Scenario Planning for Urban Futures

Scenario planning is a practice that allows communities to plan for an uncertain future. Planners can explore long-term implications of multiple scenarios and prepare for critical uncertainties.

In this course, offered in partnership with Michigan Engineering, participants will learn to cultivate urban progress for future scenarios through effective planning and gain hands-on knowledge of techniques to analyze trends, construct scenario narratives, and model scenarios using GIS tools. Urban planning professionals will gain firsthand knowledge about the scenario planning process and leave with concrete ideas for implementing scenarios in their communities.

Scenario Planning for Urban Futures is intended for a varied audience. Early-career planning professionals, experienced scenario planning practitioners, master’s level and PhD urban planning students, applied researchers, and consultants are all encouraged to attend.

Participants can attend in person at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, or as a remote-live session via Zoom. Register here to secure your spot!