Changing Planning Education in Africa

2012/08/15 by Vanessa Watson, Nancy Odendaal · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Urban and Rural Development Challenges #African history and culture studies #African studies and sociopolitical issues

paper · doi:10.1177/0739456x12452308

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Abstract

Planning laws, planning governance systems, and even planning curricula in Anglophone Sub-Saharan Africa were strongly shaped by the colonial history of the subcontinent, and much of this imprint remains today. Yet demands on planners and planning systems have changed dramatically as African cities battle to cope with rapid growth, inequality, informality and environmental degradation. This article considers the issue of changing planning education in this region. It documents the efforts of the Association of African Planning Schools to forge a program of action on necessary new directions and themes for planning education in a context where adherence to older approaches remains strong.

Citations

• Reality check: Planning education in the African urban century

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• Association of African Planning Schools [wikipedia]

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