Global South Cities: Development Planning Theory and Practice (PLAN7612)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology
School
Architecture, Design, Planning
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
External
Class hours
General contact hours 3 Hours/ Week
Assessment methods
Essay
Reflection
Seminars
Role-play
Course enquiries
Associate Professor Sonia Roitman ()
Work Integrated Learning
Work Simulations
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | External | External | Profile unavailable |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
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Course description
This course is concerned with the challenges facing development planning in the global South, focusing on understanding the main problems related to cities. It aims to enhance the student's understanding of the current debate on development planning and the relationship between theory and practice. In so doing, the course addresses the role of institutions, practitioners and communities in bringing about sustainable and positive change in the cities of the global South. The course will borrow from, and build upon, the experiences of development planning in the global South based on case studies discussing interventions to more effectively deal with a range of issues including poverty, inequality, urban growth, transport and environmental problems.
