Overview
In the next 35 years, Africa will need to accommodate almost 900 million new urban dwellers. Hundreds of smaller cities are doubling in size every 20 years, half of Africa’s urban dwellers live in informal settlements in precarious conditions, and 75% of these are younger than 35.
The Development and Planning in African Cities - Exploring theories, policies and practices from Sierra Leone course from UCL by FutureLearn will explore African cities through the lenses of spatial justice and social diversity, challenging myths and assumptions about urban development and demonstrating how different processes interact and shape the development of a city.
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
Understand how different processes interact and shape the urban development of a city
Demonstrate an understanding of some key development and planning issues in African cities through justice and spatial lenses
Reflect upon the tensions between wider urban theories and regional processes on one hand, and the specificity of urban contexts on the other
Explain the specific and different roles and challenges of each urban actor in urban planning and development processes
Demonstrate an understanding of the urban challenges faced by Freetown and their potential solutions
Programme Structure
Syllabus
What is development? What is planning?
Normative crosscutting lenses: spatial justice and social diversity
Urban change and the evolution of planning
Devolution of powers and fiscal autonomy
Scales: city-level, metropolitan, regional
Participatory planning (planning from below)
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 1 days
- 3 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
International Development Sustainable Development Urban Planning View 22 other Short Courses in International Development in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
The course is open to people from any disciplinary background with a desire to learn about urban development and planning in African cities and potentially to those who would like to pursue a career in urban development or planning.
It is suitable for urban professionals who work or may in future want to work in Sub-Saharan Africa and would like to gain an understanding of how its cities are made and developed.
Tuition Fee
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International
44 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 44 USD for the full programme during 1 days. -
National
44 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 44 USD for the full programme during 1 days.
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Funding
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