The Post – graduate unitThe unit is under the Post – graduate studies coordinator who is responsible to the Head of Department. It has similar functions and structure as that of the undergraduate unit.

EXAMINATIONS

The Department administers the following types of examinations to assess the performance of students in the programme:

(i) Written exams in all the theory courses as given in course content(ii) Continued Assessment through tests and take-home assignments in all the theory

courses as given in course content(iii) Studio presentations in each semester (iv) Oral defense of dissertation at the end of the final year

PHILOSOPHY OF THE PROGRAMME

The BURP degree programme in Ahmadu Bello University provides a broad based planning education and training, which assists in developing the students’ intellectual and professional capacities to a high standard. The philosophy is that of design oriented planning, to place the graduate mid-stream between the policy-oriented and technology-based planners. The course therefore aims at producing sound generalist professional planners who can operate effectively in the field of Urban and Regional Planning and related activities.

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMMEi. To impart Urban and Regional Planning knowledge by the study of theories, methods

and techniques for spatial organization, and management of land uses and activity systems of regions and urban areas.

ii. To assist students to acquire constructive understanding of the social, economic and technological frameworks of development within the physical and other planning processes and the potential capacities of the frameworks for more coherent and relevant collaborative policy formulation and implementation;

iii. To provide students with practical experience of the wide range of planning problems and best-practices, and

iv. To encourage students to develop and sustain interest in specialized planning skills for further research and professional career development.

THE POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

The Post Graduate Studies Programme in Urban and Regional Planning at Ahmadu Bello University is for the Degrees of Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy. The M.Sc Degree runs for a minimum of two years for the training of professional planners. It offers to successful candidates the Master of Science Degree in Urban and Regional Planning. The Programme as presently structured comprises a number of core courses in planning, together with a number of courses in the related disciplines. Students are involved in studio project work, in both the first and second years of study. Studio projects are designed to expose students to a diversity of planning experiences, as a vital part of training. The programme also involves a thesis during the second year, which must be defended at a crit to the satisfaction of internal and external examiners.Students are drawn from a variety of disciplines such as Surveying, Architecture, Planning, Engineering, Geography, Transport Studies, Social Sciences, Law, etc. This diversity reflects the inter-disciplinary nature of the planning profession. A good Honours Degree in any of the above fields is the basic requirement for admission. The Doctoral Degree Programme is in planning studies and runs for a minimum of 3 years. It is by research, and students interests are driven around issues in the core areas of planning (Transport, Housing, Regional Development, e.t.c.)GENERAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS INTO POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENTLIST OF PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE IN THE POSTGRADUATE SECTION AND ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS1. M.Sc (Urban and Regional Planning)2. M.Sc (Urban Management)3. MSc (Tourism and Recreation Planning)4. Ph.D (Urban and Regional Planning)

1. THE MSc URP PROGRAM BURP First degree To satisfy general university requirements in Math and English at O Level

2. MSc Urban MANAGEMENT PROGRAM BURP First degree To satisfy general university requirements in Math and English at O Level

Or First degree in appropriate field of study

Postgraduate Diploma in the field of study is an advantage3. MSc TOURISM AND RECREATION PLANNING PROGRAM

BURP First degree To satisfy general university requirements in Math and English at O Level

Or First degree in appropriate field of study

Postgraduate Diploma in the field of study is an advantage To satisfy general university requirements in Math and English at O Level

4. THE PhD URP PROGRAM Candidates with first degrees in URP Masters in URP or a related field of study To satisfy general university requirements in Math and English at O Level

MSc URP Program Course Structure Programme content (MSC Urban and Regional Planning)

First Semester(yr 1)MSUR.821MSUR.823 MSUR.825

Element of Statistics Computer Application Planning Research Methods theory

232

Specialization SubjectsMSUR.801MSUR.803MSUR.805MSUR.807MSUR.809MSUR.811MSUR.813 MSUR.815

Environmental impact Assessment Environmental Planning Drought and DesertificationUrbanization Land use ComponentsUrban and Regional Economics+Introduction to Planning TheoryPlanning Principles and Process

22222222

MSUR.817MSUR.819MSUR.821MSUR.823 MSUR.825MSUR 800

Utility Planning Transportation Planning Element of Statistics Computer Application Planning Research Methods theory Planning Studio Practice I

222323

MSUR.802 MSUR.804MSUR.806MSUR.808MSUR.810MSUR.812MSUR.814MSUR.816MSUR 800MSUR.827 MSUR.829

National Development Planning Regional Planning Site Planning and Landscaping Basic land Surveying Techniques Urban DesignQuantitative Techniques Housing Process Housing policy and programmePlanning Studio Practice IPublic Finance Management Project Planning and Evaluation

