Sim City meets academia in U of A's new community planning program
If you’ve ever survived a lecture by playing Sim City, it might be worth your while to pay attention to the latest development in the University of Alberta academic scene: community planning.
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Staples: A giant step to improve Edmonton's livability
Edmonton should be a more sensible city in the near future, a place where, for instance, all new subdivisions will be designed to work in a part of the world that has abundant snowfall as opposed to abundant palm trees.
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U of A responds to community
Economic development in Alberta has received a boost from the University of Alberta, with a new community planning program that will help to fill a critical need in the province, while building a better future for Albertans, says Robert J. Summers, acting director of the recently established Community Planning Program.
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The Planning program educates students in the scientific, aesthetic, and orderly disposition of land, resources, facilities and services with a view to securing the physical, economic and social efficiency, health and well-being of communities. Planners work for all levels of government and in professional planning consultancies.
Students interested in focusing on natural science elements of planning, including environmental management and the use of geographic information sciences, should consider the BSc Program and those interested in the aesthetic, economic, and social issues of planning should consider the BA program. There are links to each of these on the left hand side of the webpage.
Inquiries can be directed to: eas.planning@ualberta.ca.
Dr. Sandeep Agrawal to be Inaugural Director of U of A Planning Program
The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences is pleased to announce the hiring of Dr. Sandeep Agrawal as it's inaugural Director of the Undergraduate Program in Planning.
We are excited to to be adding someone with Dr. Agrawal’s experience in Planning Education and an outstanding academic record” indicated Dr. Martin Sharp, Chair of EAS. "The recently established Planning program was developed in response to a strong demand from the planning industry and municipalities and we are delighted to have Dr. Agrawal to lead the program towards meeting that need".
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University of Alberta Planning Program Joins ACUPP
The University of Alberta Planning Program which is set to begin in September 2012 was accepted into the Association of Canadian University Planning Programs (ACUPP) this past week. ACUPP is an inter university organization promote excellence in planning education, research and practice.
Robert Summers, the Acting Director of the U of A program noted that "being a member of ACUPP will provide our program with greater opportunities to collaborate with Planning programs across Canada on curriculum development, program delivery, scholarly research, student fieldtrips, and teaching opportunities. It is an important step forward for the program".
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