Urban planners develop land use plans and programs for cities
Urban Planner
Urban Planner
VIRTUAL JOB SHADOW
Welcome to your first day on the job! Watch this video to see what a day in the life of an urban planner is like.
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Within your lifetime, humans will go to Mars for the first time, and a city on Mars is a very real possibility! Thus urban planners will be needed not just on earth, but other planets.
STEP 1: Imagine you have been hired as an urban planner to plan the very first city on Mars.
- What will the city look like?
- What features will it have?
- How will people get around?
- Why will people want to live there?
- How will you address the challenging Martian environment?
STEP 2: Sketch out your ideas for the bullets above with a labeled diagram.
STEP 3: Then create a model of your Martian city using recycled materials!
STEP 4: Share a picture or video of your Martian city model in the Student Showcase to build your resume and show people a city of the future!