22222222232

MSUR.831MSUR.833MSUR 818MSUR.820

Urban ManagementPlanning Law Planning Administration Professional PracticePlanning Studio Practice – 2

22222

MSUR 880MSUR 990

SeminarsThesis

616

TOTAL CU 86COURSE STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF THE POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS - MSc URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF Subjects (MSc Urban and Regional Planning)MSc Year 1 First Semester MSUR 801 Environmental Impact AssessmentConcept of Environment; The need for Environmental Impact Assessment; History of Environmental Impact Assessment Legislation; Concept of Environmental Impact Assessment; Environmental Impact assessment Factors and areas of consideration; Environmental Impact Assessment process; Environmental Impact Assessment Methodologies; Public Involvement in Environmental Impact Assessment; Standard procedure and format for preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment Statement; Issues emerging out of current practices in Nigeria relating to the implementation of development plans and application; The relationship between Environmental Impact Assessment and the existing planning process; Professional Scale of fees for EIA Projects;

MSUR 803Environmental Planning Concept of the Environment; Development and the Environment; environmental problems; Sustainable Development and Environmental Planning objectives; intervention policies, techniques and world community awareness; Atmospheric and Regional Environment; atmospheric pollution and green house effects; soil erosion, water pollution, deforestation and desertification; ecological, cultural and resource management concerns. Urban environment; aspects of housing, recreation and work environment; solid waste problems; automotive pollution; environmental management projects; sustainable fuel wood production; resource recovery; sustainable population and environmental health; urban environmental planning principles and practices; Nigerian Policy and Practice on the Environment.

MSUR 805 Draught and Desertification The environmental problems of drought and desertification as global problems with particular reference to the Sahel/Savannah ecological zones in Africa; Perspective on Environmental Ecological Issues – Environment and Development; the Global Ecological balance and the Environmental Challenge; the Earth Summit; Global Environmental Problems; Disasters and issues; Definition of terms and link between Draught and Desertification; Drought and Desertification as Global Environmental Problems – Global trends in the Incidence of Drought and Desertification; The Desertification process (Technical Indicators); Causes, manifestations; effects of Drought and Desertification; Drought and Desertification in Sub-saharan Africa and the Sahel; Historic Perspective; Social and Environmental Aspects of the problem; Monitoring and Control of Drought and. Desertification; Regional Planning and Environmental management Practices for Combating Drought and Desertification.

MSUR.807 Urbanization The history of town development; characteristics of urban development in third world societies as compared with the experiences of the industrialized world; The folk – urban theoretic construct: societal complexity, Modernization, community power structure, social stratification, traditional African urbanism and western influences; Urbanisation in Nigeria; the consequences of rapid population growth and migration; Demographic characteristics and trends; population sociological analysis; Problem of urban spatial and population changes in Nigeria.

MSUR 809 L and use Components The typology of urban land use by functional components including residential, commercial, industrial, institutional and circulationBasic component requirement for the structural organization of urban regions, cities, town and villages; Space allocation standards and location criteria for major land use components including residential density standards, recreation standards, health care and educational facilities standards, industrial and commercial location criteria: special considerations to Nigeria requirement.

MSUR 811 Urban & Regional EconomicsIntroduction to the field of urban economic; economics of planned intervention in urban development and the roles of the public and private sectors of the economy. The dynamics of urban development; Economic analysis of selected urban socio- economic problems: housing, employment, Urban infrastructure and services, utilities transportation, etc and the approaches to them. Environmental problems and the city: Economic perspectives to key issues. Urban economic theory and the economics of urban land and land use. Models of the urban economy: input – output analysis, the optimal city size: models of the dual economy in developing countries and issues relating to the informal economic sector. The public sector in the urban economy: perspective on public sector finances; public sector responsibilities; urban politics and urban managerial structures. The urban economy in the context of the regional setting: economic aspects of regional location and regional structure.MSUR 813Introduction to Planning Theory The nature and types of planning; theories in / of planning; Objectives and defence for planning; systems view of planning, analytical and prescriptive models in planning, politics of / in planning; concepts, strategies and limits of public participation in planning; sustainable development and applications in planning; contemporary planning direction and case studies.

MSUR 815Planning Principles and ProcessGeneral principles of planning; Recent trends in planning: innovative Planning, incremental planning, the transition from the end product to the continual process approach to planning; Elements of the comprehensive planning process; Goals and goal formulation, planning analyses and content of different types of plans; plan implementation, monitoring and evaluation, etc. Principles in the planning of various landuse categories and infrastructure; Case studies of existing town plans, as well as related topics including capital improvement programme plans, urban renewal schemes, resettlement schemes and new town schemes; Development cost estimation and cost planning.

