Postgraduate School
Postgraduate Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning
PGD Urban and Regional Planning
| Name | Status and Qualification | Research Interests |
| W. M. Raheem | Lecturer I & Coordinator. B.Sc. (Ilorin); M.Tech., Ph.D. (Ogbomoso) | Rural Development Planning, Planning Theory, Urban Greening. |
| O. B. Akinbamijo | Professor, B.Sc., MURP (Ibadan); Ph.D. (FUT, Akure) | Transportation Planning, Urban Design |
| A. I. Bako | Reader, HND (Ilorin); B.Sc. (NOUN); MURP (Ibadan); MBA (Ogbomoso); Ph.D. (FUT, Akure) | Housing, Land Administration, Environmental Planning & Management |
| A. O. Sulyman | Reader, B.A (ABU, Zaria); MURP (Ibadan); Ph.D. (Ilorin) | Infrastructure Planning, Regional Planning. |
| A. M. Alabi | Reader, B.Sc., MURP, Ph.D. (Ibadan) | Environmental Planning and Management, Urban Management |
| I. A. Abdul- Azeez | Reader, MURP (Ibadan); Ph.D. (Malaysia) | Environmental Resources Management, |
| Maimuna O. Abdulraheem | Senior Lecturer, B.Sc., M.Sc. (ABU, Zaria); MBA, Ph.D. (Ilorin); PGDE (Kaduna) | Landscape Planning, Recreation Planning. |
| O. O. Idowu | Senior Lecturer, B.Tech., M.Tech. (FUT, Minna); Ph.D. (Ilorin) | Urban Design and Remote Sensing Application |
| A. B. Ola | Senior Lecturer, B.Sc. (OAU, Ile-Ife); M.Sc., Ph.D. (Ibadan) | Sustainable City, Urban Environmental Health, and Regional Planning |
| J. M. Yusuf | Lecturer I, B.Tech. (FUT, Minna); M.Tech. (Ogbomoso); Ph.D. (Venda) | Climate Change, Sustainable Spatial Environment |
B. Introduction
The programme is designed to train middle-level research-oriented manpower to add to the stock of professional town planners in the country. The PGD programme also bridges the gap between lower-level and upper-level planning education. The programme also allows Higher National Diploma (HND) and 3rd Class degree holders to obtain a pre-qualification degree for the Master’s Degree programme in Urban and Regional Planning.
C. Philosophy
The programme’s philosophy is to provide both academically and professionally sound Town Planners who will help rebuild the ever-complex human environment to derive competence at both practical and policy-making levels. The programme prepares the ground for professionals and graduates who otherwise would not qualify for admission into a Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning.
D. Aim and Objectives
The Postgraduate Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning aims to produce town planners with vast theoretical and practical skills embedded in the profession and are registrable with the Town Planners’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TOPREC). The objectives are to:
E. Admission Requirements
The candidates are required to possess the following minimum qualifications.
F. Duration of the Programme
The full-time programme shall run for a minimum of 12 calendar months (two semesters) and a maximum of 18 calendar months (three semesters).
G. Detailed Course Description
URP 701 Housing and Urban Renewal 2 Credits Housing needs, demand and supply. Basic principles of housing standards. Housing finance mechanism. Housing in Nigeria: design, construction methods, materials, forms and functions of elements. Housing problems-rural and urban. Housing policy analysis. Case studies: planned public housing, planned private housing and traditional housing. Urban Renewal: Concepts, Strategies and Case Studies. Urban Analysis, Urban Dynamics, Population Dynamics. 30h (T); C
URP702 Land Use Planning 2 Credits
Urban land-use patterns. Land use and land value and their relations in the organisation of cities. Land use determinants. Economic, social, public interest and physical characteristics. Theories of urban structures. Analysis and classification of urban land use. Principles of planning and design of specific land-use areas; residential, commercial, industrial, public and semi- public etc., Space allocation standards for major land-use components by densities, plot sizes, area. 30h (T); C
URP 703 Planning Theory 2 Credits
The nature and purpose of planning. Normative descriptive and prescriptive theories of planning. Evolution of Town Planning Philosophy. The planning process and tradition in both capitalist and socialist economies. Management and decision-making in the planning process. The planner’s role and functions. Citizen participation and evaluation in the planning process. Social sciences contributions to the development of planning theory. 30h (T); C
URP 704 Sustainable Environmental Planning and Management 2 Credits
Concept and Dimensions of Sustainable development. Institutional framework for Environmental planning and management in Nigeria. Environmental Protection Laws, Pollution. Waste Management. Environmental Accounting and Auditing, Environmental Education (EE) in Nigeria. Public participation in environmental planning and management. Disaster Management Including its objectives and techniques. Disaster Management Tools (GIS, Remote Sensing and other Mapping Techniques). Disaster Management Cycle. Elements of Disaster Management: Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Prevention. Major Components of Disaster Relief. 30h (T); C
URP 705 Planning Studio I 2 Credits
Studies of a major land-use problem at the urban scale, e.g., traffic congestion, street parking, street trading, shanty formation, etc., design of solution; studio project in assessing housing needs and problems. Technical report writing. 15h (T); 45h (P); C
