Town planners consider:
- how we use land and buildings in towns, cities and the countryside;
- how people live and work in them;
- how we decide where homes, jobs, shops and facilities should go.
Town planning topics can also help introduce questions about the environment and decision-making, debating, written and verbal reasoning skills.
Place-making is another way to describe town planning. It also links to sustainability. You can use town planning in schools to learn (and teach) about most subjects and key skills, including:
- Geography
- Citizenship
- History
- Art and Design
- Law
- Politics
- Science
- Climate change
- Sociology
But why is planning important? Find out more...
Our About Planning guide provides an introduction to the world of planning as does Planning Your World.
You can find out about what a town planner does and different career options. You might also be interested in the 'World's Largest Lesson' on Sustainable Cities and Communities.
