Community and Regional Planning The mission of the Masters in Community and Regional Planning (MCRP) program is to plan and advocate for sustainable communities and ecosystems within the Southwest regional context through education, service and research. The Programžs purpose is to provide future planners with the knowledge and skills necessary to support planning by diverse human communities. Students of the MCRP program learn to assist communities to create community-based plans and programs that sustain and enhance their culture, resource base, built environment and economic vitality. The program promotes participatory processes which respond to community identities and development needs.