This book focuses on urban development and planning in nigeria by analyzing the nature and determinants of urban and regional planning strategies and outcomes in rivers state, nigeria. Regional planning and urban infrastructure development in the. This paper is designed to bring into bear, the level of pe in nigeria a rapidly urbanizing country in the world. The necessity of a spatial or regional component in development planning is recognized in both theory and practice. Third, in the promotion of economic development there will often be situations in which these three areas of regional action should be linked. Pdf nigeria can not boast of a specific, wellformulated, clear regional development policy framework despite several specific urban planning. Regional development planning proposal for adamawa state. Federal governments draw up national development plans and policies based on the perceived. Planning education pe in nigeria planning education pe in nigeria is of three types. It is worrisome that these development plans and visions have failed to achieve their. The challenges facing, and the prospects for, african countries in reasserting the planning approach are discussed in section 6, while section 7 concludes the paper. Fdi, growth poles, regional development, strategic planning introduction the issue of local economic development planning is one of the priorities for local public administrations in eastern partnership countries, including ukraine and moldova. Click herefor the lagos state urban and regional planning and development law2010 pdf.
First, the book provides the reader with an overview of key theoretical and conceptual contexts within which the economic development process takes place. The core periphery model cpm explores the imbalance in regional development and. Knowledge, attitude and practices of development control. National urban development policy for nigeria download. Chapter 1 regional development planning in nigeria. Module a development approaches to regional planning. A crosssectional survey approach was adopted to examine the urban farmers perception of a varying climate in ibadan and its impact on the future of ua in africa. The seventh national development plan 7ndp for the period 2017 2021 is the successor to the revised sixth national development plan, 202016 rsndp following its expiry in december 2016.
The first chapter focuses on population growth and the development of the nigerian urban system. Regional planning deals with the efficient placement of landuse activities, infrastructure, and settlement growth across a larger area of land than an individual city or town. Click here for the lagos state development regulations, 2005 pdf for permit and building control regulations. Planning education pe must be addressed by all the stakeholders in the field of environmental management. It also includes formulating laws that will guide the efficient planning and management of such said regions. A look at the national development plans of nigeria from 19751985 and other rural development. Regional development may be domestic or international in nature. History and trend in development planning in nigeria preamble there is unanimity in documentation among writers and scholars that the first attempt at development planning in nigeria started in 1946 with a ten year plan of development and welfare okoli, 2004. Urban and regional planning law nigeria urban and regional planning law by decree no. The urban population in the asian and pacific region between 1991 and. Development is critical and essential to the sustenance and growth of any nation. The challenge of development control in nigerian capital. The plan, like the three national development plans.
This paper attempts to clarify the purpose and scope of regional planning and to outline a range of cases in which the new south wales department of environment and planning might play central or. Regional economic development analysis and planning. Regional development is the provision of aid and other assistance to regions which are less economically developed. In the national development plans of the 1970s, little attention was given to urban and regional planning. Preliminary data from studies of regional development in northern nigeria. Nigeria in the last fifty years has been battling with the problems of development in spite. Planning zones may include several towns, cities or even parts of different states or regions, each of.
The book is about the analysis of regional economic performance and change, and how analysis integrates with strategies for local and regional economic development policy and planning. Provides the legal framework for the implementation of planning policy. Department of urban and regional planning, faculty of environmental sciences, university of ilorin, p. National development plans in nigeria development planning in nigeria can be classified under three eras. In northeastern nigeria, the gongola region has been one of the least developed since independence. Regional planning and development in nigeria, now in our hands, is a logical and praiseworthy testimony of the development on the foundation laid at the 2010 mcpdp. Development approaches to regional planning contents topic 1 introduction into regional planning theories and strategies a5 1. Pursuit of systematic physical planning for sustainable development 3. These explain the very poor nature of plan articulation which. Journal of sustainable development in africa volume 15. In addition, experience show that this critical task which ought to draw input from critical sectors and be a bottomup process operates in the reverse.
The fourth national development plan 1981 1985 projected capital expenditure of about 82 billion and aimed at improving the living conditions of the people. Nigerias development efforts have over the years been characterized by lack of continuity, consistency and commitment 3cs to agreed policies, programmes and projects as well as an absence of a. Issues and realities 41st isocarp congress 2005 3 examination of a number of physical, social, economic and environmental aspects of the building site and the neighboring sites. These are the era of fixed term planning 196285, the era of rolling plan 19901998, and the new democratic dispensation 1999 till date. Didep module a development approaches r a 3 module a. The necessity of a spatial or regional component in development planning is.
