May 16, 2018

INTRODUCTION

Urban and Regional Planning is future, environmental and people orientated.  It entails the planning of the environment for the benefits of human habitation.  The B.Sc. degree in urban and regional planning aim at providing specialized training to students so as to equip them with appropriate tools with which to plan for the satisfaction of the socio-economic and socio-cultural needs of the society through judicious proposal for the utilization of the physical environment. The contents and the design of the courses have been structured to provide theoretical and practical instructions in physical planning and design skills in line with the guidelines of the Town Planning Registration Council (TOPREC) of Nigeria and the National Universities Commission (NUC).

The specific objectives of the programme include:

  • To educate students in the fundamental concepts, theories, issues and methods associated with physical development at local and international levels.
  • To introduce students to planning, policy analysis and public management concepts and skills as they pertain to physical development and the environment.
  • To develop students in methodological basis for analyzing and understanding planning and policy problems and issue; and
  • To groom the students to acquire strong theoretical, design and analytical skills for the formulation of policies and plans.
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
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