Course

PENS-307: Urban planning in the South

Summary

Ce cours est une introduction aux outils techniques et conceptuels essentiels à la planification urbaine et à la prise de décisions basées sur l'évidence. Ces outils sont introduits dans le contexte des villes du Sud, afin de comprendre les dynamiques spatiales et sociales derrière l'urbanisation.

Lectures

Instructors (3)

Jérôme Chenal

Expertise Urban DesignUrban PlanningUrban ManagementPublic SpaceHousingDevelopment StudiesVisual Anthropology Mission Director of CEAT Director of Excellence in Africa Center Affiliate professor at UM6P Teaching & PhD Past EPFL PhD Students Stéphanie Hasler, Rémi Jaligot, Armel Firmin Kemajou Mbianda, Martí Bosch Padrós, Andrea Salmi, Vitor Pessoa Colombo, Akuto Akpedze Konou, Rim Mrani Past EPFL PhD Students as codirector Marc Antoine Messer, Alexandre Rigal Courses Urban planning in the South PE

Baraka Jean-Claude Munyaka

Education Doctorate | Industrial & Systems Engineering 2021 – 2021 University of Pretoria Masters | Insdustrial Engineering 2014 – 2014 Durban University of Technology Professionals experiences Industrial Engineer Consultant 2012–2022 Tsanyela, XIG Minerals, Volticor Enterprises, Durban; Snackworks, Durban; Microfinish Manufacturing, Durban; Nampak Flexible, Durban; Emcor Flexible, CapeTown;Industrial Engineer 2009–2010 Smithâ€™s Plastics Ltd, Durban Teaching &

Youssef Samlali

Teaching & PhD Courses Urban planning in the South PENS-307 This course is an introduction to the technical and conceptual tools essential to urban planning and evidence-based decision-making. These tools are introduced in the context of cities in the Global South, in order to understand the spatial and social dynamics behind urbanisation.

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http://go.epfl.ch/PENS-307

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Summary

Lectures

Instructors (3)

Jérôme Chenal

Baraka Jean-Claude Munyaka

Youssef Samlali

Official source

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/PENS-307

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