SSE3245: Regional planning and sustainable development

This module Regional Planning and Sustainable Development seeks to enable students to have a deep understanding of regional planning and sustainable land use. In this module, learners will be entertained on theories of regional planning in sustainable development (various theories of localizations of the activities of the different economic sectors), regional and local plan-marking practice, case studies of regional planning, local planning, and master planning, the relationship between plans and sustainable development at a regional and local level. Learners will also look at settlement structure, built environment, models of regional development for sustainable development, risk prevention, and others.