How to Launch Your Urban Planning Career

This video discusses everything that a prospective or junior planner needs to know to chart a fulfilling urban planning career. Dr. Richard Willson, FAICP shares a framework for charting an urban planning career path that aligns with individual passions, goals, personalities, and the desire to change the world as an urban planner.

With a wide array of potential jobs available in an urban planning career, planners face many choices while launching and relaunching their careers. This video is based on the idea that urban planners are most effective when their jobs are well-matched with their characteristics and goals.

Dr. Richard Willson, FAICP is a professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Cal Poly Pomona.

00:00 Introduction
01:20 Urban planning career path map example
03:23 Reasons to plan your urban planning career path
04:31 How to match your passion with your urban planning career
08:18 How to effectuate change as an urban planner
10:30 Tools for assessing personality
14:38 4 core values that drive urban planning careers

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[sebeast]

I don’t think any of the last four really fit what i want to change. Too many cities around the world are too car dependant, it’s a bit about justice, but it’s also about making life more enjoyable for everyone, making it so that you aren’t forced to drive to work or school every day, and that you can walk or ride a bike truly safely to do your day to day errands, or to head down the local football pitch. Cities being walkable also helps kids have a better childhood, many studies have shown that the netherlands have the happiest kids in the world and a massive part of that is their freedom in their day to day lives. They aren’t reliant on their parents to drive them everywhere, and they don’t have to wait until they are 16 to get a licence. I could go on and on about this all day and thats why i want to get into it but ill leave it at that. Thanks for the insight to the field!

[stellafrank]

Im an ENFP and when he said most students are in the dipolmat category it made me so happy. validation.

[Melaninenmtns]

Thank you! This has been the first concise explanation of Urban Planning.

[matthernandez]

Not sure if anyone reads these comments but thank you so much for this video! I’ve decided to pursue an career in urban planning and this has helped to put a lot of things into perspective.

[aroosaajani]

This video is immensely helpful - would love to hear more on your advice on choosing and applying for the right grad program and what you recommend is necessary to prepare, be a good candidate, and/or experience or classes to have under your belt.

[casanova]

I have never felt more passionate about anything than just now, and the personality test has opened my eyes and has shown me a light I've been looking for for years. Thank you so much for this

[asitanjikar]

I'm just pursuing my ug civil engineering, and had lots of doubts regarding urban planning.
This video has certainly cleared my mind and the personality test recommended is something I was just looking for.
Thnx alot.

[jossyomwen]

thank you so much am a student in urban planning at the University of Nairobi i have been so confused about the career but now my blueprint is set thank so much

[lignome]

Thank-You for sharing insight about Urban Planning. I was stuck questioning what area in Urban Planning to follow. After taking the personality test this was so helpful for job searching.

[BobbyPH]

Thank you very much for this! One of the best videos I watched about Urban Planning (especially from first hand experiences)

[theodoreroosevelt]

Get a good degree (a bachelors in architecture and a masters in regional planning in a good school not necessarily the best), be good at taking notes and writing emails.
You got it, it’s the most exciting and stimulating job in the whole damn world I swear.

[christianfarmer]

How cool! I’m from the IE looking for a start to my planning career so this is beyond helpful! Thank you

[sebanpalliyan]

Great thanks, highly appreciated content and clarity in the session

[sheenacabal]

Thank you for this video! Really helpful especially the organizational framework provided. Helped me feel more confident in what I think suits me.

[nickbyrd]

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[Small_is_Beautiful_]

Very Informative and Relevant Video on youtube...

[pranavramraj]

Thank you so much for this, so informative

[Beauteeann]

This is an amazing video. Lots of information!

[mariomaranhao]

I am a graduated in Architecture in Brazil, but I didn’t work in the field over the last 6 years, so I’m 32 now, but I dream to work in urban planning, specially in land use and regional development, am I too old to pursue a Planning career? Is possible to be approved in a Master Degree overseas? Thank you for your attention

[Healingtoheal]

Can an individual with a masters in City and Regional Planning start their own business/ open their own studio?