
	Department of City and Regional Planning



	Chairman's Welcome Message		*Announcements*
	The chairman welcomes you to the home page of the Department of City and Regional Planning. The world as we all know is facing all kinds of challenges. The issues of national urban population growth, environmental degradation, global warming, hunger, lack of housing are all issues which confront our governments daily. As city planners we are poised to play a significant role in the challenges of managing our various communities. We do not only supply technical expertise and advise to governments but we are also in the forefront of generating solutions to the anticipated problems of tomorrow. Please Click here for more		World Town Planning Day Undergraduate Program in City Planning Starts Faculty Requirement CRiSSMA Research Centre on the Southern System and WideMediterranean, In Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy Gulf First Urban Planning Conference and Exhibition First Planning Symposium Announcement for Research Assistantship Download Application Booklet
	Department Overview and Academic Program
	The graduate program at KFUPM is distinctive among planning programs nationally in its emphasis on computer-aided planning and quantitative methods and models useful for rigorous, and systematic analysis of complex problems. The goal of the program is to educate future planners to guide the development of the social, economic, natural and built environments in order to improve the quality of life. Graduates in City and regional Planning enjoy a wide variety of employment options. Please click here for more
	*Research*
	The department specializes in the following areas such as Quantitative Methods & Computer-Aided Planning; Socioeconomic Development and Planning; Land use and Infrastructure Planning; Urban Survey Analysis and Models; Manpower Planning and Demographic Studies; Computer Applications in Planning; Urban Systems and Policy Analysis; Urban and Regional Planning; Applications of Planning Theory. Click here for Abstracts, Reports, Projects and Technical Presentations.		National Association of Student of Architecture http://nasaindia.co.in
	GIS Facilities
	This GIS Unit was established in 1998 under the management of City and Regional Planning Department with the purpose of serving as a teaching, training, and research center for graduate students and department faculty. It equips the students with technical GIS knowledge for careers in a variety of planning fields and help the local organizations hire the personnel with hands on GIS experience. It also helps faculty in their research activities. Please Click here for more information.
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