School of Built Environment & Development Studies

Archives: Disciplines

Community Development

Community Development is a multi-disciplinary research and teaching programme which focuses on the broad areas of social development and socio-economic reconstruction. The Programme’s research initiatives address key social, economic and

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Town and Regional Planning

Planning means the scientific, aesthetic and orderly disposition of land, resources, facilities and services with a view to securing the physical, economic and social efficiency, health and well-being of urban

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Housing

Housing is more than mere shelter. It transcends the physical structure and exists within a context defined by services and facilities which link individuals and families to the community, the

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Population Studies

Population Studies is a broad social science discipline concerned with the study of human population in relation to the factors associated with changes in their size, composition and distribution. The

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Development Studies

Development Studies addresses key economic, political and social concerns – inequality and poverty, uneven or inadequate economic growth, maldistribution of resources and institutional failures by critically examining the role and

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Architecture

Architecture is a fully accredited SACAP professional degree. The design of buildings and their context in the built environment, as well as understanding the needs of the users who will

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