Presentation given by graduate planner Wil Vincent of PJ Planning at MADE's City Builder Academy in July 2013. In this presentation Wil details the role planners play within the built environment industry, as well as providing information on the career routes toward becoming a professional planner.
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A Career in Planning- Wil Vincent, MADE City Builder Academy 2013
1. A CAREER IN PLANNING
Wil Vincent (Bsc Hons): PJ Planning
2. Introduction
Graduate Planner At PJ Planning
Masters Student At Birmingham City University
Specialised Studies In Legacy Based
Regeneration, Housing within local communities,
and the social and economical factors in shaping
communities
On the Young Planners West Midlands
Committee
3. Planning is the professional discipline which plays a vital part in shaping both the
Built And Natural Landscapes In the UK, both in the public, and private sectors
Everything you see around you has been influenced in some way by planning
What Is Planning?
4. Planning has a key role in urban development and regeneration, ensuring
effective and sustainable uses of space.
This is in fact, a bad example of urban regeneration, which Planning today
Urban Development And Regeneration
5. Combining the needs to protect the character and landscape of “Out Of
Town” areas, with the need for targeted, systematic, and sustainable
development.
Rural / Urban Fringe Management
6. Greenspace & Bluespace: Both integral parts of our landscapes.
Protecting historical buildings and landscapes, and preserving natural
Countryside / Historical Place Management
7. Movement of people, and objects from one place to another
Taking the emphasis away from the car, focusing on “Green” Transport
Transport Strategies
8. From the Olympics, to Festivals, to “City Of Culture”
Ensuring sustainability, reducing negative impacts on community, and utilising
Large Scale Events