The recognized purpose of any development is social investment. The value of development controls, like any means to an end, lies in their appropriate implementation. Measures of improvement may be material, such as an increase in the gross domestic product, or social, such as literacy rates and availability of healthcare. Department of urban and regional planning, faculty of environmental sciences. Economic conditions normally receive the greatest attention, but economic problems such as high rates of unemployment, low income levels or lack of investment. One of the major reasons whv regional imbalance is so prevalent in nigeria is due. The importance of development to the growth and sustenance of any and every nation cannot be overemphasized.
The topdown development strategies in africa in general and nigeria in particular have generally not succeeded. Urban agriculture ua is faced with stress from climate variability and city expansion. Nigerian urban and regional planning act nigerian law. Development planning in nigeria has suffered from lack of coordination and harmonization of. But human progress is not an automatic consequence of economic growth. National development planning in nigeria a brief history, stages, problems, and solutions.
Regional planning is a category of planning and development that deals with designing and placing infrastructure and other elements across a large area. The nigeria family planning blueprint scale up plan, as a continuation of aforementione d steps, represents the avowed determination of the fgon to put in place a broad but wellarticulated strategy that holistically addresses existing gaps in the provision of highquality fp services to nigerians of reproductive age. Regional development planning the canadian encyclopedia. South africas national development plan and its implications for regional development by harry zarenda introduction in 201220, the african national congress and south african government adopted the national development plan ndp as its launchpad and blueprint for a future economic and socioeconomic development strategy for the country. Development planning in nigeria can be classified under three eras. Effective urban and regional planning has the potential to contribute to achieving the united nations millennium development goals, particularly in countries where land is readily available for development. Regional development planning proposal for adamawa state, nigeria using the core periphery model felix aromo ilesanmi department of urban and regional planning school of environmental sciences federal university of technology, yola, nigeria abstract. The era of fixed medium term plan 19621985 witnessed four successful plans in nigeria.
National development refers to the ability of a nation to improve the lives of its citizens. The 1917 township ordinance, 1928 lagos town planning ordinance, nigeria town and country planning act of 1946, and the 1954 federal constitution were all intended to maintain spatial orderliness and sanitation in. Facilitates preparation and implementation of development plans and planning schemes. In addition, experience show that this critical task which ought to draw input from critical sectors and be a bottomtop process operates in the reverse. Development planning in nigeria has suffered from lack of coordination and harmonization of programmespolicies both within the tenure of an administration and those succeeding it. The series of geopolitical reorganizations since 1967. Since independence, nigeria has embarked on series of national development plans and visions in her endless efforts to search for appropriate development strategy. Spatial structure, the physical arrangement of development institutions, and spatial processes, patterns of activity, are integral parts of development planning and its results. Regional development planning is undertaken by governments with the aim of improving the wellbeing of people in areas where there is concern about present and future living conditions. Nigeria has had a relatively long experience in development planning beginning with the colonial development plan 195868.
The ideal government strives to achieve a favorable and commendable level of development so much so that its citizens appreciate the country they live in. Professor mabogunje examines the efficacy of growth poles in the nigerian context. Mediumterm development plans and national rolling plans were also developed and implemented with mixed results. The implications and scope of regional development may therefore vary in accordance with the definition of a region, and how the region and its boundaries are perceived internally and externally. The first national rolling plan which lasted throughout 1990 1992. Towards a new strategy for regional planning in asia. Regional planning is related to urban planning as it relates land use practices on a broader scale. Section 5 discusses the arguments for development planning as a means to rationalize and strengthen development policies. Pdf the conception of a book on regional planning and development hinges on the observation that, although physical planning generally.
Development, planning, development planning, strategy. Regional development is a broad term but can be seen as a general effort to reduce regional disparities by supporting employment and wealthgenerating economic activities in regions. In the past, regional development policy tended to try to achieve these objectives by means of largescale infrastructure development and by attracting inward. Nnpc nigeria national petroleum corporation niomr nigeria institute for oceanography and marine research nema national emergency management agency neiti nigeria extractive industries transparency initiative nshdp national strategic health development plan. Nigeria can not boast of a specific, wellformulated, clear regional development policy framework despite several specific urban planning, development and governance initiatives including passage. The era of rolling plan 1990 1998 this phase covered 3 plans, namely. Working towards a sustainable physical planning and urban development that will provide an enabling environment for socioeconomic activities through a dedicated workforce our policy thrust within the 10point agenda 1.
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