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Land Use

Through theory and practice, these courses will broaden your framework in land use and help you develop specific techniques and skills for more effective job performance.

Now available: AICP credit for your coursework
The Land Use and Natural Resources program is an approved provider of APA/AICP Certification Maintenance credits. Please visit the APA website to browse the list of eligible courses at UC Davis Extension. New classes will be submitted for approval as they are introduced. Questions? Email us or call (530) 757-8878.

Advance your career with a certificate program

Learn about the Land Use and Environmental Planning Certificate Program and download a factsheet pdf (4321 KB).

Download our Planning, Design and Development brochure. (328 KB)

Courses open for enrollment

Certificate program students: If you are interested in applying any of the courses on this page as an elective in the Land Use and Environmental Planning Certificate Program, please check with the Land Use and Natural Resources department at (530) 757-8878 to be sure the course you are interested in qualifies as an elective in this certificate program as some restrictions do apply.

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Sustainable Planning, Environmental Site Design and Development   November 20 button
Green Architecture   January 13 button
Effective Code Enforcement Programs: Development and Implementation   January 14 button
Urban Site Design   January 14 button
Planning for Rural Community Sustainability   January 21 button
Planning in California: Overview and Update   January 21 button
Environmental Planning and Design Issues for Development Projects On or Near Airports   January 28 button
Land Use for Real Estate Professionals   February 4 button
Role of the Planning Commissioner   February 5 button
Planning and Environmental Law   February 16 button
Green Building Materials and Construction Methods   February 17 button
Planning for Livable Communities   Feb. 22-March 22: Mon.-Mon., 8 a.m.-11:30 p.m. button
Annual Land Use Law Review and Update   March 4 button
Mello-Roos Financing: Fundamentals and Current Practices   March 5 button
Making Effective Use of Mitigated Negative Declarations   March 10 button

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Affordable Housing: Law, Policy and Practice button
Airports and Land Use Compatibility Planning button
Bicycle Planning and Design button
Bicycle and Greenway Planning for Communities button
Brownfield Reuse and Redevelopment Strategies button
Green Building and Sustainability Information Session button
Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) Exam Review button
Civil Engineering for Land Use and Site Planning button
Climate Change and Local Planning Strategies button
Climate Change: Is this a New Age for Land Use Planning and CEQA? button
Communication and Team Dynamics for Professionals button
Community Involvement and Communication in Planning button
Community Participation and Dispute Resolution button
Construction Field Supervision button
Design Review: A How-To Course button
Developing and Writing Effective CEQA Documents button
Downtown Revitalization button
Economic Development for Land Use Planning button
Environmental Justice, Public Health and the Built Environment button
Environmental Planning and Site Analysis button
Essentials of Commercial and Multi-Family Real Estate button
Facilitating Effective Public Meetings button
Financial Aspects of Planning button
Floodplain: How Is It Defined? button
Green Building Design Studio button
Growth Management: Practical and Legal Strategies button
Healthy Places: Redesigning Communities to Foster Health and Equity button
Housing Elements and Beyond: A Guide to Providing Housing Opportunities in Your Community button
Implementing Planning Law button
Interest-Based Negotiation for Planning and Resource Management button
Introduction to Public Health button
Transit-Oriented Development button
It`s All About Structure and Powerful Sentences button
LAFCO: Implementing the Municipal Service Review Law button
LAFCO: The Challenge of Local Governmental Boundary Change button
LEED Building Certification button
Land Conservation: Trends, Techniques and Opportunities button
Land Use and Environmental Planning in the Era of Climate Change button
Overcoming Obstacles to Infill Development button
Pervious Pavement: An Eco-Friendly Hardscape button
Planning and Development on Native American Land button
Planning for Higher Education in California button
Practical Approaches to Erosion Control and Land Restoration button
Practical Guide to Updating the General Plan button
Professional Planning Practice and Communication button
Public Health and Land Use Planning button
Public Real Estate Transactions button
Public Transit in an Age of Limited Resources button
Public/Private Partnerships: Keys to Successful Urban Land Development button
Redesigning the Zoning Ordinance button
Redevelopment in California button
Road Ecology button
Special Topics in Road Ecology: Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management button
Small Wind Energy Systems: Overview button
Special Assessment Proceedings button
Special Topics in Road Ecology: Water Resources button
Specific Plans: Tools for Revitalization and Change button
Subdivision Map Act: Part I button
Subdivision Map Act: Part II button
Sustainability and the Built Environment button
Sustainable Transportation button
The Endangered Species Act: California`s Water Supply button
Timber Harvesting on Private and Federal Lands in California button
Urban Design as Public Policy button
Urban Planning Design Studio button
Using Specific Plans to Create Great Communities button
Writing for Planners, Engineers and Policymakers button