The course seeks to develop understanding of the
geographic nature of urban and rural systems and the internal spatial patterns
and activities in cities and in rural areas. This course is composed by
theoretical part and is targeting to study urban and rural spaces. This course
intends to help learners to understand urban and rural spaces and their
interactions. It also aims to help students to understand different theories,
models, principals and practices of rural and urban settlement planning. It
will be focusing on the following topics: Urban areas: Evolution of urban centers, factors of
urbanization, major problems of urban centers and their solution; internal
structure of cities, economic activities and relationship between urban and
rural areas. Rural areas: types of rural settlement, characteristics, factors,
advantages and disadvantages of rural settlements, problems affecting rural
settlements, government policy towards rural settlement; Case studies of some
rural and urban areas of developed and developing countries.
- Enseignant: Samuel Ngendahimana