What+urban+planners+do?


 * //__What urban planners do? __//**


 * Why, according to John Accordino, VCU is the right place to start a graduate program in urban planning?

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Because the program at VCU is accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board, and provides professional grounding in the theory and methodology of planning through a curriculum that balances classroom and field experience. And also because, employment opportunities for the UCV graduates exist in different fields, like planning departments, housing authorities, transportation agencies, community development corporations, private consulting firms, and social welfare agencies, among others. =====


 * What are the advantages for studying a master's program in this university?

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The advantages for studying a master's program in this university is that this program has a full time faculty in planning, environmental studies, architecture, economics, geography, history, and political science and practicing professionals from the many public and private agencies in the Richmond area. =====


 * ===== What advantages does the city of Richmond represent to those students who decide to study at VCU? =====

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Richmond is an ideal place to learn urban planning because is a beautiful city with rich traditions, historic neighborhoods and exquisite architecture. It also is the center of a modern metropolis that boasts a thriving economy and high quality of life in general, but also has poverty, collapse, political fragmentation and threats to the environment. =====


 * ===== What are the different programs offered at VCU? =====

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They offer graduate certificates in Urban Revitalization, Historic Preservation Planning, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). They also offer a dual degree in Planning and Law with the University of Richmond. =====


 * =====// What is your point of view about the Urban Planner and his/her profession? //=====

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// My point of view is that urban planning is a really complete profession, and you can find work in // different fields, like planning departments, housing authorities, transportation agencies, community development corporations, private consulting firms, social welfare agencies, etc. =====