Mission
Planning at Michigan seeks to shape place-based policy and design for social and racial equity; regionalist solutions to metropolitan problems; just and effective remedies for urban decline; and the creation of human settlements that offer alternatives to environmentally consumptive land-development patterns.
The Urban and Regional Planning Program at the University of Michigan educates students for change-oriented leadership in the planning profession and academy; conducts research informed by a commitment to improve the fairness, prosperity, and environmental and social sustainability of neighborhoods, cities, regions, and megaregions; and serves the academic and broader communities in ways that harness the skills and commitments of its faculty, students, and staff.
Planning at Michigan seeks to shape place-based policy and design for social and racial equity; regionalist solutions to metropolitan problems; just and effective remedies for urban decline; and the creation of human settlements that offer alternatives to environmentally consumptive land-development patterns. In our teaching we strive for a productive balance between theory and practice; between classroom-based and hands-on learning; and between a well-founded core and in-depth specializations. We foster ongoing research, teaching, and service interchange with other units in the Taubman College and the University of Michigan; with our region, and the City of Detroit in particular; and worldwide.
