If you have ever thought of becoming an urban planner or are interesting to look more into this field, this chatbot is perfect for you.
It challenges your creativity, your analytics' skills and requires an understanding of the environment and the relationships to the elements of the city with an eye towards the future.
Urban planners help design on how a city is set up like its streets, buildings, parks. They have an impact on the aesthetic design as well as the economical part of a city. Before anything else, they have to evaluate demographic, economic and environmental aspects to make sure the community has everything they need. Last of all, they work with architects, economic consultants and engineers to make their plan in actions.
Urban planners can do multiple task in a week, everyday is not the same. For example, one day they can be in the field, evaluating sites, and existing buildings or neighborhoods. On another day they could work on a map, a model or a design. They could also examine the landscaping laws, work on a budget for a project, or meeting a community group to make sure to respond to their social and developmental concerns.
They either works in their office or in the field of the project they are currently working on. They normally work in the city away or close from home.
To become an urban planner, you have to get a degree in urban or regional planning. Here, in Quebec, you have to get a baccalaureate in urbanism that is accredited by l'OUQ (l'ordre des urbanismes du Québec) and APERAU (l'association pour la promotion de l'enseignement et de la recherche en aménagement et urbanisme).
In the US, they can make between $45180 to $114170 a year. In Canada, it is approximately the same.
During their education and training, people who study in urban planning have to do internships, so they can be ready when they actually work in the field. You can clearly see the differences between a beginner urban planner who has done internship and one who hasn't.
There is no danger in becoming an urban planner. The only possible danger is to be sued by someone who didn't appreciate your work or think that your ideas do not have any impact on the community concerns.
It requires a lot of "human" skills to do the job of an urban planner. The chances to be replaced by robots for this job are close to be happening. Maybe in a very long time when robots will have human analytics skills.
Urban planners retires around 50 to 60 years old. It really depends on the person.
Lastly, you can see that being an urban planner requires severals different skills and is always pampered by a schedule that defers every day of the week.