Program: Urban Systems
Engineers with specializations in community and urban planning disciplines who can work effectively in multi-functional teams.
Gain the high-level technical knowledge and urban planning perspective to design and manage urban infrastructure systems and create more resilient cities.
Urban Systems
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Transform your career. This interdisciplinary program will expand your understanding of current global best practices in sustainable cities, enabling you to develop viable strategies to develop and implement transformative solutions.
Addressing climate change in city planning
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Climate change is having – and will continue to have – a disproportionate impact on our cities. Urban centres are major contributors to climate change, and they also acutely experience its effects. Coastal cities are affected by rising sea levels,…
Why study urban planning?
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Discover how a master’s degree in Urban Planning at UBC empowers future leaders to build sustainable, inclusive, and smart cities for tomorrow.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on urban planning
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By Jordi Honey-Rosés, former Associate Professor in the School of Community and Regional Planning, Director of the Water Planning Lab and former instructor in the MEL in Urban Systems The COVID-19 global pandemic has brought renewed attention to our…
Developing innovative urban planning ideas for a sustainable community
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MEL in Urban Systems students propose innovations in urban planning to support a city's environmental, social and economic goals.
Shining a light on asset management
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Three students in the MEL in Urban Systems developed a streetlight asset management plan for the City of Surrey. With its assessment of the current state of the infrastructure and seven key recommendations, the plan can now be considered by the City…