Association of African Planning Schools
AbbreviationAAPS
Formation1999 (1999)
TypeNon-profit organization
Legal statusAssociation
Headquarters
Region
Africa
FieldsUrban planning
Websiteafricanplanningschools.org.za

The Association of African Planning Schools (AAPS) is a network of African universities and colleges that offer programmes on urban and regional planning in Africa. The AAPS promotes knowledge exchange among African schools of planning regarding the training and education of planners.[1]

History

The AAPS was founded in 1999 with a mission to transform planning education in an African context, advocating for sustainable, participatory, and inclusive planning practices.[2][3] The Association of African Planning Schools (AAPS) has accumulated more than forty member schools across Africa.[4]

See also

References

  1. "UN-Habitat and Association of African Planning Schools". UN Habitat. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11.
  2. "Moving On: The Journey of the Association of African Planning Schools (AAPS)". Cities Alliance. 2016. Archived from the original on 2022-01-10.
  3. Watson, Vanessa; Odendaal, Nancy (2013). "Changing Planning Education in Africa: The Role of the Association of African Planning Schools". Journal of Planning Education and Research. 33 (1): 96–107. doi:10.1177/0739456X12452308 via Sage.
  4. Odendaal, Nancy (2012). "Reality check: Planning education in the African urban century". Cities. 29 (3): 174–182. doi:10.1016/j.cities.2011.10.001 via Elsevier.
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