Department of Urban and Regional Planning

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF URBAN & REGIONAL PLANNING

The Department of Town and Regional Planning was introduced in the Institution in the 1979/80 academic year. At inception, it existed alongside other departments (Department of Building/Quantity Surveying, Architecture and Land Surveying) created at the same time, which formed the School of Environmental Design headed by a Director from 1979 to 1985.  The department was headed by TPL. Dr C. L. Odimuko later became the Rector of Abia State Polytechnic between 1992 and 2000, and also the president of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) From 1985-1988, the Department was under the headship of TPL. Dr A. O. Ohakwe, was the Director of Project and Evaluation of the Institution, from 1989-1991, and the Director of Weekend Programme from 2011-2014.  The department was headed by Surv. E. I. Chimezie and from 1992-1995 the department was under the headship of TPL. Dr E. F. Ogbonna later became the Director of the School of Environmental Design between 2000 and 2002. Between 1996 and 1999, the affairs of the department were piloted by TPL. Dr O. N. Ezirim, the current Director of Academic Planning and Quality Development (APQD) of the institution.  The late TPL. C. U. Ibe came on board as the head of the department from 2000-2001.  In 2002, TPL. Dr A. O. Ohakwe was reappointed as the head of the department from 2002-2005.  TPL. B. C. Atuegbu was appointed as the head of the department from 2006 – November 2007.  In December 2007, TPL. Dr E. F. Ogbonna became the head of the department of Urban and Regional Planning.  He left the office in March 2009 for further studies.  TPL. Duruzoechi N. F. handled the affairs of the department from April 2009 until January 21, 2011.  From January 22^nd 2011 then till November 2014 TPL. Osuji Granville was in charge of the department before Tpl. Dr E. F. Ogbona took over again as the head of the department.

The other heads of the Department include Tpl. B. C. Atuegbu, Tpl. Osuji Graville and the current Head of Department, Tpl. Duru Marcus N.

The Post Graduate Diploma (POST HND) is accredited by the NITP and TOPREC – THE OFFICIAL BODY RECOGNIZED FOR THE PRACTICE OF Urban and Regional Planning in Nigeria. The Post Graduate Diploma Programme was mounted in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Federal Polytechnic Nekede in the 2009/2010 Academic session to train Higher National Diploma graduates to be professionals in the field/discipline, with its catchment areas within South-East and South-South geopolitical zones of Nigeria.

The department had faced the Resource inspection (Accreditation) warranting the maintenance of the programme in 2009.  The second accreditation exercise was in 2016 which covered the 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 academic sessions.  The re-accreditation is due in 2020. The school had paid for the accreditation visitation fees to TOPREC in 2019 but the COVID-19 affected the visitation.  However, the Post Graduate Diploma Programme faced Accreditation in 2021 and passed the accreditation which extended to the 2023/2024 academic session.

The department has graduated the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd sets while the 4^th set has completed all their written examinations and dissertations being defended, that is, the 2017/2018 set.

However, the Head of the Department controls the academic affairs of ND, HND and Post Graduate Diploma students.

THE VISION STATEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT

The vision of the department is to train and produce middle / high-class manpower in Nigeria at National Diploma (ND), Higher National Diploma (HND) and Full Professional Diploma (FPD) levels in Urban and Regional Planning and to produce technologists in Urban and Regional Planning, capable of assisting professional planners

• THE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT 
• The department offers National Diploma (ND), Higher National Diploma (HND) and Post HND (Full professional Diploma (FPD) programmes to train high-income man-power class in Nigeria.

GOAL AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The programme is designed to produce technical manpower in Town & Regional Planning who is capable of assisting technologists and professional Urban Planners in their duties. Specifically, the products of the programme should be able to:

a)         Understand the nature and purpose of physical planning at the National, Regional, State and Local levels.

b)         Understand the form and structure of Urban and Rural Settlements.

c)         Understand the nature and scale of Urban and Rural problems and the general planning approaches to their solutions.

d)         Appreciate the elementary social, economic and legal basis of planning.

e)         Demonstrate adequate skill in the basic technique of land use planning, (survey, site planning, sub-division etc).

f)          Demonstrate a working ability in verbal, written and design communication.

10.1b      Higher National Diploma (HND) in Urban & Regional Planning

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 

The programme is designed to produce technologists in Urban and Regional Planning. On completion of the programme the products of the programme should be able to:

• Understand the role of physical planning in economic development.
• Understand the general social, economic, political and legal basis of physical planning in Nigeria.
• Identify and analyze physical planning problems and other solutions to them.
• Assist in the preparation of structure/master plans.
• Prepare technical reports of various types and on various planning issues.
• Advise planning policy and decision-makers.

