[3][4] There also exists evidence of urban planners in ancient cities in Egypt, China, India, and the Mediterranean world.
As a result, a number of other related disciplines actively claim to have the training, expertise and professional scope to practise urban planning.
Today, it is one of the premier schools of pursuing planning studies at bachelor, masters and post doctorate levels.
The institute, which was established in July 1951, today, has a membership of over 2800, apart from a sizable number of student members, many of whom have qualified Associateship Examination (AITP) conducted by ITPI.
)[5] and School of Planning and Architecture-Vijayawada established in year 2008 by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
The exclusive skills of this profession were originally attributed to engineers and architects, as established by law[6] and related implementing regulation.
This is without prejudice to the skills previously acquired by civil engineers and architects enrolled in the Order prior to the DPR 328/2001 reform.
These educational institutions provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue careers in the field of urban planning.
Urban planners in Mexico typically graduate from an Architecture background provided by major universities in the country.
A planner brings professional expertise and knowledge to the development and implementation of policy in the interests of productive, liveable and sustainable environments.
Planners support communities and provide leadership in making informed choices about the consequences of human actions and in bridging the gap between the present and the future.
Planners must consider and balance a range of strategic, policy, technical, legal, administrative, community and environmental factors in their contributions to informed decision-making.
They use their knowledge and experience in various institutional and community settings to provide leadership, undertake research, solve problems, evaluate alternatives and outcomes, manage change, and envision, advise on and enact desirable future directions.
In applying their expertise, planners must be aware of and responsive to cultural, social, economic, environmental, ethical and political values.
To be a town planner in Nigeria, first must complete a degree in Urban and regional planning or a relevant discipline and then complete a final year in the form of a masters in Urban and regional planning which must be accredited by the Town Planners Registration Council (TOPREC ), or a four-year degree encapsulating all aspects.
Both Birzeit and Alanjah Universities run bachelor's and master's degree in planning and planners could specialize in different fields.
To gain AICP certification, a planner must meet specific educational and experience requirements, as well as pass an exam covering the nature and practice of the discipline.
[12] In 1954, the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency (DCRLA) won in the case Berman v. Parker, which set a nation-wide precedent for using eminent domain as a means of revitalizing urban cores.
[13] However, planning commissions still need to battle the interests of private corporations and wealthy residents, who expect compensation from governments.