Every generation inherits places it did not create and shapes places it will never fully see. The role of planning is to hold that responsibility, especially when the future is uncertain.
In this webinar, Fulbright alum and urban planner Megan Couture looks at how planning has evolved over time, the values that have shaped it, and what the future may hold for the profession.
⏰Thursday 29 October 2026, 12 – 1 pm NZST
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Housing affordability, environmental change, infrastructure investment, rapid technological change and declining trust in institutions are reshaping the context in which planners operate. Megan will explore what these forces mean for the future of urban planning and how planners can help navigate difficult decisions and competing values – bringing economic opportunity, environmental stewardship, community wellbeing and the interests of future generations into the same conversation.
The tools will change. The legislation will change. What society values will change. But the need for people who can connect ideas, disciplines, communities and futures will remain.