Course Information:

September 28 - December 14
Online Course
(310) 825-7885
Fee: $550 Reg# V9252

Enrollment is available by visiting www.uclaextension.edu and referencing the Reg#.

No refund after September 27.

4 Units
X 490 Public Policy
36 hours of CM (AICP) credit available.

Overview:

This online course focuses on one of the central areas of urban and regional planning and public policy practice: local economic development. The course explores the theories of local economic development while addressing the issues and opportunities faced by cities, towns, and local entities to craft their economic destinies within the global economy.

The course is designed to prepare planners and practitioners in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors for work analyzing and developing sustainable development opportunities as well as fostering a strong jobs-producing base of a local jurisdiction's economy. Instruction develops planning, analytical, and management skills through an exploration of planning processes; analytical techniques; locality, business, and human resource development; and high-technology and sustainable economic development strategies.

Required Text:

Planning Local Economic Development: Theory and Practice, 4th Edition
Edward J. Blakely and Nancy Green Leigh
ISBN: 9781412960939

Instructor:

Edward Blakely, Ph.D., Honorary Professor of Urban Policy, United States Study Centre, University of Sydney, Australia; former Executive Director of recovery management for the City of New Orleans.

Individual, group, and student discounts are available. This course has been approved for 36 hours of CM (AICP) credit.

For complete course information visit www.uclaextension.edu/publicpolicy. For questions and additional information contact program representative Jason Van Patten at [email protected] or call (310) 825-7885.