Carolina Planning Journal, the oldest student-run planning publication in the country, is published once a year by the Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Articles selected for the journal are written by professionals and academics, covering a wide range of topics relevant to today’s planning challenges. Past issues have highlighted information on emergency preparedness in disadvantaged com-munities, smart growth in rural America, building healthy communities, and resilient cities.  

Reading and contributing to Carolina Planning connects you to fellow practitioners and academics throughout the state, region and be-yond.  Generous support for this publication is provided by the John A. Parker Trust Fund, the Department of City and Regional Planning Alumni Association, and the North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association.