Urban and regional planners need knowledge in the following areas:
- English Language: The meaning and use of the English language.
- Law, Government, and Jurisprudence: Laws, rules of the court, and the politics.
- Administration and Management: How to run a business or group.
- Geography: How to describe the location, features, and relationships of land, sea, and air.
- Communications and Media: How to produce written, spoken or visual media.
- Customer and Personal Service: Providing special services to customers based on their needs.
- Transportation: The methods and costs for moving people, goods, and materials.
- Sociology and Anthropology: Where people come from and how they behave.
- Education and Training: The methods of teaching and learning.
- Personnel and Human Resources: The policies to hire and retain employees.
- Design: Making and using plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
- Mathematics: The rules and uses of numbers.
- Public Safety and Security: How to protect people and property.