Through the looking glass

Planning education at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Authors

  • A. MABIN Department of Architecture and Planning; University of Witwatersrand
  • A. TODES Department of Architecture and Planning; University of Witwatersrand
  • B. BOSHOFF Department of Architecture and Planning; University of Witwatersrand
  • C. CENIT-GBAFFOU Department of Architecture and Planning; University of Witwatersrand
  • A. KARAM Department of Architecture and Planning; University of Witwatersrand
  • G. KLEIN Department of Architecture and Planning; University of Witwatersrand
  • N. KLUG Department of Architecture and Planning; University of Witwatersrand
  • M. SIHLONGONYANE Department of Architecture and Planning; University of Witwatersrand
  • T. WINKLER Department of Architecture and Planning; University of Witwatersrand

Abstract

The Planning Programme at the University of the Witwatersrand is the oldest in South Africa. Located in Gauteng, South Africa‟s economic heartland, the two professional planning programmes - a BSc and B.Sc. Hons (Urban and Regional Planning) and a MSc (Development Planning), aim to produce graduates who understand and are able to respond to the contextual challenges of a complex, dynamic and rapidly growing city region. An assessment of the programmes by staff and past students suggests that curricula are generally appropriate, but some areas such as environment, transport, and certain technical aspects of planning could be strengthened.

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Published

2018-08-22

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MABIN, A., TODES, A., BOSHOFF, B., CENIT-GBAFFOU, C., KARAM, A., KLEIN, G., KLUG, N., SIHLONGONYANE, M., & WINKLER, T. (2018). Through the looking glass: Planning education at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. The Journal of Building and Land Development, (JUNE), 156-173. Retrieved from http://journals.aru.ac.tz/index.php/JBLD/article/view/171

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No. JUNE (2010): SPECIAL ISSUE

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