Auburn MCP Program
Auburn MCP Program
Career Resources
Auburn MCP Program
This will take you to the landing page of the Auburn MCP Program where you can discover more about the curriculum, program admission, faculty, and more.
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https://cla.auburn.edu/polisci/graduate-programs/master-of-community-planning/
American Planning Association
The APA's vision is to lead the way to equitable, thriving communities by creating unique insights, as well as innovative and practical approaches that enable the planning community to anticipate and successfully adapt to the needs of a rapidly changing world. APA has over 40,000 members in over 90 countries worldwide.
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On this website, you can find out more about APA, look at their upcoming events and conferences, scroll through their job board which has thousands of jobs from around the globe, and finds an overview of how to become a member of AICP.
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APA- Alabama Chapter
The purpose of the Alabama Chapter of APA is to directly serve and help residents of the State improve the quality of their lives through rational and comprehensive approaches to physical, economic, and human resource planning.
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Here you can view jobs, conferences, events, and more relevant to the state of Alabama and the field of planning.
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LEED Rating System & Credentials
The United States Green Building Council's mission is to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built, and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life.
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This is most often accomplished through LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. It is a system developed to certify high-performance buildings and sustainable neighborhoods. Individuals can also become LEED Accredited. You probably have more questions. Visit their website to find out more.
Congress of New Urbanism
CNU's mission is to champion walkable urbanism. They provide resources, education, and technical assistance to create socially just, economically robust, environmentally resilient, and people-centered places. We leverage New Urbanism's unique integration of design and social principles to advance three key goals: to diversify neighborhoods, to design for climate change, and to legalize walkable places.
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On their site, you can find a ton of resources such as jobs, conferences, news, and more. Also, much like LEED, you can become CNU accredited.
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Planetizen
Planetizen is a planning-related news website, It features user-submitted and editor-evaluated news and weekly user-contributed op-eds about urban planning and several related fields. You can find job listings and career opportunities often. The website also publishes an annual list of the top 10 books in the field published during the current year and a directory and ranking of graduate-level education in the field of urban planning.
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