URP706 Planning Studio II 2 Credits
Preparation of Development/Structure plan. The anatomy of the Development plan: Background information; analysis of geomorphologic features; theoretical/conceptual bases of plan formulation; formulation and analysis of alternative plans; etc. A practical project which emphasises the actual application of the principles and analytical techniques of urban planning. Comparative analysis of existing master plans. 15h (T); 45h (P); C
URP 707 Computer Applications to Planning 2 Credits
Data processing/data coding. Information processing using SPSS, Spreadsheet and MS Word. Geo-information system and application to urbanand regional planning, Auto CAD, remote sensing application to planning. 30h (T); C
URP 708 Professional Practice and Planning Law 2 Credits
Professional scale of fees. Codes of conduct for professional planning practice in Nigeria. Planning Consultancy. Planning office and management. Land tenure systemin Nigeria – land use decree 1978. Planning Acts and legislations in Nigeria. Land laws. Public Health Codes. Housing Code and Policies. Laws on compensation and Betterment. Modern Urban and Regional Planning laws in Nigeria- Development Control and Zoning. 30h (T); C
URP 709 Principles and Techniques of Urban and Regional Planning 2 Credits
Definition and objectives of planning. Modern cities: nature and structure. Land use and determinants. Planning at the Local, States and national levels. The Planning Process. ‘Neighbourhood. Planning and design: its concepts in Nigerian context. Definition, scope and contents of a comprehensive development plan, Concept of zoning, Density, Floor Area Ratios. Public participation in planning. Hypothesis and their uses in planning. Professional Report Writing. 30h (T); C
URP 710 Rural Development Planning 2 Credits
The concept of rural development planning. The village as an organic entity. Rural-urban relationship, the physical and economic structure of a village. Constraints of rural development and relationship with rural planning. 30h (T); C
URP 711 Quantitative Techniques and Research in Planning 2 Credits
Nature and purpose of planning research. Identification and definition of planning problems. Research Topic selection; definition of aim, objectives and hypothesis. Preparing a research design. Literature search, conceptual and theoretical issues. Research surveys: types, advantages and disadvantages. Research Instruments and execution of surveys: sampling methods. Data analysis: Correlations, Regression analysis, Factor Analysis, Principal component analysis. Drawing conclusion. 30h (T); C
URP 712 Traffic and Transportation Planning 2 Credits
Spatial transport analysis: Aims, Models and objectives of transport planning. Transport and the environment. Traffic problems and traffic management techniques. Methods of collection, analysis, interpretation and projection of traffic data. Network, Analysis. Mass transit, Transport terminals in Urban and Regional Planning. Spatial re-organisation and transport analysis. Transport policies. 30h (T); C
URP 713 Tourism and Recreation Planning 2 Credits
Definition of recreation. Assessment of supply and demand for recreational resources. Recreation planning standard. Management of recreational resources. Nature of tourism development. Essentials of tourism planning. Tourism resources in Nigeria. Considerations for design, construction and development of tourist resorts. Tourist organisation. Travel agents and developers. Impact of tourism and tourism management. 30h (T); E
URP 714 Project Planning and Evaluation 2 Credits
The role of the project in Urban and Regional Planning. Introduction to budgeting techniques and project initiation. Project evaluation cycle. Evaluation Techniques: Cost-benefit-analysis. Sensitivity Analysis, Project Appraisal Techniques. Investment Analysis, Feasibility Reports and analysis, Analysis of Financial control, Risk Analysis, Strategic Management. 30h (T); E
URP 715 Regional Development Planning 2 Credits
Concept and types of region. Theories of regional growth and development. Central place theory, Core-periphery model, Growth pole theory, spatial equilibrium model. Regional inequality and spatial development. Regional development planning strategies. Regionalisation. Regional planning and economic development. Regional planning at the national and state levels. Depressed regions and regional planning. Economic Base Theory, shift- share analysis. Policy formulation in regional development. 30h (T); E
URP 799 Planning Project/Dissertation 6 Credits
A supervised planning research project includes pre- and post-data seminar presentations and defence of a dissertation before a panel of internal and external examiners. 270h (P); C
To qualify for the award of Postgraduate Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning, a candidate must pass a total of 32 Credits comprising 30 Credits of Core courses and 2 Credits of Elective courses.
I. Summary
Core Courses: URP 701 (2), 702 (2), 703 (2), 704 (2), 705 (2), 706 (2), 707 (2), 708 (2),
709 (2), 710 (2), 711 (2), 712 (2), 799 (6) 30 Credits
Elective Courses: URP 713 (2), 714 (2), 715 (2) 2 Credits
Total 32 Credits
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