Competence Centre of Environmental Planning and Design (CC5)

Competence:

Teaching

The Environmental Planning and Landscape Design chair is engaged in teaching in the Bachelor program of Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning and Construction Technology and Management and in the Master programmes of Environmental Planning and Design and Urban Design. The chair also offers various courses in PhD Programme in Environmental Planning. The focus of teaching is on the communication of knowledge on instruments and procedures of project-oriented environmental planning and Landscape Design. Environmental Planning and Landscape Designprovides students with better understanding of the environmental problems currently facing the world cities.

BSc courses:

BSc Courses are offered by the chair in three different programmes (Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, Construction Technology and Management)

• Introduction to Environmental Planning
• Introduction to Environmental Assessment
• Introduction to Landscape Design
• Introduction to elements and structure of landscape planning
• Urban Landscape Planning
• Environmental Law
• Water Resource Management
• Energy Resource Management
• Solid Waste Management
• Management of Urban Environment
• Building Materials and Construction for Landscape Design
• Integrated Studio Architecture/ Urban Design/Landscape Design
• Advanced Landscape Architecture

MSc courses:

• Environmental Planning and Landscape Design for Sustainable Development
• Environmental Planning and Landscape DesignStarter Project Work (Studio I)
• Environmental and LandscapePlanning for Sustainable Development of Urban Region
• Landscape Architecture and Design
• Environmental Planning and Landscape Design Advanced Project Work (Studio II)
• Project Design and Project Management
• Communication and Facilitation Skill
• Supervision of Masters Project / Thesis (Studio III)

PhD courses:

• Research methods for environmental planning
• Regional Planning
• Environmental policy and the economics of environmental protect
• GIS and Remote Sensing for Environmental Planning
• Environmental Assessment
• Urban environmental planning and management
• Supervision of PhD Dissertation

Research:

Current research topics in the chair include, but not limited to, the following areas:

• Characteristics of Urbanization and the Urban Environment in Ethiopia: Challenges, Opportunities and Strategic Priorities
• Environmental Planning in Addis Ababa Region
• Green infrastructure and the environmental performance of Cities
• Environmental impacts of extractive industries in urban areas of Ethiopia
• Urban Development and Climatic Change
• Landscape Planning
• Street Planting and Trees
• Contemporary Design for Private Gardens
• Planting Design for Ethiopia
• Biological Waste Water Cleaning

Services and consultancy

• Environmental Planning and Management
• Landscape, sites and open spaces Planning and Design
• Strategic Environmental Assessment (Policies, Plans and Programs)
• Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of Development Projects
• Environmental Auditing
• Green Infrastructure Strategy
• Waste management Strategy 

Members 

Hailu Worku [Professor]

  Professor /Chair Holder 

  Mobile    +251(0)911 40-61-68

e-mail    hailu.worku@eiabc.edu.et 

Aramde Fetene[Asso.Prof]

Lecturer 

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Eyerusalem Getnet

Lecturer 

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Haddis Rebbi [MSc]

  Lecturer  

 Mobile   +251(0)911 84-48-29

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  Solomon Benti [Asst.Prof]

  Lecturer

  Mobile     +251(0)912 09-64-93

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  Mulugeta Maru[Asst.Prof]

  Lecturer

  Mobile     +251(0)911 11-35-03

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Location / address

   EiABC at the Addis Ababa University

   South Campus – Lideta

   New Building

   P.O. Box 518

   Addis Ababa – Ethiopia