The Most Important Skills an Urban Planner Needs In a Developing Country; The Case of Iran

Bibliographic Data

ID19383040
AuthorsHossein Bahrainy (University of Tehran), Elham Fallah Manshadi (University of Tehran, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume32
Issue4
Pages466-477
Publication date2017-08-08
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePlanning Practice and Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0269-7459 • E-ISSN: 1360-0583
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02697459.2017.1378863
OpenAlexW2775318656
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited18

Differences in the context of developed vs. developing countries require different kinds of urban planning skills in each group. This paper intends to figure out the most important skills an urban planner should have in a developing country. A total of 341 questionnaires were filled by professionals, instructors, students, and graduates. The result shows that team work, research method and data collection, and technical skills are the most important skills at the undergraduate level, in Iran, while problem definition, analytical skills, and oral presentation are the most important ones at the graduate level. Managerial skills, at neither level, show any significance

Business · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Geography · Planner · Regional science · Computer Science · Urban Planning and Governance · Artificial Intelligence

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