Urban and Regional Planning Education in Mexico

This analysis sheds light on planning education in Mexico. One important question that the paper addresses is: Are planning programs forming professionals capable of addressing the challenges that cities and regions face in the twenty-first century? The study draws upon a content analysis of 253 course syllabi and a database of 128 employed local planners. The results of the analysis suggest that planning curricula are still very much embedded in the rational model and there is a challenge for strengthening the curricula with more communicative skills that are valuable in a postmodern society.

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This analysis explores the state of planning education in Mexico, finding that planning programs are still largely rooted in rational models and need to strengthen their curricula with more valuable communicative skills in a postmodern society.