The place of informality and illegality in planning education in Nigeria
| Autor: | Bolanle Wahab, Babatunde Agbola |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Economic growth
ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION Geography Planning and Development 0211 other engineering and technologies 021107 urban & regional planning 030206 dentistry 02 engineering and technology Public administration 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Human settlement Political science Scale (social sciences) ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Traditional knowledge Settlement (litigation) Curriculum Accreditation |
| Zdroj: | Planning Practice & Research. 32:212-225 |
| ISSN: | 1360-0583 0269-7459 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02697459.2016.1198565 |
| Popis: | This paper discusses the extent to which topical planning issues of informality and illegality are incorporated into the educational curricula in Nigerian planning schools. Given the scale and enormity of informal and illegal settlements in Nigeria and other African cities, these issues should be emphasized in the education and training of planning professionals. Yet, few curricula in Nigerian planning schools, including the Nigerian Town Planners Registration Council’s professional curriculum, incorporate informal urban issues. The paper recommends an educational interventionist approach based on recognition of the potential of indigenous knowledge as a means of producing critical and reflective planning graduates who possess the competencies to deal with contemporary settlement challenges. It presents the institutional landscape for planning education and the processes of planning curricular reform and accreditation with a view to revitalizing planning education in Nigeria. |
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