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Undergraduate Public Planning
NAU Geography, Planning and Recreation
Extended Bachelor of Science in Public Planning
* Land Use Planning Emphasis *
* Environmental Planning Emphasis *
* Indigenous/Native American Planning Emphasis *
* Recreation & Tourism Planning Emphasis *
* GIS & Planning Emphasis *
Public Planning - Managing the Built Environment
Planning is a problem-solving profession which addresses the social, physical
and economic well-being of cities, regions and the environment. Many social,
physical, economic, technical, and political issues in society are in
need of definition and resolution. Among them are: decline in central
cities, deterioration of neighborhoods, inefficient and inequitable taxing
and regulation policies, congestion and other problems of accessibility,
the impact of growth and change, erosion of natural resources including
water, land, and air, and inefficient or absent human services. Public
planning is one of society's means for addressing these problems in a
creative and positive manner. Public Planning is a problem-solving profession
that is concerned with the forces that influence the quality of life in
the neighborhood, city, region, state, and even nation.
The Public Planning Program in the Department of Geography, Planning and Recreation at Northern Arizona University offers five areas of emphasis:
- Land Use Planning
- Environmental Planning
- Indigenous/Native American Planning
- Recreation & Tourism Planning
- Geographic Information Systems & Planning
(click on the Advisement Sheets below to see the courses required
for each of these)
Professional planners learn to correct and prevent the problems that
accompany urban and regional growth and development. To accomplish this,
planners planners are trained to understand the physical and social impacts
and implications of human activities. Planning is both a science and an
art. Success demands competence in the skills and techniques of spatial
analysis, creative problem solving, and interpersonal dynamics. Important
areas of concern include natural resource conservation and development,
economic growth and community development, infrastructure and community
design, and the development of reasonable and effective land use regulations.
Click Below to Directly Access the 2001-2003 NAU
Undergraduate Catalog for:
DEGREE
REQUIREMENTS
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UNDERGRADUATE
PLANNING COURSES
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Degree
Emphasis Area Advisement Sheets
Career Opportunities
Employment prospects for planning graduates remain strong. Communities
continue to expand planning efforts as they seek to accommodate new growth
or revitalize their economies. While most planners work for city, county,
or regional planning agencies, a substantial number also are employed by
states, the federal government, and international development agencies.
Planners are increasingly employed by private developments firms, utility
companies, and private industries. Graduate of NAU's Planning Program work
as practicing planners throughout Arizona and the United States.
Rural and Small Town Arizona
Northern Arizona offers planning students a rich variety of opportunities
to study land use problems and practices in rural and small town settings.
The rapidly growing communities of Flagstaff and the Verde Valley, the nearness
of the Navajo, Hopi and other Native American reservations, and the diverse
recreational and resource opportunities in the surrounding national forests
and parks provide many issues for planning students and classes to explore.
For more information, contact:
Department of Geography, Planning and Recreation
Northern Arizona University
PO Box 15016
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5016
(928) 523-2650
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