The University of Florida’s Department of Urban and Regional Planning (URP) strives to be a leading graduate program with exc ... ellence in planning education, research, and service for the citizens of the state, the nation, and the world. We value diversity and strive to recruit and retain faculty and students with diverse racial, ethnic, cultural, and economic backgrounds. Our mission is to educate the next generation of planning professionals to be good stewards of our built and natural environments, to conduct innovative research that improves quality of life for all, and to provide planning services to communities. We believe that the ultimate aim of good planning, in both the private and public sectors, is the equitable distribution of wellbeing and quality of life. read more