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Becoming an Urban Planner
A Guide to Careers in Planning and Urban Design
Michael Bayer (Author), Nancy Frank (Author), Jason Valerius (Author)
9780470278635, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 9 February 2010
336 pages, Photos: 150 B&W, 0 Color; Drawings: 25 B&W, 0 Color
22.4 x 18.5 x 1.8 cm, 0.635 kg
Becoming an URBAN PLANNER Are you considering a career in urban planning? Becoming an Urban Planner is the best place to start. Through in-depth interviews with more than eighty urban planners across the United States and Canada, this book gives you a valuable insider’s look at your future profession as it is lived and practiced. Becoming an Urban Planner introduces you to the urban planning profession—its history, what you must know to prepare for a career in planning, and the different types of planning jobs. Beyond the basics, though, it shows you the realities of what it’s really like to be a planner today. You’ll learn about: Each topic is explored through in-depth interviews with both generalists and others who have devoted their careers to a particular aspect of planning. These professionals share their insights and describe how they have arrived at where they are and how beginners like you can learn from their experiences. With the information from this book to guide and inspire you, you will be able to chart your own path to success as an urban planner.
About The Authors xi Preface xii Acknowledgments xiv 1 Becoming an Urban Planner: What Planners Do 1 Employment in Planning 3 A Young Profession: Planning Emerges in the Late Nineteenth Century 5 An Age of Idealism in Design 6 The Advent of Zoning 9 Policy Planning Emerges Simultaneously 10 Planning and Social Injustice 11 Planning In the Late Twentieth Century 12 Urban Planning Is about the Future 13 Urban Planning Is about Place 14 Urban Planning Is about Helping Other People Make Decisions 17 The Planning Process 18 Profile: Getting People Involved in the Process 19 Buyer Beware: Things You Might Not Like About a Career in Planning 23 What Kind of Salary Can a Planner Expect to Make? 25 Skills for Becoming an Urban Planner 26 2 Becoming an Urban Planner: Education 31 What Research Shows About Plannersʼ Education 31 Preparing for a Professional Education 32 Communicating in Words 42 Communicating through Pictures 45 Being Comfortable with Numbers 50 Drawing, Planning, and Urban Design 54 Picking a College Major 60 And on to Graduate School 63 Choosing the Right Graduate Program 65 Accreditation 69 What's In A Name? 70 Theses, Projects or other Capstone Requirements 70 Applying to Graduate School 70 Financing a Planning Education 73 Planning Curriculum: Knowledge, Skills, and Values 74 Specializations 78 Dual-Degree Options 78 Alternative Paths 79 Public Administration 79 Urban Studies 80 Economics 81 Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and urban Design 81 Civil Engineering 81 Planning Law 82 Profile: Becoming a Land Use Lawyer 84 Conclusion 85 3 Becoming an Urban Planner: Experience 87 Informational Interviews 88 Job Shadowing 89 Volunteer Experience 90 Internships 92 Cooperative Education 94 Peace Corps and AmeriCorps VISTA 94 Networking to Break the Ice 96 Career Ladders: Moving Ahead From That First Job 97 4 Planners’ Many Paths 99 Many Paths into a Planning Career 99 Profile: Entering the Field 100 Profile: Using Your Analytic and Creative Talents 102 Profile: Applying a Talent for Mapping 104 Who Influenced You? 109 Where Do You Want to Work? 117 Profile: Becoming a Developer 119 Profile: Becoming a Small Town Planner 122 Profile: Establishing a One-Person Planning Firm 124 Profile: Making Transitions 127 Planning Timeframes 131 Current Planning 131 Profile: Enforcing Codes and Reviewing Plans 133 Profile: Addressing the Challenges of Long-Range Planning 136 Profile: Improving Quality of Life in the Long Term 138 Profile: Creating Comprehensive Plans 140 At What Geographic Scale Do You Want to Work? 144 Profile: Working with Communities 145 Profile: Bridging Rural and Urban Areas 148 Profile: Planning in a Midsized City 150 Profile: Becoming a Planning Director 153 Profile: Charting Another Path to Planning Director 159 Profile: Merging Regional and Local Planning 164 Profile: Planning at the Regional Scale 167 Profile: Planning at the State Level 170 Profile: Leading a State Planning Agency 173 Profile: Planning in the Federal Government 175 Profile: Consulting for the Federal Government 178 What Planning Topics Interest You? 179 Urban Design 179 Profile: Designing Places 181 Profile: Using Urban Design to Create Consensus 185 Housing Planning and Policy 189 Profile: Filling Housing Needs 190 Economic Development Planning 193 Profile: Planning for Economic Development: Public Sector 195 Profile: Planning for Economic Development: Consulting 198 Historic Preservation Planning 200 Profile: Protecting, Preserving, and Planning for Historic and Cultural Resources 202 Community Engagement and Empowerment 205 Profile: Engaging Neighborhoods 208 Profile: Listening to People 211 Environmental and Natural Resources Planning 216 Profile: Advocating for Sustainability 219 Profile: Specializing in a Holistic Way 221 Geographic Information Systems 222 Profile: Specializing in GIS 223 Land use Planning, Law, And Code Enforcement 225 Profile: Bridging Technical Disciplines 227 Profile: Specializing in Code Writing 231 Profile: Specializing in Land Use Law 232 Profile: Assessing the Economic Impacts of Land Use Decisions 234 Transportation Planning 238 Profile: Developing Transportation Models 239 Profile: Planning for Transit 243 Profile: Advocating for Transit and Transportation Improvements 245 Profile: Integrating Land Use and Transportation 247 Planning For Sustainability 250 New Urbanism 252 Profile: Applying the Principles of New Urbanism 253 Profile: Fostering Transit-Oriented Development 256 Profile: Creating Change and Livable Communities 260 Profile: Planning for Bicyclists and Pedestrians 262 Emerging Specializations In The Era Of Sustainability 263 Profile: Planning for Hazards and Emergencies 264 Profile: Developing Green Communities 266 Profile: Planning for Sustainable Energy 268 Teaching Others to Become Planners 270 Profile: Becoming a Planning Professor 271 Profile: Moving from Planner to Professor 275 Profile: Being Called to a University Career̶ With a Practical Slant 279 Challenges and Rewards 281 5 What Is the Future of Planning? 293 Economic Recession and Planning 293 Profile: Coping with Layoff 294 Geospatial Technology and Planning 295 Profile: Adapting Zoning to the Twenty-first Century 295 Rediscovering Public Health 296 Profile: Planning Healthy Communities 297 Carbon, Climate Change, Peak Oil, and Planning for Sustainable Energy 300 Planning For Climate Adaptation 301 Planning For Climate Mitigation 304 A Bright Future for Planning 306 Resources 307 References 311 Index 313
Subject Areas: Architecture [AM]
