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                                              related  to  problems  of  urban  development including
                                              environmental  degradation,  uncontrolled  urban  growth,
                                              insecure  land  tenure,  substandard  housing  conditions,
                                              unsustainable    transportation,   urban   poverty,    and
                                              inadequate  decision  making  and  local  planning  systems.
                                              Majority of these issues will be discussed within the context
                                              of sustainable development.
                 Assessment Methods           Continuous Assessment : 50%
                                              Final Exam: 50 %
                 Main Reference               (1) Sorensen,  A.  Okata,  J.  (ed.)  (2010).  Megacities
                                                  [electronic  resource]:  Urban  Form,  Governance,  and
                                                  Sustainability. Springerlink.
                                              (2) Hall, P. (1992). Urban and regional planning (3rd ed.).
                                                  London: Routledge
                                              (3) Mulley,  C.  (ed.)  (2012).  Urban  form  and  transport
                                                  accessibility. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar.
                                              (4) Van Bueren, E. Van Bohemen, H., Itard, L. & Visscher,
                                                  H.  (ed.)  (2012).  Sustainable  Urban  Environments
                                                  [electronic   resource]:   An   Ecosystem   Approach.
                                                  SpringerLink.
                                              (5) Contal, M.H. & Revedin, J. (2009). Sustainable design:
                                                  towards a new ethic in architecture and town planning.
                                                  Boston, MA: Birkhaeuser.
                                              (6) So, Frank S. (2000). The Practice of Local Government
                                                  Planning,   International   City/County   Management
                                                  Associate, California
                                    EQB7012 SOCIAL POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT

                 Learning Outcomes            At the end of the course, students are able to:

                                              (1) Determine the role of social welfare and social services
                                                  and    discuss  the  role  of  the  evolution  of  both  social
                                                  policies in the management of societies;
                                              (2) Appraise  the  inter-relationship  between  theoretical
                                                  approaches  to  development  of  social  policies  in
                                                  overcoming social problems ;and
                                              (3) Formulate  social  policy  planning  and  development  in
                                                  relation  to  different  social,  economic  and  political
                                                  contexts.
                 Synopsis of Course           This  course  explores  contributions that  CSO  can  make  to
                 Contents                     constructive  social  change.    The  course  will  cover:  the
                                              concept of civil society and the roles that civil society actors
                                              have  been  playing  in  development  and  democratization
                                              initiatives; CSO relations with other organizations, such as
                                              governments, businesses and other CSOs; and the impacts
                                              of  globalization  on  civil  society  and  CSO  roles  in
                                              transnational governance.

                 Assessment Methods           Continuous Assessment : 60%
                                              Final Exam: 40 %

                 Main Reference               (1) Jillian,  A.J.  ,  Pastzor,E.M.,  Chambers,R.M.  (  2014)
                                                  Social Policy and Social Change: Towards  creation of
                                                  social  and economic justice. John Wiley & Sons.
                                              (2) Cahpin. R. (2014)Social Policy for Effective  Practice : A



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