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Climate Change Adaptation Planning
Discuss how local and state governments should plan for changing climates and what planners and environmental professionals should do in response. Focus on community-level responses involving public infrastructure, land use planning and project environmental review.

Environmental Planning and Design Issues for Development Projects On or Near Airports
Learn to identify and address the special conditions planning and design professionals should consider when developing non-aviation projects on or near airport property. Examine how alternative strategies must be considered to ensure compliance with the FFA, CEQA, and local codes and ordinances.

Featured Courses

Historic Resources Preservation
Learn how historic preservation can benefit your community or development projects. Gain an understanding of key historic preservation laws and policies that affect land development. Explore practical issues involved with implementation, and learn about California's historic preservation requirements.

Land Use for Real Estate Professionals
Gain the knowledge you need to effectively advise home buyers and sellers on land use and environmental factors affecting the value and marketability of their property and the quality of life in their community. Study growth limitations, smart growth, affordable housing and environmental protection.

Planning for Rural Community Sustainability
Through a range of interactive discussions, small-group activities, case studies and presentations, learn to better understand, respond to and proactively address the challenges of sustainability in your area. Equip yourself with analytical, process and policy tools that are appropriate to rural settings and concerns.

Thresholds of Significance in Environmental Planning
Many agencies agonize over the significance of environmental impacts under CEQA on a project-by-project basis. Thresholds of significance are a proven method of streamlining the CEQA process. Learn about significance thresholds, the process for developing them and success stories.