The planning profession has evolved to meet the needs of a modern city. Over time it has showed its ability to be able to adapt to the changes in society. Starting off from humble beginnings as a profession to only look at the physical side of a town. It looked to only fufill basic needs of a town and to work problems out behind closed doors. The profession today looks to come out from behind closed doors to incorporate all facets of life whether they be social, economic or environmental ideals. These ideals transcend the ideals of planning being just the physical nature of buildings. Planning today is about much more than just the buildings but the ways these building will effect people and their behaviours ( ie. Attract low socio-economic status people therefore creating areas of slums and high crime rates) . It shows the need that planning is not done behind closed doors but is an dynamic process that needs to be done in conjunction with the people it effects ( the community).
I think its important that planning continues to evolve as it has done in the past and continues to in the future. I wonder what else it may incorporate and models that may be presented within the future! All and all it looks to be an exciting profession to enter as it continues to evolve and remain relevant!
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