Becoming An Urban Planner : A Guide to Careers in Planning and Urban Design
By: Bayer, Michael (Author), Frank, Nancy (Author), Valerius, Jason (Author).
John Wiley and Sons Ltd. Published: 24/02/2010. Audience Guide: Professional & Vocational.
Paperback. Sourced from U.S.A.
This is the essential guide to starting a career in urban planning. If you're considering a career in urban planning or urban design, start with this highly visual guide to preparing for and succeeding in the profession. Through fascinating in-depth interviews with fifty of today's top planners, "Becoming An Urban Planner" gives you an inside view of what it takes to be an urban planner, including an overview of the profession, educational requirements, design specialties from which to choose, the job search, registration requirements, and the many directions in which a career in the field can go. Richly illustrated with photographs, drawings and sketches, this title provides career profiles featuring a wide array of specialties and job types, traditional and non-traditional, public and private sector. Fifty of today's top urban planning professionals explain their own career choices, talk about what they do, and offer advice for aspiring planners. Answering the question, 'What does an urban planner do', "Becoming an Urban Planner" is a must have career guide for everyone considering or beginning a career in urban planning. Item Details
ISBN10/13: 0470278633/9780470278635
TITLE: Becoming an Urban Planner
CONTRIBUTORS: Bayer, Michael (Author), Frank, Nancy (Author), Valerius, Jason (Author)
IMPRINT: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
PUBLISHER: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
FORMAT: Paperback
PUBLICATION DATE: 24/02/2010
SUBJECT: Architecture, Scientific, Technical, Medical, Self Help & Practical Interest, City & Town Planning, Regional & Area Planning, Career & Vocational
PAGES: 336
AUDIENCE GUIDE: Professional & Vocational
CONTENTS: About the Authors. Preface. Acknowledgements. Chapter 1: Becoming an Urban Planner: What Planners Do. Employment in Planning. A Young Profession: Planning Emerges in the Nineteenth Century. An Age of Idealism. The Advent of Zoning. Policy Planning Emerges Simultaneously. Planning and Social Injustice. Planning in the Late 20th Century. Urban Planning is About the Future. Urban Planning is About Place. Urban Planning is About Helping Other People Make Decisions. The Planning Process. Buyer Beware: Things You Might Not Like About a Career in Planning. What Kind of Salary Can a Planner Expect to Make? Skills for Becoming an Urban Planner. Chapter 2: Becoming an Urban Planner: Education. What Research Shows About Planners? Education. Preparing for a Professional Education. Text Box: Learning About Planning in Middle and High School. Communicating in Words. Communicating Through Pictures. Being Comfortable With Numbers. Drawing, Planning, and Urban Design. Picking a College Major. Text Box: Common Undergraduate Majors for Urban Planners. Text Box: A Few Good Book and At the Movies. And on to Graduate School. Choosing the Right Graduate Program. Text Box: How did you pick a school for your planning degree? Accreditation. What's in a Name? Theses, Projects, or Other Capstone Requirements. Applying to Graduate School. Financing a Planning Education. Planning Curriculum: Knowledge, Skills, and Values. Specializations. Dual Degree Options. Alternative Paths. Public Administration. Urban Studies. Economics. Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design. Civil Engineering. Planning Law. Conclusion. Chapter 3: Becoming a Planner: Experience. Informational Interviews. Job Shadowing. Text Box: Organizations for Planning Students. Volunteer Experience. Text Box: Where Can You Volunteer in Planning. Internships. Cooperative Education. Peace Corps and Americorps VISTA. Networking to Break the Ice. Career Ladders: Moving Ahead From That First Job. Chapter 4: Many Paths Into a Planning Career. Entering the Field. Text Box: Why Did You Become an Urban Planner? Who Influenced You? Who Do You Want to Work For? Text Box: Moving Beyond Public versus Private. Private Sector: Becoming a Developer. Public Sector: Becoming a Small Town Planner. Role of the Consultant: Becoming a One-Person Planning Firm. Text Box: Mid-Career Decisions: Making Transitions. Planning Timeframe. Current Planning. Code Enforcement, Zoning Administration and Plan Review. Long-Range Planning. Comprehensive Planning. At What Geographic Scale Do You Want to Work? Community Planning. Text Box: Rural and Urban Planning. Planning in a Mid-Size City. Text Box: Becoming a Planning Director. Text Box: Merging Regional and Local Planning. Regional Planning. Planning at the State Level. Planning at the Federal Scale. What Planning Topics Interest You? Urban Design. Housing Planning and Policy. Economic Development Planning. Historic Preservation Planning. Community Engagement and Empowerment. Environmental & Natural Resource Planning. Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Land Use Planning, Law, and Code Enforcement. Planning and Codes. Planning Law. Fiscal Impact of Land Use Decisions. Transportation Planning. Transportation Modeling for Planning. Transit Planning. Transit Advocacy. Land Use and Transportation. Planning for Sustainability. Urban Design and New Urbanism. Planner as Change Agent: Livable Communities. Emerging Specializations in the Era of Sustainability. Hazard Mitigation Planning. Green Building and Green Communities. Planning for Sustainable Energy. Teaching Others to Become Planners. Challenges and Rewards. Greatest Challenges. Keeping the Big Picture in the Forefront. Working in Multi-disciplinary Teams. Implementation. Balancing Life and Work. Least Satisfying Parts of the Work. Waiting to Make a Difference. Wrong Decisions Made for the Wrong Reasons. Working with the Public--Sometimes. Paperwork and Administrative Tasks. Rewards. Diversity of the Work. Working with Great People. Seeing Success. Text Box: Would You Choose Planning Again? Chapter 5: What is the Future of Planning? Economic Recession and Planning. Geospatial Technology and Planning. Rediscovering Public Health. Carbon, Climate Change, Peak Oil, and Planning for Sustainable Energy. Planning and Climate Adaptation. Planners and Climate Mitigation. Resources. References.
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