# Land Use Management and Spatial Planning

> Prepare spatial plans and manage land use to create inclusive, sustainable and well-functioning towns and cities.

- **Provider:** Afriskora Training Solutions
- **Category:** Urban Planning & Infrastructure
- **Duration:** 5 days
- **Formats:** classroom (cities across Africa), live virtual (Zoom/Teams), in-house for teams
- **Certificate:** Afriskora Certificate of Completion, verifiable online
- **Booking:** request dates and a quote; invoice and EFT payment
- **Web page:** https://afriskora.co.za/courses/urban-planning-infrastructure/land-use-management-and-spatial-planning
- **Request dates:** https://afriskora.co.za/request-training?course=land-use-management-and-spatial-planning

## Overview

Rapid urbanisation in Africa requires good spatial planning and land use management. This course covers spatial development frameworks, land use schemes, development applications, SPLUMA and comparable planning laws, informal settlement upgrading, and using GIS for planning, with case studies from African cities.

## Who should attend

- Town and regional planners
- Municipal planning officials
- Land use and building control officers
- Developers and property professionals

## Learning outcomes

- Prepare and review spatial development frameworks
- Administer land use schemes and development applications
- Apply planning legislation correctly
- Address informality and inclusive planning
- Use GIS to support planning decisions

## Course outline

### Day 1: Planning context

- Urbanisation in Africa
- Planning legislation
- Spatial justice
- Institutional roles

### Day 2: Spatial planning

- Spatial development frameworks
- Precinct plans
- Densification and corridors
- Infrastructure alignment

### Day 3: Land use management

- Land use schemes
- Development applications
- Enforcement
- Tribunals and appeals

### Day 4: Inclusive planning

- Informal settlements
- Traditional land
- Public participation
- Climate-resilient planning

### Day 5: Tools

- GIS for planning
- Spatial data
- Plan evaluation
- Case study presentations