As an Urban Planner, you will need to master following:

• architecture regulations
• manage intellectual property rights
• operate open source software
• use geographic information systems

More generally, an urban planner is also versed in:

• advise on use of land
• apply for research funding
• apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
• build business relationships
• building codes
• communicate with a non-scientific audience
• conduct research across disciplines
• demography
• demonstrate disciplinary expertise
• develop professional network with researchers and scientists
• disseminate results to the scientific community
• draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
• environmental policy
• evaluate research activities
• execute feasibility study
• green space strategies
• increase the impact of science on policy and society
• interact professionally in research and professional environments
• liaise with local authorities
• manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
• manage open publications
• manage personal professional development
• manage research data
• meet building regulations
• mentor individuals
• perform project management
• perform scientific research
• promote inclusion in research
• promote open innovation in research
• promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
• promote the transfer of knowledge
• publish academic research
• speak different languages
• study human population
• synthesise information
• think abstractly
• think analytically
• urban planning
• zoning codes

It also helps to know the following:

• advise on architectural matters
• architectural conservation
• cartography
• conduct land surveys
• develop concepts for city marketing
• landscape architecture
• project management
• promote innovative infrastructure design
• smart city features
• topography
• CAD software
• advise architects
• advise on building matters
• advise on legislative acts
• advise on pollution prevention
• apply blended learning
• bicycle sharing systems
• communicate with local residents
• community-led local development
• conduct public surveys
• construction methods
• design spatial layout of outdoor areas
• develop innovative mobility solutions
• ensure infrastructure accessibility
• historic architecture
• plan public housing
• promote sustainability
• provide technical expertise
• public housing legislation
• scientific modelling
• scientific research methodology
• study traffic flow
• teach in academic or vocational contexts
• use CAD software
• write scientific publications