MSUR 817 Utility Planning Principles and standards of design of utilities and service facilities and quantitative computations; Water supply: source of supply, quantity (requirement), quality treatment, distribution; Sewers and sewage treatment: Sanitary and storm sewers, sewage treatment and disposal: Solid waste management; Gas line, utilities using wires: electric, telephone and telegraph. Pollution and pollution control; Public Health Administration of utility systemsMSUR 819 Transportation Planning The role of transportation in planning, including its influence on land use in relation to population distribution and its economic aspects; Research methods in transportation systems: transport surveys, trip generation distribution and assignment, origin- destination

studies, analysis and comparison of various modes of travel; parking studies, traffic control and regulation; Urban mass transit; implementation of transportation system and facilities plans; legal devices, techniques of financing, administrative policies and practice; New information technology and influence on transportation.

MSUR 821 Elements of Statistics The scope and meaning of statistics; the collection of statistical data, sources and method, the presentation and analysis of statistical data – table; Measures of central tendencies, and dispersion, index – number, the theory of probability and probability description,(elementary treatment); Basic ideas of statistical inferences, Regressions, Correlation, population statistics. Second SemesterMSUR 823 Computer Applications in PlanningThe nature of computers and value of computing in U.R.P; its evolution in history; Functional components of the computer system; classification of computers and types; Application of computer packages in urban and Regional Planning . Definitions of GIS Concept and principles; Data input, storage and retrieval, manipulation and analysis, output and display; Hardware (system); P.C. (desktop, laptop), multi-user super Computers (System); essential elements of the GIS systems; processor with sufficient power to run the software, sufficient memory for storage of large volumes of data, quality and resolution of screen, Data input and out put device; digitizers, scanners, plotters, printers, etc; Software systems function and tools needed to store, analyze and display geographic information; Digital maps, Data base Management System (DBMS), User Inter-phase (GUI), Analysis, Query and Visualization tools e.g. Arch info, MGE, Archview, Geomedia, map info, Plug-in and Implemental tools, EDRAS, GEOFRAMME etc; Low end software-for educational teaching purposes, High end software – large systems application development; Data types; Spatial Data (location) Attribute Data/tabular data Image/Multi media photos, animation, movies, sound, narrations; Spatial data models: pixerls points, layers, Raster/image vector; Historical Development of GIS; International historical scene and milestones, Nigerian involvement (NIGERSAT); Application of GIS in Land use, Mapping, environmental Management, etc.

MSUR 825 Research Methods Theory Nature of research and its conception, formulation and tests of hypothesis; identification of dependent and independent variables, parameters; Sampling techniques, constraints and bias; Design of questionnaire instrument; the conduct of interviews; Data collection, data handing, data analysis; Limits of research methods; Problem of data collection in development countries; Application of research techniques to workshop and field situations.

MSUR 800 Planning Studio Practice-I Planning workshops form the vehicle for bringing together all the facets of planning that are considered separately in the various lecture courses; Project work progresses with increasing complexity, and follows approximately the sequence of the comprehensive planning process; In addition, workshops are designed in conjunction with the lecture courses; Workshop projects require research work, field surveys, analysis and presentation of problems and their solutions, related to practical problem of the urban field in Nigeria; Emphasis is laid on placing student in real situations; As it is practicable, the work environment of a planning office is simulated, with the qualification that the organization of work involves a minimal degree of functional specialization; The projects are to also give the

students experience in teamwork. Students are required to express themselves in drawings, written reports and verbal presentation at crits.

MSUR 802 National Development planning Goals, objectives, and priorities in national development; The assessment of human and natural resources; Economic activities and their impact on urban and regional growth; formulation of policies for future investment in the various sectors of the national economy, and for population distribution; Economic development policy of Nigeria and plans for the organization of the structure of the space economy; Plans for physical capital improvements.MSUR 804 Regional PlanningScope and Nature of Regional Planning, Regional Planning process, techniques and principles involved in delineation; Disaggregation of Plans, Regional studies and analysis techniques of spatial and economic structure including land resource and social analysis planning; Regional Spatial analysis, Growth pole /centre and central place theories and their application; the distribution and viability of central places; Theories and models of regional industrial and shopping location; Regional Development Plan content and programme monitoring and evaluation.

MSUR 806 Site Planning and LandscapingElementary of site planning and development: Factors of site selection, earthworks, drainage, utility layout, street design, lot and block planning, street pattern and house grouping, building orientation; land subdivision and development cost; Elements of landscape design: The significance of natural Landscape elements in the organization and refinement of urban spaces for functional and aesthetic purposes; Building exterior treatment, planning, street furnishings, etc.

