar will give you the tools you need to post videos to the web, and use the many free distribution methods at your disposal, like YouTube and vidcasting. You’ll also learn how to take your videos a step further for a professional look and feel. From communicating with a cameraperson to lighting and sound you will walk away with a step-by-step guide for creating video for your city or organization.
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Video is a powerful tool for community outreach. This webinar will give you the tools you need to post videos to the web, and use the many free distribution methods at your disposal, like YouTube and vidcasting. You’ll also learn how to take your videos a step further for a professional look and feel. From communicating with a cameraperson to lighting and sound you will walk away with a step-by-step guide for creating video for your city or organization.
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PLAN-180: Preservation and Sustainability (Webinar)
Instructor: Hector Abreu Cintron
The Preservation and Sustainability webinar will introduce participants to current theories and discussions of Preservation and Sustainability and their relationship. This course addresses a different aspect of sustainability—green building, environment, equity and economics— through the strategies, tools and ethos of historic preservation.
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The Preservation and Sustainability webinar will introduce participants to current theories and discussions of Preservation and Sustainability and their relationship. This course addresses a different aspect of sustainability—green building, environment, equity and economics— through the strategies, tools and ethos of historic preservation.
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TECH-105: Understanding Web Accessibility (Webinar)
Instructor: Abhijeet Chavan
This course will introduce you to the Section 508 requirements, help you to understand why web accessibility is important, explore the principles of universal design as they apply to technology, and provide you with tips and tools to test your website for accessibility.
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This course will introduce you to the Section 508 requirements, help you to understand why web accessibility is important, explore the principles of universal design as they apply to technology, and provide you with tips and tools to test your website for accessibility.
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TECH-120: Introduction to SketchUp for Planners (Webinar/Video)
Instructor: Chuck Donley, AICP
This one-hour hands-on webinar will introduce planners to Google SketchUp. Topics will include downloading models, walking through the project and exporting the results to Google Earth. This webinar will help you explore using SketchUp for urban design level planning. This is the first part in a series of webinars on Google SketchUp. Also available as a video course.
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This one-hour hands-on webinar will introduce planners to Google SketchUp. Topics will include downloading models, walking through the project and exporting the results to Google Earth. This webinar will help you explore using SketchUp for urban design level planning. This is the first part in a series of webinars on Google SketchUp. Also available as a video course.
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TECH-125: Technology for Planners
Instructor: Justin Emond
This highly-practical course focuses on the convergence of web technology and planning. The course offers insight into how technology is being applied in the field of planning today, as well as a complete overview of the current state of web technology, including discussions about the origin of the Internet, email and mailing lists, blogs, search engines, content management systems, website accessibility, and geographic information systems.
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This highly-practical course focuses on the convergence of web technology and planning. The course offers insight into how technology is being applied in the field of planning today, as well as a complete overview of the current state of web technology, including discussions about the origin of the Internet, email and mailing lists, blogs, search engines, content management systems, website accessibility, and geographic information systems.
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TECH-130: Google Earth for Planners -- An Introduction (Webinar/Video)
Instructor: Chuck Donley, AICP
This one-hour hands-on webinar will introduce you to Google Earth. The session will explore basic tasks for using Google Earth in planning. Topics will include finding places, moving around them, saving a location, viewing a site photo and capturing images for presentation. The subject matter is a compelling exploration of Washington DC with a discussion of the tool’s applicability to planning. Part of the three-part Google Earth Webinar Series. Also available as a video course.
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This one-hour hands-on webinar will introduce you to Google Earth. The session will explore basic tasks for using Google Earth in planning. Topics will include finding places, moving around them, saving a location, viewing a site photo and capturing images for presentation. The subject matter is a compelling exploration of Washington DC with a discussion of the tool’s applicability to planning. Part of the three-part Google Earth Webinar Series. Also available as a video course.
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TECH-140: GIS Concepts for Planners (Webinar)
Instructor: Chuck Donley, AICP
This hour and a half webinar will introduce you to the mechanics of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The session will explore the components of GIS as a tool, rather than the results GIS can produce. The course will help you communicate more effectively with GIS professionals, by helping you understand their priorities and vocabulary.
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This hour and a half webinar will introduce you to the mechanics of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The session will explore the components of GIS as a tool, rather than the results GIS can produce. The course will help you communicate more effectively with GIS professionals, by helping you understand their priorities and vocabulary.
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TECH-220: Density Conceptualization with SketchUp (Webinar/Video)
Instructor: Chuck Donley, AICP
This one-hour hands-on webinar will use Google SketchUp to depict a site in 3-dimensions. Topics will include locating a site, creating simple buildings, applying textures, and digitizing a plan. This webinar will jump start your efforts in learning SketchUp. This is the second part in a series of webinars on Google SketchUp. Also available as a video course.
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This one-hour hands-on webinar will use Google SketchUp to depict a site in 3-dimensions. Topics will include locating a site, creating simple buildings, applying textures, and digitizing a plan. This webinar will jump start your efforts in learning SketchUp. This is the second part in a series of webinars on Google SketchUp. Also available as a video course.
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TECH-230: The Virtual Staff Report -- Using the Free Version of Google Earth (Webinar/Video)
Instructor: Chuck Donley, AICP
This one-hour hands-on webinar will guide you through the process of preparing a Google Earth presentation for a Planning Commission meeting. Topics will include locating site photographs, georeferencing a site plan, creating a project tour and preparing for your presentation. Part of the three-part Google Earth Webinar Series. Also available as a video course.
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This one-hour hands-on webinar will guide you through the process of preparing a Google Earth presentation for a Planning Commission meeting. Topics will include locating site photographs, georeferencing a site plan, creating a project tour and preparing for your presentation. Part of the three-part Google Earth Webinar Series. Also available as a video course.
