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Director's Message: The Planning Challenge
 We
live in an urbanizing world with challenges and opportunities to protect
the environment and natural resources while accommodating the built
environment to support an expanding population. As stated by the American
Planning Association, the goal of city and regional planning is to further
the welfare of people and their communities by creating convenient,
equitable, healthful, efficient, and attractive environments for present
and future generations. Planning is sustainable city building.
Planners work with a variety of
stakeholders-local residents, business groups, developers,
environmentalists, advocacy groups and politicians to implement a vision
for the community's future. Planners work from the macro
scale-international, national, state, regional and county levels, to the
micro scale-communities, neighborhoods, districts, blocks, and parcel
level. Effective planners are not just visionaries but action oriented
implementers of programs and policies affecting community development.
Planners consider the physical, social, legal, natural, and economic
aspects of communities in devising recommendations for the community's
future.
We are glad that you are
considering the Master of City and Regional Planning Program at Clemson
University that has existed for over 35 years with alumni throughout the
world. The nationally-accredited MCRP Program is in the School of Design
and Building in the College of Architecture, Arts, and Humanities.
We are proud of our alumni and
our program, which is oriented to educating graduate students for
professional planning careers in the public, private, and non-profit
sectors. The program offers many exciting opportunities for students
including professional studios and internships working with communities as
well as active applied research endeavors through the Center for Community
Growth and Change, the Center for Real Estate Development, and other
departmental and university initiatives.
We encourage your thorough
review of our program on the web site. If you have any questions about our
program and how it meets your academic needs or want to discuss your
planning future, please contact me at (864) 656-3926 or london1@clemson.edu
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Best wishes to you in your future
career pursuing quality growth and development!
Dr. James B. London
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