Urbanisation and Population Studies

After the conclusion of this course, students would be able to: 1. explain the world demographic trends and its characteristics and movements; 2. analyse world population composition; 3. identify the types and causes of population movement trends; 4. illustrate the process and method of population estimation and forecast; and 5. describe urbanisation and its impact on African economic development.

World population growth and distribution. Demographic and cultural characteristics. Types and causes of population movements, population composition and its analysis for the existing situation. Balanced population and prevalent trends. Estimation of current population characteristics and factors used in forecasting. Methods of population forecasting, trend projection, regression, ratio and apportionment, migration and natural increase growth composition analysis, matrix of framework and a locative forecasting methods. African cities in the context of the central place theory; city development in Pre-industrial Pre-colonial times; City development in post –colonial times; the nature and process of urbanization in Africa; Urbanization and the city system,; Cities and African development. 300 Level Urban and Regional Planning