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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
Topics include:
- What is development? What is planning?
- Normative crosscutting lenses: spatial justice and social diversity
- Urban change and the evolution of planning
- Diversity of meanings, values and functions of urban land
- Formal and informal urban land markets and tenure systems
- What are urban informalities? Economic and spatial dimensions of informality
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 1 months
- 3 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
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Language
English
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- London, United Kingdom
Disciplines
International Development Sustainable Development Urban Planning View 5 other Short Courses in Urban Planning in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
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Academic 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 Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents74 EUR / full≈ 74 EUR / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents74 EUR / full≈ 74 EUR / full
Funding
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