MSUR 808 Basic Land Surveying TechniquesSystem of surveying: triangulation, traversing, electronic distance measurement; remote sensing - their general principle, method and application Instrument, the principle and practice of Chain Surveying, linear Measurements, and Traversing Triangulation, Leveling, plane Table Surveying, Tachometry, Engineering; Surveying. Emphasis will be on filed experiences. MSUR 810 Urban Design Scope and limits of Urban, Design; Models of urban growth and functional structure, and morphology; Comparative settlement patterns and structure; the functional structure of the urban central business district; Elements of urban design; contributions of urban systems to form; human sensory responses to spatial form phenomena; devices of urbanism: enclosure of space, progression, perspective, climax scale in design; Empirical Studies.

MSUR 812 Quantitative Techniques Forecasting techniques-morphological analysis; growth simulation; introduction to population dynamics: composition, growth and migration; Population forecasting methods including trend – extension and cohort – survival; Land use based techniques; Operational research: linear algebra and matrices, Network Analysis, etc.

MSUR 814 Housing Process

Introduction to the historical aspects of house and housing; Factors influencing house – form and functions; The traditional and modern concepts of the house; Determinants of housing, landuse and techniques of residential density calculations; Housing forecasting techniques; Elements of building construction including basic construction techniques.

MSUR 816 Housing Policy and Programme The course is structured to allow for students active participation in the research approach to housing, and the critical analysis of the components of housing policy formulation within the context of national development planning; Issues of housing problems, need, demand and supply in developing countries and methods of effective measurement; Identification of housing resources, sources of housing finance and financing strategies; Housing sub –markets; Nigeria’s housing policies and programmes; innovative housing systems including case studies; Housing Estate management.

MSc Year IIFirst SemesterMSUR 827Public Finance Management The function of government expenditures in the national economy; Methods of obtaining public revenues; public budgeting techniques; methods of financial analysis in public decision making; public works project financing, scheduling and management;. Impact of the private sector on shaping the urban environment, focusing on financial, political, legal factors, etc

MSUR 829 Project Planning and EvaluationThe place of project planning and evaluation; The process of project planning ; the location and developments of a choice of a project; Sources of project Financing: (internal and external); Techniques of project appraisal/investment decision criteria under certainty;

Economic Approaches: (traditional and discounted) Physical Planning Approaches Social/Environmental impact Assessment (EIA)

Investment Decision under uncertainties/Risk Analysis (Time–based methods, Sensitivity Analysis, Statistical methods); Feasibility studies and report writing; Project implementation/Execution:

Simple or Traditional Implementation Techniques Net work techniques;

Project Monitoring and Evaluation: Project monitoring Project Evaluation

MSUR 831 Urban ManagementScope of urban management; urban management problems in developed and developing countries; role of planners in urban management; urban management practices and

strategies; organization and coordination of urban management projects; participatory frameworks for urban management and sustainable cities Development.

MSUR 833 Planning LawIntroduction to the evolution of the British town Planning Laws:

The housing and Town Planning Act 1909, 1919, 1929 The Town Planning Act 1932, 1944, The Town and Country Planning Act 1947, The Town and Country Planning Act 1962, 1968;The Land Laws:The Public Lands Acquisition Ordinance, Land Policy and Land Tenure in Nigeria(1917, 1977);

Southern Nigeria – Customary System of Tenure; State Land Act. Land Tenure law of Northern Nigeria (1963) statutory and Customary Rights of

Occupancy; The Land – Use Decree (1978): Vesting of all land in the state; Designation of urban areas; Principles of land tenure;. Powers of Governors and Local governments; Rents; Revocation, Transition and other Related Provisions; Town and Country Planning Law (1946)

Planning Schemes and Planning Authorities; Scope and Objectives of schemes. Procedure for the preparation of a scheme for a planning area Execution of Scheme, Acquisition and Disposal of Land for Schemes Compensation and Bathmat. Town Planners (Registration Etc) Decree 1958. Establishment of the town Planners Registration Council etc Preparation and maintenance of register Professional Practice.

The Nigerian Urban and Regional Planning Law Decree No 88 1992: Plan preparation and Administration, Development Control Enforcement, Acquisition of Land and Compensation, Improvement forces, Appeals.

Nigerian Urban and Regional Planning (Amendment) Decree 1999; the Supreme Court Judgment in the Federal Government Vs Lagos State dispute of 2003; Follow-up to the judgment.

