Becoming an Urban Planner A Guide to Careers in Planning and Urban Design

Becoming an Urban Planner answers these key questions: What do urban planners do? What are the educational requirements? How do I enter the field? How do I choose between the different types of planning, fromland use planning to policy planning? What is the future of the urban planning profession? Here is a completely up-to-date guide to today's careers inurban planning—a clear and concise survey of the urbanplanning field and advice for navigating a successful career.Filled with interviews and guidance from leading urban planners, itcovers everything from educational requirements to planningspecialties and the many directions in which a career in urbanplanning can go.