Become a Town Planning superhero
Join Agent Plan-it to help Anna discover important issues affecting the environment and places around you and how the job of a town planner can help! There are 10 topics including:
- Why we need town planners;
- Building a new development – Geography;
- Digital world - future spaces; and
- Solving problems where you live.
Click on the comic to find out more, and watch Agent Plan-It online.
What do town planners do?
Planners are interested in people, places and sustainability. A town planner helps find the solution to these issues and 'planning' has been around since the first settlements were built thousands of years ago. Then the Romans located their cities by rivers and near to food, and the Victorians developed new towns as railways expanded.
We work with construction professionals such as builders, architects and engineers as well as the local community. The community includes politicians, businesses, shops, schools, older residents, families and young people. You can can meet a planner with the RTPI.
What is Town Planning?
Imagine what kinds of buildings, places and spaces your local area needs. Think about all of the houses, shops, parks, your local library, even the roads and railways. Town planning works to put communities together, in a way that’s sustainable for current and future residents.
How to use this resource
You can use this engaging educational material for ice breakers in the classroom or discussions about the places and people around the school, climate change and the environment, geography, history and citizenship. It can also be used in other subjects and topics, such as design and technology, careers, STEM, sociology, ICT, sustainability, planning and strategy, and regeneration.
It can be used in the classroom to practise analytical, problem solving, creative thinking and debating skills.
