The place of informality and illegality in planning education in Nigeria

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ID19383609
AuthorsBolanle Wahab (0000-0003-4110-8766, University of Ibadan, corresponding author), Babatunde Agbola (University of Ibadan), Samuel Babatunde Agbola (0000-0001-8128-5746, University of Ibadan)
Year2017
Volume32
Issue2
Pages212-225
Publication date2017-03-15
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePlanning Practice and Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0269-7459 • E-ISSN: 1360-0583
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02697459.2016.1198565
OpenAlexW2469696806
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited4

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

Accreditation · Business · Civil engineering · Curriculum · Economic growth · Economics · Indigenous · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Urban planning · Engineering · Land Rights and Reforms · Law · Public Administration · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Urban Planning and Governance

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