What is urban planning
Depends on Who You Ask
And even the term is evolving:
Community Planning = Urban Planning + City Planning + Regional Planning + Town Planning + Land Use Planning + Social Planning + Environmental Planning + Economic Planning
Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC)
Planners work in large urban centres, small communities, across rural and remote landscapes throughout British Columbia, the Yukon, and beyond. Planning is a diverse, multi-disciplinary professional field that includes traditional land-use and municipal planning, but also encompasses many other diverse areas of practice and specialization.
Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP)
Planning addresses the use of land, resources, facilities and services in ways that secure the physical, economic and social efficiency, health and well-being of urban and rural communities. Our members work in both the public service and the private sector, across fields such as land use planning, environmental resource management, land development, heritage conservation, social planning, transportation planning, and economic development.
www.cip-icu.ca/becoming-a-planner
American Planning Association (APA)
Planning Provides a Vision For the Community Today — And In the Future. The goal of planning is to maximize the health, safety, and economic well-being of all people living in our communities. This involves thinking about how we can move around our community, how we can attract and retain thriving businesses, where we want to live, and opportunities for recreation. Planning helps create communities of lasting value.
www.planning.org/aboutplanning
Wikipedia
Urban planning, also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning, is a technical and political process that is focused on the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas, such as transportation, communications, and distribution networks and their accessibility.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_planning
