Brad Neumann, MS, AICP
Brad Neumann is a MSU Senior Extension Educator who serves as an educational resource for local and tribal governments across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in the areas of land use planning and zoning, community and economic development and general governance topics including effective meetings and civic engagement. He specializes in Placemaking, planning and zoning for renewable energy systems, local government climate adaptation and mitigation, green infrastructure, and zoning issues related to the Michigan Right to Farm Act and the Land Division Act. Neumann has worked as a private-sector planner and in the capacity of a public-sector planner and has taught and conducted original research as a National Science Foundation Fellow. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and holds certificates from the National Charrette Institute and Form-Based Codes Institute. Brad holds B.S. degrees in Land Use Planning and Economics from Northern Michigan University and a M.S. degree in Natural Resource Economics and Policy from the University of Maine.
Related Work
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Climate and health adaptation planning technical assistance available to Michigan communities
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Amending a zoning ordinance requires adopting an ordinance
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Planning and Zoning*A*Syst. #4: Community Planning & Zoning Audit, The Zoning Ordinance
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Planning and Zoning*A*Syst. #2: Community Planning & Zoning Audit, The Plan
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Planning and Zoning Primer
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How to Influence Zoning Decisions
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A zoning moratorium should only be done with caution
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