The field of the city and regional planning is very interesting and it requires such research and knowledge and if you think that only getting the formal education of the city and regional planning you can excel in the field of the town planning mediation then this is not the case. Apart from the standard education there are certain skill sets which needs to be there if you want to grow and succeed in this particular field. 

The major tasks that a town planner needs to do:

Before understanding that what skill sets a town planner require you first needs to understand that what are the tasks that they need to perform. Some of these tasks are listed below:

• The development of the buildings and other structures in the town or the city.
• Planning the structures in such a way that the environment of a town is friendly and effective.
• Designing and developing various kind of the rules for the people in the town which help in th overall flourishment of the town.
• Developing strategies to preserve the buildings which are of cultural importance and taking necessary steps to maintain these.
• Making sure that there is always ample amount of the land reserved for the development of the businesses so that it could provide jobs to the people in the town.

What skill sets are required to be a town planner?

• As a town planner you must be genuinely interested in making the town better place for the people to live in and to actually making the town economically strong and environmentally friendly.
• A town planner must be very creative so that he could think out of the box and could think of innovative ways to solve a problem. Being a town planner you must give attention to even the smallest details since the decent town planner usually have to work with a lot of the data to research and therefore, he needs to consider all the aspects.
• The town planner must have a good way of communication because he needs to convince the administration of the local authorities of the town of his research and must be able to prove and negotiate so that the town could be as improved as possible.
• In every profession, there are ethics and rules and in the field of the city and regional planning also there are ethics which every town planner must follow and these are very much important for sustainment and inclusions.

These were the skills required to be a town planner, if you think you have the above and the necessary qualification then you can start your career as the town planner.