Welcome to Planning at Georgia Tech
Welcome to Planning at Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech's focus on research and cutting-edge technology makes our School stand apart from other Planning programs. Our curricula in urban planning, geographic information science, global development, and urban analytics offer hands-on experience. Trained by passionate faculty, our graduates create sustainable, resilient, and inclusive cities. Our labs and affiliated centers help cities flourish through research-driven solutions.
Located in Atlanta, Georgia, our School is an important and active part of a vibrant metropolis. For more than seven decades our students have benefitted from unique capstone, internship, and employment opportunities thanks to close connections with international, federal, state, local, and private sector urban planning and development organizations.
Most Recent News
Our New Faculty: Emily Barrett
Meet our newest faculty member, Emily Barrett, whose work focuses on the intersection of community-based geographic information systems (GIS), economic geography, and urban development.
Her latest research examines spatial inequities across U.S. cities, focusing on municipal budgets as pivotal sites of debate for economic democracy. As a dedicated community-based researcher, Barrett has a history of partnering with organizations like the Nashville People’s Budget Coalition and Stand Up Nashville. Through this work, she contributes to broad debates in urban planning, revealing how organizers are reimagining public finance to create more affordable cities.
She is currently teaching CP8400: Advanced Research Design and Qualitative Methods.
Designing Cities, Supporting Communities
Gregory Randolph explains how Georgia Tech students and faculty approach the discipline of city and regional planning.
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