These objectives are achieved:-

1.         Through the admission into the programme of candidates with prerequisite entry qualifications as stipulated by NBTE (See NBTE Curriculum and course specification for National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) in urban & regional Planning (URP).

2.         By employing professionally qualified members of academic staff who are competent in imparting the knowledge within the stipulations of NBTE guidelines/syllabus, as and when appropriate (see the polytechnic’s Blue Book on Appointment and Promotion).

3.         Through satisfactory performance evaluation of all prescribed course work which includes class work, tests, quizzes, fieldwork and studio work.

4.         Through the satisfactory provision of library facilities both at the Departmental and the Polytechnic Libraries and ensuring that the resources are maximally used by students.

5.         Through the engagement of students (especially the National Diploma Programme level) on four (4) months Supervised Industrial Work Experience Scheme.

6.         Through satisfactory student performance in all semester examinations.

7.         Through satisfactory completion of all final year project works.

LIST OF LECTURERS IN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING DEPARTMENTS AND THEIR DESIGNATIONS

LIST OF TECHNOLOGISTS IN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

DEPARTMENT AND THEIR DESIGNATIONS

LIST OF NON-ACADEMIC IN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

DEPARTMENT AND THEIR DESIGNATIONS

LIST OF PART-TIME STAFF IN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

DEPARTMENT AND THEIR DESIGNATIONS

LIST OF ALL FULL-TIME TEACHING STAFF AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PROGRAMME

PROFESSIONAL BODIES REGISTERED

STAFF THAT ARE ON SPONSORED PROGRAMMES/STUDY BY THE INSTITUTION

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROGRAMMES 

Candidates who desire to be admitted into the programme should possess:

• Five GCE ‘O’ level or WASCE or SSSC/NECO with credit passes in relevant subjects to the programme, i.e. Mathematics and English Language, one subject from the following: Economics, Geography, Technical Drawing, Statistics and one Science subject from Chemistry, Physics, Biology/ Agricultural Science, Fine Art.

Entry requirement for Higher National Diploma (HND) programme includes:

• All the requirements for admission into the National Diploma (ND) programmes as stated above.
• A minimum of lower credit pass (CGPA 2.50 and above) in the cognate National Diploma (ND) examination in Urban & Regional Planning. The candidate must pass the aptitude test which is set by the institution and a minimum of one year of cognate work experience.

 DURATION OF PROGRAMME

• National Diploma       2 years
• Higher National Diploma       2 years
• Full Professional Diploma 1      2 years
• Full Professional Diploma 2      2 years

COURSE ALLOCATION FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER, 2020/2021 SESSION

