Urban planning

Description

Political and technical process that seeks to design the urban environment and optimize land use by considering various aspects such as infrastructure, water, and green and social spaces.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 7 occupations
  • Optional in 4 occupations
  • Total: 11 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)

Essential for

  • Land planner
    A Land Planner, also known as a Land Use Planner, is a professional who focuses on the strategic planning and management of land resources. They are responsible for developing…
  • Architecture lecturer
    Architecture lecturers are subject professors, teachers, or lecturers who instruct students who have obtained an upper secondary education diploma in their own specialised field of…
  • Landscape architect
    A landscape architect is a professional who is trained and licensed to work on outdoor spaces, with a focus on large-scale or public projects. They are skilled in planning…
  • Architect
    Architects investigate, design, and oversee the construction and development of buildings, urban spaces, infrastructure projects, and social spaces. They design per the surrounding…
  • Transport planner
    A Transport Planner is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing transportation strategies and systems to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of movement within …
  • Transport engineer
    A Transport Engineer (or Transportation Engineer) plans, designs, and manages transportation systems that ensure the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. They work on i…
  • Urban planner
    An Urban Planner is responsible for developing plans and programs for land use in urban areas. They aim to create communities, accommodate population growth, and revitalize physica…

Optional for

  • Geographer
    Geographers are scholars who study human and physical geography. Depending on their specialisation, they study political, economical and cultural aspects of humanity contained with…
  • Civil engineer
    A Civil Engineer plans, designs, and supervises the construction and maintenance of infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, buildings, airports, dams, and water systems. Th…
  • Interior architect
    Interior architects create plans for the interior of a home, building, or other structure. They determine the specifications and distribution of the space. Interior architects comb…
  • Demographer
    Demographers are population specialists who collect and analyze vital statistics related to human population changes, such as births, marriages, and deaths. They plan and conduct r…

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Last updated on February 18, 2026

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