Introduction to urban and regional planning
This short certificate course is specifically structured to entice and inspire so-called non-planners or the planning and development related professionals and disciplines to acquire new and additional skills and knowledge in the challenging urban and regional planning domain - to enable them to better contribute to the various planning and development processes.
The new integrated and multi-facetted nature of urban and regional planning increasingly requires the inputs, active participation and involvement of various role players such as: officials and managers from various sector departments (in all levels of government), municipal councillors, community organisations and business, and various related development professionals.
Many of these role players are involved on a daily basis in various aspects of urban and regional planning such the IDP, spatial development frameworks, land use management and zoning processes, township establishment processes, settlement planning, planning policies, and the legal aspects of planning and planning applications.
Learning outcomes:
• A new understanding of how urban regions function within the larger urban space economy as well as the challenges facing urban regions
• An understanding of the institutional and legal frameworks guiding planning and development
• Knowledge on the basic principles of National, Provincial and Metropolitan/municipal Planning
• Knowledge and understanding of spatial planning from broad scale metro planning to local planning
• Understanding of the challenges, legalities and technicalities of land use management - with specific reference to zoning and township establishment processes
• Knowledge on the basic principles of settlement planning and urban design
• Understand the process and content of the spatial development framework and how this relates to the land use management system
• Understand the role of The new Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act (SPLUMA 2013) in the municipal development planning system
Course content:
• Overview of urban and regional problems and challenges
• Overview on the various policies and Acts guiding the planning system and processes in South Africa
• Introduction to national and provincial planning
• Introduction to metropolitan and municipal development planning
• Introduction to spatial planning and land use management
• Introduction to settlement planning and urban design
Time: 08:00 - 17:00
Venue: Pretoria