Program Overview

Introduction to Rural Planning and Development

The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD) brings together major academic fields concerned with creating strong communities, in Canada and around the world. The four highly respected programs in SEDRD share many common goals but approach them in different and complementary ways.

Program Overview

This model reflects the imperatives in building authentic communities where planners, landscape architects, communicators, and citizens all play important interdependent roles in community strength.

Key Aspects of the Program

• The program focuses on creating strong communities
• It brings together major academic fields
• The approach is complementary, with different fields working together
  • Planners
  • Landscape architects
  • Communicators
  • Citizens