Second Semester

MSUR 818 Planning AdministrationThe planning, scope and functions of the three tiers of government in Nigeria: Federalism, Town and Country Planning at the federal, State and Local levels; Constitutional, legal and Administrative provisions typologies, the future;. The Administration and Implementation of Urban Physical Plans: Administrative structure, financing, information systems, evaluation and review of plans, Urban land policy and management; The Administrative framework of development control: Need, strategies, mechanics, problems of enforcement, public

participation in planning; concept, typologies; Existing administrative provisions; Urban local governance: forms and roles in sustainable cities.

MSUR 820 Professional Practice The role of the planner in the governmental structure; the role of local planning authorities; the relationship of the planner to the community with special emphasis on implementation of planning programmes; Management issues involved in professional planning: decision – making process in planning organization or planning office; Inter – disciplinary teamwork, management and leadership techniques, contract, arbitration, professional fees, professional ethics; Structure and functions of professional bodies NITP, TOPREC.

MSUR 822 Planning Studio Practice IiA Life project problem is conceived for practical application of knowledge and skills acquired in the lectures and studios. Student work’s are reviewed periodically at crit sessions; Final report is submitted in complete technical report form for assessment.

MSUR 824 Planning Seminar A survey of existing research pertaining to selected planning issues for the purpose of clarifying perceptions. (This is on individual student basis); A technical paper is presented by each student at a seminar and discussions centre on the form, content and presentation as related to the student’s thesis subject.

MSUR 900 ThesisThe thesis shall be a topic within the field of planning theory and practice; Topics, which belong largely to the field of the related disciplines will not be considered suitable, nor will topics of a purely descriptive; nature. Each student’s thesis will involve original research, or result in the development of an original idea to contribute to planning knowledge and practice. Review/ crits are held in a series, in which students explain to, and obtain comments of other students and staff; Originality may be expressed in the methodology or through empirical data; Policy – based or design based recommendations shall be required as the end product; If submitted as group research, the final product must contain identifiable and assessable individual contributions; Students must present their thesis for assessment by external and internal examiners.

COURSE STRUCTURE – MSc. URBAN MANAGEMENT

Core Departmental Subjects First Semester Credit UnitsMSCC 801 Computer Applications in Planning 3MSCC 803 Project Planning and Management 2MSCC 805 Land Resource Evaluation 2MSCC 807 Economic and Environmental Justice 2MSCC 802 Remote Sensing and GIS in Planning 2MSCC 804 Research Methods 2MSCC 806 Quantitative Analytical Techniques 2

Core Specialization Subjects – MSc. Urban Management MSCU 801 Urban Management Components 3MSCU 805 Urban Economics 3MSCC 809 Urban and Regional Growth and Development 2MSCU 802 Urban Management Policy and Practice 2MSCU 804 Urban Environmental Policy and Practice 2MSCU 806 Urban Management Studio I 3MSCU 808 Urban Governance and Security 2MSCU 810 Urban Utilities Planning and Management 2MSCU 901 Urban Management Research Seminar 2MSCU 903 Urban Management Thesis 8MSCU 905 Urban Management Studio II 3

Elective SubjectsFirst Semester 2Second Semester 2Total Load 51 CU

COURSE DESCRIPTION (MSc. Urban Management)MSCC 801 Computer Applications in Planning – 2CUComputer environment, Hardware and software. Data processing information system, coding and classification. Corel, AutoCAD, Arc View, etc. Uses of SPSS, EXCEL, Lotus 123 (spreadsheet). Use of Spreadsheet and database management. Application of relevant computer graphics software in Urban and regional planning for map digitization, graphical presentation of data. Use of power point in presentation. Map scanning and digitization and reproduction.

MSCC 802 Remote Sensing and GIS in Planning - 2CUUse of GPS in map preparation. Remote sensing techniques. Nature and limits of GEO-referenced data. Imageries and image processing. Atlas GIS in planning design.

MSCC 803 Project Planning and Management – 2CUConcepts of programmes and projects in planning; elements and techniques of project planning. Feasibility analysis design, implementation partners and partnerships monitoring and evaluation, measurement of profitability and sustainability; project Management components of Cost, Quality and Time: Project Management strategies. Sources and strategies of project financing.

MSCC 804 Research Methods – 2CUMeaning and purpose of research. The research process covering proposal writing, data collection and analysis, technical report writing and oral presentation techniques.

MSCC 805 Land Resource Evaluation – 2CU

Economic analysis of existing natural resource complexes in different regions. Classification of land types and assessment of the development potentials. River basin planning and water development. New technology based techniques of land resources evaluation: Remote sensing in land use characterization and change detection.

MSCC 806 Quantitative Analytical Techniques – 2CUStatistical meaning of data, information, population and samples. Sampling techniques, errors and bias. Tabular and graphical Data presentation measurements of central tendencies, chi-square poisson, Binormial, Linear regression. Uses and Misuses of quantitative techniques in planning.

