Financial Aspects of Planning

Quarter Academic Credit
4

Gain an understanding of how planning decisions impact the economic feasibility of a proposed project for the public agency and developer.  Learn how money flows into a governmental agency, what they can or can’t do to increase that flow and how debt fits into the whole equation.

Topics in this course include:

  • Fiscal impact analysis and its importance
  • Local government revenues
  • Public debt and its alternatives
  • Fiscal and financial analysis and how they fit into the planning process
  • A developer's perspective of how planning decisions affect the bottom line 
  • The balance between the goals and objectives of public and private-sector participants

Approximately 40 hours of study and full attendance to all course meetings are required.

Course Code
154370
Title Start Date Enrollment
Financial Aspects of Planning Nov 10, 2025 Enroll Now