City and Regional Planning

Prepare students for careers concerned with the physical development of communities, and the interaction of that development with the social, economic, and environmental well-being of communities.

Students learn economic development planning, urban design, land use and transportation planning, planning information systems, housing and community development planning, planning law, environmental planning, and more.

Graduate Programs

Students learn economic development planning, urban design, land use and transportation planning, planning information systems, housing and community development planning, planning law, environmental planning, and more.

Students explore multiple perspectives on the dynamics of urban change, the causes of urban problems, and the sources of urban innovation

Students explore multiple perspectives on the dynamics of urban change, the causes of urban problems, and the sources of urban innovation

The former home of blues legend Memphis Slim was redeveloped as a music-centered community space for artistic collaboration, music training and storytelling. Learn more about this collaboration.

Research and Outreach

The former home of blues legend Memphis Slim was redeveloped as a music-centered community space for artistic collaboration, music training and storytelling. Learn more about this collaboration.

UofM students and faculty in Sicily where they work alongside Italian colleagues and grassroots community groups to support an ongoing regional planning effort. through advanced historic preservation and community development strategies.

Out of the Classroom

UofM students and faculty in Sicily where they work alongside Italian colleagues and grassroots community groups to support an ongoing regional planning effort.

Why study city planning in Memphis?

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why study city planning in memphis

Annual Report

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CoPED Summer School

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