                ND1 FIRST SEMESTER, 2020/2021 ACADEMIC SESSION

    SERVICE COURSES

COURSE ALLOCATION FOR SECOND SEMESTER, 2020/2021 SESSION

                                            ND1 SECOND SEMESTER 

    SERVICE COURSES

COURSE OUTLINE (URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

FIRST SEMESTER

1)         BUS 114            -  Introduction to Nigerian Law   Unit = 2

            1.0       Source of Nigerian Law

            2.0       Types of Law

            3.0       Structure of Nigerian Legal System

            4.0       Field Trips

2)         URP 116  -    History of Town Planning  = unit 2

            1.0       Evaluation of Town and Cities

            2.0       Human Settlement

            3.0       Significance of Historical knowledge of cities

            4.0       Contemporary planning ideas

            5.0       History of physical planning in Nigeria

            6.0       Historical Towns

            7.0       Field Trip

3)         URP 117  -       Urban Planning Principles and Techniques = unit 2

            1.0       Objectives of Urban and Regional Planning

            2.0       Urban and Regional Planning Theories

            3.0       Basic form of Survey for planning studies

            4.0       Principles and practice of Urban Planning

            5.0       Space standards

            6.0       Planning Design

            7.0       Principles and Techniques of Urban Renewal = unit 2

4)         URP 118  -  Geography and Planning

1.0       Geography and its components

            2.0       Types of Rocks and soils

            3.0       Mineral Resources

            4.0       Land forms

            5.0       Climate and vegetation

            6.0       Population and Economic Activities

            7.0       Elements of Map Reading

5)         URP 119 -  Graphics in Planning  -  Unit 2

            1.0       Basic materials

            2.0       Techniques and vine Drawing

            3.0       Rendition

            4.0       Lettering

            5.0       Graphic Symbols

            6.0       Free hand sketching

            7.0       Tree dimensional

6)         SUG 103          Basic Land Surveying II  -       Unit 6

            1.0       Distance measurement

            2.0       Traversing (Tertiary)

            3.0       Minor Triangulation

            4.0       Tertiary levelling

            5.0       Contoured Plans

            6.0       Setting out for construction

2^ND SEMESTER

7)         URP 122 – Environmental Science and Ecology  - Unit 2

            1.0       Ecosystem

            2.0       Objective of Environmental Conservation

            3.0       Types of Environmental Pollution and their effects

            4.0       Natural Resources for man

            5.0       Environmental Hazards

            6.0       Field Trip

8)         URP 124 – Urban Planning Law

            1.0       Operation of Urban Planning law in Nigeria.

9)         URP 102   - Basic Land Surveying II  -            unit 2

            1.0       Distance Measurement

            2.0       Traversing (Tertiary)

            3.0       Minor triangulation

            4.0       Tertiary levelling

            5.0       Contoured plans

            6.0       Setting out for construction

10)       URP 130 – Studio I Neighbourhood Design  -  unit 3

            1.0       Structure of Neighbourhood

            2.0       Socio-Economics and Physical Survey

            3.0       Data Analysis

            4.0       Neighbourhood Design

11)       URP 128 – Urban Planning Principles II          -           Unit 3

            1.0       New Town

2.0       Concept of Regional Planning

3.0       Techniques of Rural Planning

4.0       Strategic for Urbanization

5.0       Techniques of Plan implementation

6.0       Institutional Framework of planning in Nigeria

ND II FIRST SEMESTER

12)       URP 211 – Building Design and Construction           - Unit 3

            1.0       Preliminary operation in Building construction

            2.0       Building Materials for construction

            3.0       Basic principles of Building Design and construction

            4.0       Building Design standards and codes

13)       URP 213 – Urban and Rural Sociology  -       Unit 2

            1.0       Environmental and Human kind

            2.0       Urban sociology

            3.0       Urbanization

            4.0       Rural Settlement

14)       URP 215 – Housing I   -           Unit 2

            1.0       Common Housing Terms

            2.0       Importance of Housisng to man

            3.0       Basic Housing concepts

            4.0       Common Housing types in Nigeria

            5.0       Housing standards

            6.0       Sources and characteristics of Housing Finance

            7.0       Local Housing Survey for Urban and Regional Planning

            8.0       Housing problems in Nigeria

15)       URP 215 – Housing  I  -           Unit 2

            1.0       Common Housing Terms

            2.0       Importance of Housing to man

            3.0       Basic Housing concepts

            4.0       Common Housing Types in Nigeria

            5.0       Housing standards

            6.0       Sources and characteristics of Housing

            7.0       Local Housing survey for Urban and Regional Planning

            8.0       Housing problems in Nigeria

16)       URP 219          Sustainable Human Settlement I      -  Unit 2

            1.0       Nature of Human settlement

2.0       Sustainable Development

3.0       Sustainable Cities programme

17)       URP 217 – Transportation I   -  Unit 2

            1.0       Elements of transport system

            2.0       Land use planning and transportation planning

            3.0       Transportation problems

            4.0       Mass Transit in Urban Centre

            5.0       Traffic Management Techniques

            6.0       Transportation Policies

            7.0       Field Trip

ND II SECOND SEMESTER

18)       URP 220 – Urban Economics              - Unit 2

            1.0       Economics Base theory

            2.0       Location Theory

            3.0       Economic of housing

            4.0       Concept of Cost Benefit Analysis

            5.0       Welfare Economics

