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About the Authors | |
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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Becoming an Urban Planner: What Planners Do | |
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Employment in Planning | |
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A Young Profession: Planning Emerges in the Late Nineteenth Century | |
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An Age of Idealism in Design | |
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The Advent of Zoning | |
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Policy Planning Emerges Simultaneously | |
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Planning and Social Injustice | |
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Planning in the Late Twentieth Century | |
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Urban Planning is about the Future | |
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Urban Planning is about Place | |
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Urban Planning is about Helping Other People Make Decisions | |
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The Planning Process | |
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Profile: Getting People Involved in the Process | |
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Buyer Beware: Things You Might Not Like About a Career in Planning | |
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What Kind of Salary Can a Planner Expect to Make? | |
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Skills for Becoming an Urban Planner | |
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Becoming an Urban Planner: Education | |
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What Research Shows About Planners' Education | |
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Preparing for a Professional Education | |
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Communicating in Words | |
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Communicating through Pictures | |
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Being Comfortable with Numbers | |
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Drawing, Planning, and Urban Design | |
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Picking a College Major | |
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And on to Graduate School | |
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Choosing the Right Graduate Program | |
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Accreditation | |
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What's in a Name? | |
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Theses, Projects, or Other Capstone Requirements | |
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Applying to Graduate School | |
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Financing a Planning Education | |
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Planning Curriculum: Knowledge, Skills, and Values | |
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Specializations | |
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Dual-Degree Options | |
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Alternative Paths | |
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Public Administration | |
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Urban Studies | |
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Economics | |
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Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design | |
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Civil Engineering | |
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Planning Law | |
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Profile: Becoming a Land Use Lawyer | |
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Conclusion | |
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Becoming an Urban Planner: Experience | |
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Informational Interviews | |
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Job Shadowing | |
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Volunteer Experience | |
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Internships | |
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Cooperative Education | |
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Peace Corps and AmeriCorps VISTA | |
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Networking to Break the ice | |
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Career Ladders: Moving Ahead From That First Job | |
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Planners' Many Paths | |
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Many Paths into a Planning Career | |
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Profile: Entering the Field | |
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Profile: Using Your Analytic and Creative Talents | |
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Profile: Applying a Talent for Mapping | |
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Who Influenced You? | |
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Where Do You Want to Work? | |
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Profile: Becoming a Developer | |
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Profile: Becoming a Small Town Planner | |
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Profile: Establishing a One-Person Planning Firm | |
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Profile: Making Transitions | |
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Planning Timeframes | |
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Current Planning | |
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Profile: Enforcing Codes and Reviewing Plans | |
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Profile: Addressing the Challenges of Long-Range Planning | |
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Profile: Improving Quality of Life in the Long Term | |
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Profile: Creating Comprehensive Plans | |
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At What Geographic Scale Do You Want to Work? | |
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Profile: Working with Communities | |
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Profile: Bridging Rural and Urban Areas | |
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Profile: Planning in a Midsized City | |
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Profile: Becoming a Planning Director | |
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Profile: Charting Another Path to Planning Director | |
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Profile: Merging Regional and Local Planning | |
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Profile: Planning at the Regional Scale | |
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Profile: Planning at the State Level | |
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Profile: Leading a State Planning Agency | |
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Profile: Planning in the Federal Government | |
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Profile: Consulting for the Federal Government | |
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What Planning Topics Interest You? | |
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Urban Design | |
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Profile: Designing Places | |
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Profile: Using Urban Design to Create Consensus | |
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Housing Planning and Policy | |
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Profile: Filling Housing Needs | |
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Economic Development Planning | |
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Profile: Planning for Economic Development: Public Sector | |
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Profile: Planning for Economic Development: Consulting | |
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Historic Preservation Planning | |
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Profile: Protecting, Preserving, and Planning for Historic and Cultural Resources | |
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Community Engagement and Empowerment | |
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Profile: Engaging Neighborhoods | |
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Profile: Listening to People | |
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Environmental and Natural Resources Planning | |
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Profile: Advocating for Sustainability | |
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Profile: Specializing in a Holistic Way | |
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Geographic Information Systems | |
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Profile: Specializing in GIS | |
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Land Use Planning, Law, and Code Enforcement | |
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Profile: Bridging Technical Disciplines | |
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Profile: Specializing in Code Writing | |
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Profile: Specializing in Land Use Law | |
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Profile: Assessing the Economic Impacts of Land Use Decisions | |
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Transportation Planning | |
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Profile: Developing Transportation Models | |
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Profile: Planning for Transit | |
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Profile: Advocating for Transit and Transportation Improvements | |
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Profile: integrating Land Use and Transportation | |
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Planning For Sustainability | |
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New Urbanism | |
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Profile: Applying the Principles of New Urbanism | |
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Profile: Fostering Transit-Oriented Development | |
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Profile: Creating Change and Livable Communities | |
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Profile: Planning for Bicyclists and Pedestrians | |
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Emerging Specializations in the Era of Sustainability | |
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Profile: Planning for Hazards and Emergencies | |
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Profile: Developing Green Communities | |
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Profile: Planning for Sustainable Energy | |
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Teaching Others to Become Planners | |
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Profile: Becoming a Planning Professor | |
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Profile: Moving from Planner to Professor | |
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Profile: Being Called to a University Career-With a Practical Slant | |
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Challenges and Rewards | |
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What is the Future of Planning? | |
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Economic Recession and Planning | |
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Profile: Coping with Layoff | |
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Geospatial Technology and Planning | |
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Profile: Adapting Zoning to the Twenty-first Century | |
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Rediscovering Public Health | |
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Profile: Planning Healthy Communities | |
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Carbon, Climate Change, Peak Oil, and Planning for Sustainable Energy | |
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Planning For Climate Adaptation | |
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Planning For Climate Mitigation | |
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A Bright Future for Planning | |
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Resources | |
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References | |
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Index | |