MSCC 807 Economic and Environmental Justice – 2CUGender issues in development. Gender sensitivity in development and project planning; social responsive action in housing, transport development and urban management. Sustainable development techniques in various development sectors. Incidence and consequences of economic and environmental justice. Interest groups and communities in economic and environmental action. International contexts of economic and environmental action.

MSCC 809 Urban and Regional Growth and Development – 2CUUrban Regional economic continuum; urban growth and National Development; the urban and Regional Growth Models; Globalisation and urban and regional growth.

MSCU 801 Urban Management Components – 3CUUrban Management Perspective of Urban problems. Housing services, environmental planning, urban governance. UNCHS model and campaigns. Sustainable cities concepts, principles and projects. The participants, approach and management structures. Role of the management units. Urban services provision, Organisation and coordination.

MSCU 802 Urban Management Policy and Practice – 3CUIssues in urban social policy, planning role in provision of urban social services and its limits. The structure of Nigerian urban development policy, its implementation in specific contexts and the constraints. Best practices in urban management tenure security schemes, urban governance models, innovative waste management schemes and community – based projects.MSCU 804 Urban Environmental Policy and Practice – 2CUThe urban ecosystem; urban waste types and generation factors and process. The policy-scope, targets and goals; Nigerian Urban Environmental Policy and practice; Case studies of Urban Environmental Policy in developing and developed countries.MSCU 805 Urban Economics – 3CUMeasurement of urban economic activities. Theories of economic development: Economic base theory, sector theory, regional multipliers, growth poles, and cumulative causation. Urban agglomeration, economics of urban growth, and size. Land values. Spatial economic behaviours of urban actors. Urban economic planning strategy: Income generation and employment, urban economic restructuring and economics of land use planning.

MSCU 806 Urban Management Studio I – 4CUThe studio problems are to be designed in simple scope and detail within the context of urban management issues. This includes aspects of land and housing tenure security status and problems, analysis of urban governance structures and problems, appraisal of urban infrastructure schemes, etc.

MSCU 808 Urban Governance and Security – 2 CUExisting urban governance institutions and processes. Roles and relationships of the institutions. Limits and constraints of existing governance system for urban management. New Urban governance principles, strategies and organization. Purpose and agenda for adjustments to Nigerian context. Techniques and indicators of Good urban governance. Security of tenure concept, methods and best practices. Indicators and challenges of tenure security in Nigerian Towns.

MSCU 810 Urban Utilities Planning and Management – 3CUPlanning and development of public utilities – water supply, sewage disposal, solid waste disposal, telecommunications, power supply. Technological options and economic implications of service provision. Public demand and evolution of pricing of policies and financing of public utility projects. Public and private sector roles in management – contracting, privatizing, and partnerships.

MSCU 901 Urban Management Research Seminar – 2CUStudents present two seminar papers relating to their research work in the urban management topic. The first is the proposal and review of literature to be presented in the 5th Week of the Semester. The second is in the 12th Week to explain and discuss the results of their research data analysis.

MSCU 903 Urban Management Thesis – 6CUStudents work on individual thesis on a topic in the field of urban management, under supervision, and submit their full research reports produced to standard. They defend the thesis using computer based techniques, at the end of the programme.

MSCU 905 Urban Management Studio II – 4CUStudents undertake project(s) designed from urban management policy and practice problems. These include analysis of urban development problems, review of urban development policy and the implementation, city – wide waste management schemes, appraisal of housing services provision, etc.COURSE STRUCTURE – MSc. TOURISM AND RECREATION PLANNING

Core Departmental Subjects

MSCC 801 Computer Applications in Planning 3MSCC 803 Project Planning and Management 2

MSCC 805 Land Resource Evaluation 2MSCC 807 Economic and Environmental Justice 2MSCC 802 Remote Sensing and GIS in Planning 2MSCC 804 Research Methods 2MSCC 806 Quantitative Analytical Techniques 2Core Specialization Subjects – MSc. Tourism and Recreation PlanningMSCT 802 Tourism Development Policy and Practice 2MSCT 804 Hospitality and Tourism 2MSCT 806 Tourism Planning Studio I 3MSCT 808 Landscape Planning and Design 3MSCT 810 Recreation Facilities Design and Development 2MSCO 901 Tourism and Recreation Seminar 2MSCO 903 Tourism and Recreation Thesis 8MSCO 905 Recreation Planning Studio II 3MSCT 901 Tourism in Economic Development 3MSCT 903 Culture, Tourism and Recreation 3MSCC 909 Urban and Regional Growth and Development 2Elective SubjectsFirst Semester 2Second Semester 2Total Load 51 CU

COURSE DESCRIPTION (MSc. Tourism and Recreation Planning)

MSCC 801 Computer Applications in Planning – 2CUComputer environment, Hardware and software. Data processing information system, coding and classification. Corel, AutoCAD, Arc View, etc. Uses of SPSS, EXCEL, Lotus 123 (spreadsheet). Use of Spreadsheet and database management. Application of relevant computer graphics software in Urban and regional planning for map digitization, graphical presentation of data. Use of power point in presentation. Map scanning and digitization and reproduction.