19)       BT 194/URP 222         Building Design and Construction II

            1.0       Foundation of Building

            2.0       Construction of Floors

            3.0       Design and functions of walls

            4.0       Principles of Roof Design, windows and Doors

            5.0       Function of Windows and Doors

            6.0       Types and methods of constructing stairs and fittings

            7.0       Building finishes

            8.0       Minor Building Maintenance

20)       URP 224 – Infrastructure Planning  

            1.0       Various Types of Infrastructure

            2.0       Water consumption Requirements

            3.0       Sources of water storage

            4.0       Water Treatment and Distribution

            5.0       Sewage and Drainage Composition

            6.0       Waste water Treatment and Disposal

21)       URP 226   -      Population studies

            1.0       Sources of population data

            2.0       Methods of Data Collection and Collation

            3.0       Elements of population

            4.0       Characteristics of population

            5.0       Methods of population projections

            6.0       Development planning             

            7.0       Methods of solid waste Disposal Treatment

8.0       Field work

22)       URP 228  -       Urban Planning Law  -           Unit 2

            1.0       Operation of Urban Planning law in Nigeria

            2.0       Current physical planning policies

            3.0       Building Bye-law

            4.0       Native of planning Administration

            5.0       Field Trip

23)       URP 230 -  Land Use Planning           -  Unit 2

            1.0       Determinants of Land uses

            2.0       Impact of Urban Activity system on land use

            3.0       Classifications and presentation Techniques of land uses

24)       URP 232 -  Studies III Development Planning          -  Unit 3

            1.0       Comprehensive Design Process

            2.0       Design of a small or medium size settlement.

 
  HND PROGRAMME 

HND I FIRST SEMESTER COURSE OUTLINES

25)       URP 311 – Technical Report Writing

• Meaning of Technical Report Writing
• Valuation report
• Method of Report writing
• Information required in Technical Report writing

26)       URP 313 -  Land Economics   -           Unit 2

• Land Resources
• Land Demand
• Landed Property conservation
• Land use
• Market values
• Real Estate Economics
• Real Property market
• Real Estate valuation
• Development Control
• Zoning Regulations
• Field Trip

27)       URP 319 -  Quantitative Analysis      -           Unit 2

• Hypothesis
• Population Means and sampling means
• Central tendency and dispersion
• Analysis of variance
• Correlation Co-efficient
• Chi-square
• Field Trip

28)       URP 315 -        Housing II        -           Unit 2

• Housing Policy and programme
• Rural Housing
• Housing investment
• Housing finance
• Social-Economic Housing Aspects
• Housing Management
• Housing Standards
• Urban Renewal
• Field Trip

29)       URP 317 -        Infrastructural Planning II     -           Unit 2

• Water Supply and distribution
• Fire service
• Drainage
• Sewage and Treatment of Sewage
• Power supply
• Telephone service

7.0       Design of utility services Network

30)       URP 321 -        Rural Development Planning -           Unit 2

• Rural Area, Rural Planning and Community
• Rural/Urban Relationship
• Characteristics of settlements in Rural Areas
• Problems of Rural Areas
• The need for conservation of Rural Resource
• The importance of Rural Planning in National and Regional policies
• Rural development strategies

8.0)      The importance of community efforts in Rural Development Planning in Nigeria

31)       URP 325 – Urban Management         -           Unit 2

• Management concept
• Organisation Theory
• Urban Governance
• Urban Management

  32)     URP 327 – Studio I, Village Design    -           Unit 2

• Selection of the Study Area
• Formulating of Goal and objectives
• Instruments for survey
• Collation and Analysis
• Solution to the problems
• Strategies for implementation
• Preparation and presentation of the Report

33)       URP 221 – Computer Appreciation   -           Unit 2

• Computing and Computer
• Computer Hardware
• Computer software
• Fundamentals of software Programme

34)       URP 223 -        Studio II, Residential Layout Design  - Unit 3

• Structure of planned residential areas
• Site Conditions
• Planning standards
• Techniques of preparing layouts
• Report Writing

35)       URP 234 Terminal Projects    -           Unit 2

• Purpose of Terminal project
• Common problems Associated with terminal project
• Collection and interpretation of Data
• Planning implications of Urban problems
• Terminal project

HND I SECOND SEMESTER

36)       URP 320 -        Photography and Model Making      -           Unit 2

• Photography
• Modelling
• Safety measures and maintenance

37)       URP 322 -        Landscape Planning   -           Unit 2

• Scope of landscape planning
• History and Evaluation of landscape
• Open spaces
• Land scape planning process
• Materials for landscape Design and Planning
• The Design and Plans of Urban landscape
• Field Trips

38)       URP 324 -        Regional Planning I    -           Unit 2

• Regional concept
• The Regional planning process
• Delineation Techniques
• Theories of Regional Growth
• Regional Policies and strategies

39)       URP 326 -        Transportation Planning II    -            Unit 2

• Transport Planning process
• Collecting Data for Transport Planning purposes
• The various Trips
• Causes of Accidents and safety issues
• Data Bank
• Functional Classification of Urban and Rural Road
• Planning of Junctions, Intersections, Interchanges
• Road Signals

40)       URP 328 -        Tourism and Recreational Planning  -           Unit 2

• Nature and Historical Development of Tourism
• Principles of Planning and Development of Tourism
• Tourism Development in Nigeria
• Principles of Recreational Planning and Development
• Field Trip

41)       GIT 304/URP 329        - Information Technology in Urban Planning -Unit 2

• Introduction to Information Technology
• Area photograph and Remote Sensing
• Policies on Information Technology
• Use of computer software package
• Project