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TECH-240: Using Google Maps and Mashups for Planning (Webinar)
Instructor: Christian Peralta Madera
This one-hour hands-on webinar will demonstrate how planners can use Google Maps to publish basic geographical information on a custom map, and guide you through the process of creating custom maps using Google Maps. Topics will include adding place markers, lines and shapes to maps, placing photos and videos, importing a data set of map points, and using a map to collaborate with others.
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This one-hour hands-on webinar will demonstrate how planners can use Google Maps to publish basic geographical information on a custom map, and guide you through the process of creating custom maps using Google Maps. Topics will include adding place markers, lines and shapes to maps, placing photos and videos, importing a data set of map points, and using a map to collaborate with others.
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TECH-250: CommunityViz Build Out (Webinar/Video)
Instructor: Chuck Donley, AICP
This one-hour hands-on webinar will explore using GIS to calculate build-out of a zoning or land use plan. It will use Build-out, the CommunityViz wizard-based tool in a hands-on workshop using your computer. Topics will include setting densities, adjusting for existing structures, eliminating constrained lands, siting proposed structures, and exporting the results to Google Earth. Also available as a video course.
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This one-hour hands-on webinar will explore using GIS to calculate build-out of a zoning or land use plan. It will use Build-out, the CommunityViz wizard-based tool in a hands-on workshop using your computer. Topics will include setting densities, adjusting for existing structures, eliminating constrained lands, siting proposed structures, and exporting the results to Google Earth. Also available as a video course.
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TECH-260: CommunityViz Suitability (Webinar)
Instructor: Chuck Donley, AICP
This one-hour hands-on webinar will introduce you to the Suitability tool included in CommunityViz. The wizard-based tool identifies the best locations for various activities. Whether you wish to avoid hazards, calculate walkability, phase infrastructure or protect natural resources, Suitability offers a simpler way to integrate GIS into your analysis. Also available as a video course.
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This one-hour hands-on webinar will introduce you to the Suitability tool included in CommunityViz. The wizard-based tool identifies the best locations for various activities. Whether you wish to avoid hazards, calculate walkability, phase infrastructure or protect natural resources, Suitability offers a simpler way to integrate GIS into your analysis. Also available as a video course.
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TECH-330: The Virtual Staff Report -- Advanced Google Earth for Planners (Webinar)
Instructor: Chuck Donley, AICP
This one-hour hands-on webinar will guide you through the process of using Google Earth Pro for planning analysis. Topics will include applying a GIS shape file to the terrain, coloring the legend for that layer, locating address points automatically, creating buildings, and thinking like a movie director. Part of the three-part Google Earth Webinar Series. Also available as a video course.
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This one-hour hands-on webinar will guide you through the process of using Google Earth Pro for planning analysis. Topics will include applying a GIS shape file to the terrain, coloring the legend for that layer, locating address points automatically, creating buildings, and thinking like a movie director. Part of the three-part Google Earth Webinar Series. Also available as a video course.
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ECON-201: Economic Thinking for Planners and Developers
Instructor: Peter Gordon, PhD
Developers often complain that planners are taking away their ability to make a project “pencil out”. And in truth, most planners don’t have the economic background to understand what makes a complicated project financially viable. This course goes beyond supply and demand to give you a firm grounding in the economics of land use, including cost-benefit analysis, the economics of mortgages and lending, encouraging business incubators, and more.
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Developers often complain that planners are taking away their ability to make a project “pencil out”. And in truth, most planners don’t have the economic background to understand what makes a complicated project financially viable. This course goes beyond supply and demand to give you a firm grounding in the economics of land use, including cost-benefit analysis, the economics of mortgages and lending, encouraging business incubators, and more.
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PLAN-305: Last-Minute Tips for the AICP Exam (Webinar)
Instructor: Jennifer Evans-Cowley, PhD, AICP
A one-hour crash course provides last-minute advice as you prepare for the AICP exam. Study methods, areas of focus and strategies for test-taking will all be covered, and will be followed by an interactive question-and-answer session.
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A one-hour crash course provides last-minute advice as you prepare for the AICP exam. Study methods, areas of focus and strategies for test-taking will all be covered, and will be followed by an interactive question-and-answer session.
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PLAN-310: AICP* Exam Preparation Course
Instructor: Jennifer Evans-Cowley, PhD, AICP
Are you ready to take the AICP exam? Planetizen offers a convenient online preparation course to help you successfully prepare for the exam. Now in its sixth year, the Planetizen AICP* Exam Preparation Course provides step-by-step, progressive, and interactive instruction that leads you through specific methodologies, lessons, exercises and sample questions.
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Are you ready to take the AICP exam? Planetizen offers a convenient online preparation course to help you successfully prepare for the exam. Now in its sixth year, the Planetizen AICP* Exam Preparation Course provides step-by-step, progressive, and interactive instruction that leads you through specific methodologies, lessons, exercises and sample questions.
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PLAN-315: Planning Commissioner Training
Instructor: Ric Stephens
This introductory course provides a comprehensive overview of planning principles and practices that will help planning commissioners become more effective in their multiple roles. Topics range from technical to philosophical; from site specific to regional; and from current practice to future trends.
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This introductory course provides a comprehensive overview of planning principles and practices that will help planning commissioners become more effective in their multiple roles. Topics range from technical to philosophical; from site specific to regional; and from current practice to future trends.
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Planetizen's AICP* Certification Maintenance (CM) Resources
Planetizen has been approved to provide continuing education credits for AICP's Certification Maintenance (CM) program. Note: APA's Certification Maintenance system was recently updated, and Planetizen is currently in the process of registering courses to provide CM credits. The list of Planetizen Courses providing CM credits will be announced soon. Thanks for your patience.
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