MSCC 802 Remote Sensing and GIS in Planning - 2CUUse of GPS in map preparation. Remote sensing techniques. Nature and limits of GEO-referenced data. Imageries and image processing. Atlas GIS in planning design.

MSCC 803 Project Planning and Management – 2CU

Concepts of programmes and projects in planning; elements and techniques of project planning. Feasibility analysis design, implementation partners and partnerships monitoring and evaluation, measurement of profitability and sustainability; project Management components of Cost, Quality and Time: Project Management strategies. Sources and strategies of project financing.

MSCC 804 Research Methods – 2CUMeaning and purpose of research. The research process covering proposal writing, data collection and analysis, technical report writing and oral presentation techniques.

MSCC 805 Land Resource Evaluation – 2CUEconomic analysis of existing natural resource complexes in different regions. Classification of land types and assessment of the development potentials. River basin planning and water development. New technology based techniques of land resources evaluation: Remote sensing in land use characterization and change detection.

MSCC 806 Quantitative Analytical Techniques – 2CUStatistical meaning of data, information, population and samples. Sampling techniques, errors and bias. Tabular and graphical Data presentation measurements of central tendencies, chi-square poisson, Binormial, Linear regression. Uses and Misuses of quantitative techniques in planning.

MSCC 807 Economic and Environmental Justice – 2CUGender issues in development. Gender sensitivity in development and project planning; social responsive action in housing, transport development and urban management. Sustainable development techniques in various development sectors. Incidence and consequences of economic and environmental justice. Interest groups and communities in economic and environmental action. International contexts of economic and environmental action.

MSCC 809 Urban and Regional Growth and Development – 2CUUrban Regional economic continuum; urban growth and National Development; the urban and Regional Growth Models; Globalisation and urban and regional growth.

MSCT 801 Tourism in Economic Development – 3CURelationship of cost and financial returns in tourism International framework of financial returns in tourism. Contributions of financial returns for local and regional and national economy. Multiplier effects of financial returns in tourism. Development aspects of other non-financial returns and negative consequences. Complimentary activities to tourism for local and national economic development. Case studies of tourist district economics those of countries with strong tourist industry.

MSCT 802 Tourism Development Policy and Practice – 2CUNature and role of urban and rural recreation appraisal of recreational facilities, types of recreation activities. Determinants of recreation activity pattern. Change and recreation

approaches, principles and standards for recreation planning. Public and private sector objectives and approaches to development of recreation facilities. Scope, goal and elements of tourism policy. Social and economic considerations in tourism development. Analysis of national tourism development policy and case studies from outside Nigeria. The national tourism agencies, staff development and programmes. Private sector involvement in tourism and the potentials for tourism development. Professional practice and ethics in tourism. Environmental consequences of tourism, case studies of coastal ecosystem of tourism areas of Africa and Mediterranean, Eco-tourism and other sustainable tourism practices.

MSCT 803 Culture, Tourism and Recreation – 2CUNature and dynamics of culture. Role of culture in tourism and recreation the demand characteristics, design considerations, development prioritization. Interactive consequences of tourism and recreation activities on host culture and users, benefits and disbenefits. Cultural mechanisms for control of social consequences of tourism and recreation.

MSCT 804 Hospitality and Tourism – 2CUPerceptions of hospitality in different cultures. Role of hospitality and principles of promoting hospitality in tourism. Hospitality in tourism professional ethics. Physical artefacts of hospitality in tourism. Cost considerations of hospitality in tourism.

MSCT 806 Tourism Planning Studio – 4CUThis is to be formulated in areas like design of tourist centre, regional system tourist facilities. Appraisal of tourist facilities and operations in selected area. Appraisal of tourist facilities and operations in selected area. Appraisal of plans for tourism development. Cost benefit and financial computations of tourism centre records.

MSCT 808 Landscape Planning and Design – 3CULandscape planning elements and process. Landscape planning in urban planning context. Design of urban spaces and rural landscapes. Evaluation and use of landscape elements. Aesthetics in landscape design, principles and standards of landscape planning and design, landscaping specifications and operations. Case studies of landscape projects (parks, gardens, boulevards, urban streams, private and official courtyards and premises.

