In modern urban planning, socioeconomic factors like population growth have created a great number of slums. This has given rise to the implementation of urban renewal programs in the 20th and 21st centuries. The renewal programs are intended to eradicate the slums by: demolishing unused buildings and replacing it with new structures. Despite these efforts, the problem in low income areas was not solved and it even increased in number, over the years.

Urban planning aims to enhance the physical facets of: buildings and structures in relation to the socioeconomic factors of life. as, there are number of different aspects that are always considered to include: aesthetic, functional / safety purposes, and it is concerned with centralizing the location of schools / hospitals. This is a part of an effort, to make city leaving easier.

Bremer (2008) further discusses how efficient highway planning is the most important part of urban renewal. As traffic needs are vital in a big city in: considering how the population and growth will affect traffic flows in the future (p. 33-34). In the internationalization of planning programs, the role that modern technology plays is considered to be an asset for planners. As they need technology in order to be: inventive / original in formulating designs and making changes in land use.

Furthermore, Bremer provided accounts of how urban planning came to be: an international profession and practice, with numerous countries having a long history of community planning. The evident shift in focus concerning global issues by: planning educators and professionals has an impact on national development (Bremer, 2008, p. 34), making urban planning a highly collaborative field.

Aside from the history and politics of urban planning, Bremer (2008) managed to discuss its effect on the countries that consider urban planning as: an international profession. As graduate...

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The addition of urban planning will provide students: greater chances, to solve future challenges that they will encounter. This is despite the fact that socioeconomic disparities are present in terms of: language, religion and culture. There is a greater chance that urban planners will be based. In a working environment outside of the United States, where demands for more global skills are evident. Students who receive international ideas about planning gain more access to: experiences and projects from international countries. as, this provides them a greater foundation of knowledge that they can utilize for: their careers and it allows them to be capable of working in any area of international development.

Because of this, students who have experience in the field of urban planning find that they are: more competitive and capable of working in the United States or overseas. This is because; their involvement has made them understand the primary needs of a community. In general, Bremer has discussed the relationship of urban planning to educational institutions. This is occurring in the midst of: continuously evolving community, economics, politics and religion around the world.

Bremer's (2008) article, gives a comprehensive view of urban planning in a general context, and she further discusses how: the evolving communities, economics, politics as well as religion have showed that there is a great need to embrace diversity (p. 39). Furthermore, she stresses how urban planning understands the: needs of community and the different ways it prepares students to be globally competitive.

Bibliography

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