Urban Planning

Urban Planning.

What is urban planning?

Urban planning is a technical and political process that seeks to optimize the efficiency of land use of a community, the protection and use of the environment, public welfare, the design of the urban environment and infrastructure that goes in and out of urban areas as transport, communications and distribution networks.

Who made the urban planning?

The planning is done by the developer, engineer, architect and other professionals, so that urban planners work with related fields of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Civil Engineering and Public Administration.

Urban planners should study and consider a wide range of issues such as sustainability, air pollution, traffic congestion, crime, land values, legislation and zoning codes.

What is the importance of  Urban Planning?

The importance of this specialty is increasing during this century, as more and more modern society is facing problems such as increased population growth, climate change, appropriate use of resources and sustainable development.

It is from the urban planning that the right model is created to organize a sector, a municipality or an urban area. The plan provides a framework for growth and development to achieve an orderly manner. Proper urban planning positively impact the urban economy and coordinate the location and spatial distribution of economic activities, and facilitates the capture of public investment value.

It also ensures the continuity of the community plans to when changes in political periods which generates credibility and successful cities in which uncertainty is reduced and the creation of opportunities is encouraged.