MSCT 810 Recreation Facilities Design and Development – 3CUTypes of recreation facilities. Principles and standards in design of recreation facilities. Utility and utilization considerations in design. Land use context of design of recreation facilities. Environmental and social psychology in facilities design. The planning, engineering and sociological aspects of design for recreation.

MSCT 901Tourism and Recreation Research Seminar – 2CUStudents present two seminar papers relating to their research work. The First is the proposal and review of literature to be presented in the 5th Week of the semester. The second is in the 12th Week to explain and discuss the results of their research data analysis.

MSCT 903 Tourism and Recreation Thesis – 6CUStudents work on individual thesis in an area of tourism and recreation, under supervision, and submit their full research reports produced to standard. They defend the thesis using computer based techniques, at the end of the programme.

MSCT 905 Recreation Planning Studio – 4CUStudents undertake studio project(s) designed in areas like computations of requirements and design of urban based indoor or outdoor recreation facility, appraisal of recreation facility, analysis or recreation demand, etc.

THE DOCTORAL PROGRAMME (URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING)The Doctoral Programme in planning studies is offered to Master of Science Degree holders in Urban and Regional Planning and to candidates from related fields. The Programme runs for a minimum of 3 years for full time students and five years for part-time students as provided in the Postgraduate Studies Guidelines of the Ahmadu Bello University. The doctoral programme is primarily by research but has a coursework component that involves the undertaking of general research methods and quantitative techniques courses and courses cognate and elective courses identified by the students and their supervisory committees as being essential or relevant to the understanding of the field of research being addressed.

STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMThe programis primarily by research but includes coursework component of 10 – 16 credit units taken from core subjects areas in research methods and spatial analyses and from a range of cognate and elective courses from within the Department / Faculty or other Departments in the University. The research component is based on a dissertation to be defended in an external examination and a series of three seminars addressed to different stages of the dissertation. These include a proposal, methodology and final research findings seminars. General Areas of Research and CourseworkStudents are required to take coursework insome of the core areas of planning in addition to general research methods. These will amount to a minimum of 8 Credit Units. They will in also take a minimum of 6 Credit Units as electives in subjects relevant to the subject of research from any Department in theuniversity as deemed appropriate by their supervisory Committees.

The broad areas of interest in Urban and Regional Planning make it possible to develop a research topic on diverse topics. This will include but not limited to the following.

(a) Housing (a) Regional studies (c ) Transportation (d) Urban management e) Urban Studies (f) Urban Design (g) environmental Planning and Management (h)Urban and Regional Planning Theory SeminarsThe departmental requires that students present three seminars while on the program reflecting different stages of their research (proposal, methodology / pilot survey, and findings) in line with the re requirements of the PG School. These presentations hold at the Faculty level and constitute part of the assessment of the research work. Internal presentations are held at regular intervals on monthly basis to take presentations from students on the Doctorate and Masters programs. For PhD students, the internal presentations are to be clearing sessions preparatory to Faculty presentations

The presentations will be assessed at each stage by the Departmental Postgraduate Studies Committee to verify their adequacy and determine the readiness of the students to proceed to the next stage. Where this is assessed as unsatisfactory, a repetition of the presentation will be required

The PhD Dissertation General Description

The dissertation shall be based on a topic within the broad spectrum of the various concerns in the field of Urban and Regional Planning theory and related areas. Research topics and procedures are in all cases expected to have a strong leaning towards Urban and regional Planning. Topics which belong largely to the field of the related disciplines in their conception and methodology may not be considered suitable, nor will topic of a purely descriptive nature. Each student’s dissertation will involve original research and result in the development of an original idea to contribute to planning knowledge and practice in the context of the specific subject chosen.Originality may be expressed in the methodology or through empirical data. Policy – based or design based recommendation are usually required, though not necessary depending on the research problem and methodology. In all cases, the final product must contain identifiable and assessable individual contributions to knowledge. Student must present their dissertations for assessment by external and internal examiners.Summary of requirements in the PhD Program

Core Departmental Subjects Core Specialization Subjects

Electives

Research Methods 2 CU Elective subjects within the Department as may be recommended by the supervisory Committee amounting to 6 CU

Elective subjects within or outside the Department as may be recommended by the supervisory Committee amounting to 6 CU

Quantitative Analyses

2 CU

Advanced Planning Theory

2 CU

Geographic Information Systems

2 CU

Total Core Departmental

8 CU

Total Workload distribution in the PhD ProgramDepartmental Core Subjects 8 CUCore Specialization Subjects 6 CUElective Subjects 6 CUPhD Seminars 6CUPhD Dissertation 24 CUTOTAL 55 CU