42)       URP 330 – Studio II Urban Design  -  Unit 3

• Site selection and Analysis
• The Relationship between space and structures
• Design Composition
• Report of the Design

43)       URP 323 -        Research Techniques in Planning  -  Unit 2

• Purpose of Research
• Planning problems
• Relationship between Research methodology, Data and problems
• Sampling methods

44)       URP 332 -        Application of Author card II 

• Introduction to Draw Command
• Setting up drawings
• Text
• Object Properties
• Creating and modifying poly lines
• Advanced draw Commands
• Crosshatching
• Regions and Boundaries
• Construction Techniques
• Project

HND II FIRST SEMESTER

45)       URP 411  -       Computer Application in Planning - Unit 2

• Data and Information
• Principles of Data Communication and Computer Network
• Concept of GIS
• Project

46)       URP 413 -        Urbanization -           Unit 2  

• Urbanization
• Characteristics of Population
• Consequences of Urbanization Globally
• Emergence and Trend of Urbanization in Nigeria
• Urban Policies

47)       URP 414 -        Natural Resources and Environmental Planning – Unit 2

• Natural Resources
• Resource Management
• Environmental Planning and Management Approaches
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

48)       URP 417 -        Regional Planning II               -           Unit 2

• National, Regional and Local Plans Relationships
• Regional Planning Process

49)       URP 425 -        Development Planning (Studio III)

• Site Plan
• Design Techniques
• Reporting Procedures
•  

HND II SECOND SEMESTER

50)       URP 420          Principles of Management    -           -           Unit 2

• Management Concept
• Organizational Theory
• Motivation Industry
• Management Concept in Planning

51)       URP 419  Seminar in Planning                       -              Unit 1

• Purpose of Seminar
• Framing Seminar Topic
• Seminar Paper

52)       URP 422  Project Planning and Evaluation  -           Unit 2

• Concept of Appraisal
• Critical Path Analysis  (CPA)

53)       URP 424  -  Urban Planning Law and Administration           - Unit 2

• Meaning and Types of Development
• The problems associated with Development Control
• The Role of Various organisations and Institutions in controlling development.
• Strategies of controlling Development
• Implementation Procedures

54)       URP 426 – Professional Practice       -           Unit 2

• Evolution of Planning
• Requirements for the practice of the profession
• The Responsibilities of a physical planner
• The Nature of Contract Documents
• The Techniques of Managing physical planning firm/offices
• Laws Related to Urban and Regional Planning
• Local Government system and its Relationship to Planning
• Office Organisation and practice.

55)       GIT 304 -  Principles of Geo-informatics (GIS) – Unit 2

• Historical Development of GIS
• Components of GIS
• Application of GIS
• The Nature of Spatial object
• Component of Data Base
• The Arrangement of Data in Data Base
• Subsystems of GIS
• Land Information System

56)       URP 430 -  Studio IV Urban Renewal

• Principles of Urban Renewal
• Studies on Blighted Area
• Techniques for Improvener

57)       URP 432  -  Studio IV Urban Renewal

• Principles of Urban Renewal
• Studies on Blighted Area
• Techniques for Improvener

58)       URP 432 -  Planning Dissertation      -           Unit 3

• Purpose of Dissertation
• Identification of problems in Practice
• Collection of Data
• Dissertation

59)       URP 421  -  Land use Planning II        -           Unit

• Meaning and Scope of Land uses
• Classification of Land uses
• Effects of land Farm on Land uses
• Types of Land use in a City of Operation
• Design Standards
• Preparation of Land use Plan

60)       Sustainable Human Settlement II     -           Unit 2

• Environmental Planning and Management Process
• Sustainable Human Settlement Practice
• Healthy Cities
• Case Studies of Sustainable Human Settlements

DEPARTMENTAL CONTACT E-MAIL AND NUMBER

urp@fpno.edu.ng / 08147293957

LIST OF LECTURERS IN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THEIR DESIGNATIONS

    LIST OF TECHNOLOGIST IN URPAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

            DEPARTMENT AND THEIR DESIGNATIONS    

    LIST OF NON-ACADEMIC IN URPAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

            DEPARTMENT AND THEIR DESIGNATIONS    

    LIST OF PART-TIME STAFF IN URPAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

            DEPARTMENT AND THEIR DESIGNATIONS    

1. LIST OF PROGRAMMES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONNAL PLANNING

1. NATIONAL DIPLOMA 1 (ND1) URP

2. NATIONAL DIPLOMA 11 (ND11) URP

3. HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA 1 (HND1) URP

4. HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA 11 (HND11) URP

5. FULL PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA 1 (FPD1) URP

6. FULL PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA 11 (FPD11) URP 

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