Conclusions: The future of planning education in India

Abstract

The future of planning education is only partly located in planning schools where the students are provided with education and instruction apart from self-learning. The future of planning education would increasingly depend on other sites such as local communities, which produce planning knowledges, and are the object of research for planning faculty and the students. Government of India, state governments, local governments and global players would equally play a significant part in impacting planning education. This chapter explores three such areas, which could play pivotal role in transforming planning education in India. These broad areas deal with the subject matter of quality of planning faculty, critical reasoning against popular narratives and purposes of planning.