SLU BCON 3201: SUSTAINABLE LAND USE AND POLICY

The course is designed to provide students with an understanding of principles of land use planning and of the significance of appropriate land use planning for sustainable environmental management. The course covers land use planning, urban growth and sustainable development. Land division and conversion. The environmental and human impacts of urban development. Land use issues at the urban-rural fringe. Land capability assessment as a planning tool. Land use planning and regulation. Environmental regulation. Non-regulatory means of resolving land use conflicts. Planning for sustainable environments, and general principles of sustainable planning systems.


  • Teacher: Oliver Nalule
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