Course: Development and Planning in African Cities: Exploring theories, policies and practices from Sierra Leone

The course is open to all and free of charge

Duration: 4 weeks

Start date: June 22nd

As African cities grow, learn how development and planning help urban actors to make cities just and sustainable for all.

Why join the course?

In the next 35 years, Africa will need to accommodate almost 900 million new urban dwellers. Hundreds of smaller cities are doubling in size every 20 years, half of Africa’s urban dwellers live in informal settlements in precarious conditions, and 75% of these are younger than 35.

Our course will explore African cities through the lenses of spatial justice and social diversity, challenging myths and assumptions about urban development and demonstrating how different processes interact and shape the development of a city.

Participant can register for it, find the course trailer and get more information on the Future Learn platform which hosts the course: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/african-cities