Land Use Planning

Over 40 years ago, Supreme Court Justice Brennan stated, "After all, a policeman must know the Constitution, then why not a planner?”, San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. City of San Diego, 450 U.S. 621, 661, n.26 (1981) (Brennan, J., dissenting).

UEP’s courses in land use planning (including policy analysis) offer a process of guiding future development patterns and the mechanisms and limits of governments’ control over this process.  Our courses immerse students in broad debates and critical thinking about the environment, government finance, human settlements, social and environmental justice, corporate responsibility, and land use, each guided by constitutional, equitable and pragmatic principles.

Our courses in land use, community development, land preservation and land use planning train professionals to become well versed in planning and legal aspects of government and the rural, urban, and regional issues encountered in public, private, and non-profit sectors.

Practice areas of our graduates include but are not limited to real estate development, land use, planning for Native American lands, marijuana cultivation and sale, housing development and policy, environmental planning and regulation, administrative and local government law, and regional economic development.

Related Programs

• MA in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning
• Combined Degree Programs (Bachelors/Masters)
• UEP/Boston College Law School Dual Degree