The study of Urban Planning focuses on understanding how cities or towns grow. It uses both technical and political procedures that concentrate on the planning and development of the environment, infrastructure, transportation, communication, networking, and accessibility of the land. It creates plans for metropolitan areas, towns, and cities' governance and management. In order to define space into a well-planned and organised environment with historical and geographical components, it seeks to accomplish a distribution of social, economic, and environmental characteristics.

Students learn how to take charge of creating new building zones and giving abandoned ones new uses through classes that typically cover a variety of topics, including geography, sustainable development, architectural communication, computer graphics in planning, urban environment challenges, introduction to GIS (Geographic Information Systems), urban planning law, etc.

Urban planning requires excellent analytical, communication, managerial, and decision-making abilities. In addition, students spend a lot of time meeting with government representatives to discuss projects, obtaining information, doing fieldwork, and keeping up with construction rules and environmental regulations.

Study levels:

Courses in Urban Planning is offered by colleges and universities in India and abroad at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level via degrees, certificates and diplomas. These include:

• Advanced Diploma in Urban Planning
• Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies
• Bachelor of Science In Sustainable Urban Environments
• Bachelor of Science in Urban Studies
• Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours)
• Bachelor's Programme in Administrative Sciences, Sustainable Urban Development
• Bachelor's Programme in Social Sciences, Sustainable Urban Development
• Bachelor's Programme in Technology, Sustainable Urban Development
• Master in Architecture and Urbanism
• Master in Urban Planning
• Master of Arts in Arts and Culture: History of Architecture and Town Planning
• Master of Arts in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning
• Master of Professional Studies in Sustainable Urban Planning
• Master of Science in Architecture, Building and Planning
• Master of Science in Landscape Architecture for Sustainable Urbanisation
• Master of Science in Public and Urban Policy
• Master of Science in Smart and Sustainable Cities
• Master of Science in Urban Data Science and Analytics
• Master of Science in Urban Planning
• Master of Science in Urban Planning and Policy Design
• Master of Science in Urban Planning for Transition
• Master of Science in Urban Regeneration and Development
• Master of Science in Urban Strategies
• Master's Degree in Architecture – Urban Regeneration
• Master's Degree in Regional and Local Development
• MSc in Urban Housing and Land Justice: Equitable Access to Sustainable Land, Housing & Services
• Postgraduate Diploma in International Planning
• Postgraduate Diploma in Spatial Planning
• Postgraduate Diploma in Town and Country Planning
• Postgraduate Diploma in Transport and City Planning
• Postgraduate Diploma in Urban Design
• Postgraduate Diploma in Urban Planning and Development
• Postgraduate Diploma in Urban Regeneration
• Doctor of Philosophy in Urban and Regional Planning

Specialisations:

Specialisation areas in the study of Urban Planning include:

• City Design and Development
• Community Development
• Decision Support & Geographical Information Systems
• Economic Development
• Environmental Development
• Environmental Planning
• Environmental Planning and Management
• Environmental Policy and Planning
• Environmental / Natural Resources Planning
• Food Systems Planning
• Geographic Information Systems
• Hazard Mitigation / Disaster Recovery Planning
• Historic Preservation
• Housing
• Housing and Development Planning
• Housing, Community, and Economic Development
• Information Technologies for Planning
• International Development
• International Development Group
• Land Development Planning
• Land Use and Code Enforcement
• Multi-regional Planning System
• Parks and Recreation
• Planning Management/Finance
• Preservation
• Real Estate
• Sustainable Land-Use Planning
• Transportation Planning
• Urban Design
• Urban Information System

Employability:

Urban planning graduates play a key role in managing and developing the places we live in to make them safer, more sustainable and healthier.

Job titles include:

• Civil Service Administrator
• Community Development Worker
• Economic Development Planner
• Environmental Manager
• Estate Manager / Development Manager
• Fire Risk Assessor
• Historic Buildings Inspector / Conservation Officer
• Housing Manager / Officer
• Landscape Architect
• Local Government Officer
• Planning And Development Surveyor
• Regional Planner
• Resources Planner
• Surveyor
• Sustainable Consultant
• Town Planner
• Transport Planner
• Urban Designer
• Urban Planner