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- Price: FREE
- Enrolled: 117 students
- Language: English
- Certificate: Yes
- Difficulty: Beginner
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What You'll Learn
- Explain the historical evolution of urban planning from garden cities to contemporary smart cities,Describe the roles of planners
- politicians
- developers
- and communities in shaping the built environment,Apply the principles of Euclidean and form-based zoning to evaluate land use regulations and decisions,Analyze how transit-oriented development and mixed-use design create walkable
- livable neighborhoods,Facilitate community engagement processes that center equity and the voices of underrepresented communities,Evaluate how housing markets
- affordability pressures
- and displacement shape urban neighborhoods,Apply environmental planning tools including green infrastructure and climate resilience strategies to cities,Identify emerging trends in urban planning including smart city technology and data-driven policy approaches
Requirements
- No prior planning or design experience is required — this course starts from the very beginning,A basic curiosity about cities
- neighborhoods
- and how the built environment is shaped is all you need,No software or technical skills required — the course focuses on concepts
- policy
- and professional practice
Description
This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.
Cities are not accidents. Every street grid, zoning boundary, transit line, and park is the result of decisions made by planners, politicians, developers, and communities over decades. This course gives you a rigorous introduction to urban planning — what it is, how it works, who makes the decisions, and what principles guide good city-building in the 21st century.
You will begin with the historical and theoretical foundations of the field: from Ebenezer Howard and the garden city movement through modernist planning and into contemporary practice. From there the course moves into the core technical areas planners work with every day — Euclidean and form-based zoning, land use regulation, general plans and comprehensive plans, and the legal framework that governs how cities can shape development. You will learn how transit-oriented development, mixed-use design, and walkability principles create more livable, equitable neighborhoods.
The second half of the course turns to the human and political dimensions of planning: community engagement, environmental justice, housing affordability, displacement, and the tensions between growth and equity. A final section explores smart city technology, climate resilience, and the emerging challenges that will define planning practice for the next generation of urban professionals. Whether you are studying planning, working in local government, or simply want to understand the city you live in, this course gives you the conceptual and practical foundation you need.
Who this course is for:
- Students studying urban planning
- public administration
- or architecture who need a solid foundation,Local government employees in planning departments
- zoning offices
- or community development roles,Real estate developers
- architects
- and engineers who work within regulatory planning frameworks,Community advocates and neighborhood organizers who engage with planning and zoning processes,Curious citizens who want to understand why their cities look and function the way they do
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