Planning, housing, and land policy december 1988 pdf version september 2000 robert w. Urban land use planning, policies and management in sub. Most of the urban growth is projected to take place in small and. Urbanization process is one of the most powerful and visible. Implication for planning and lowincome housing delivery in lagos, nigeria.
Cities, nigeria, urbanization, urban health, villes, nigeria. World urbanization prospects the 2018 revision population. State, nigeria 198620 olatunde sunday eludoyin, andrew adesola obafemi, theophilus hardy department of geography and environmental management, university of port harcourt, port harcourt, nigeria abstract this study investigated the impacts of urbanization on landuse change in yenagoa metropolis. The findings showed that the presence of substantial social infrastructure in onitsha has been the major factor that engendered its urbanization. Pdf effect of urbanization on agribusiness development. Asia, despite its relatively lower level of urbanization, is home to 54% of the worlds urban population, followed. Exploratory approach was employed in carrying out the study. We analyse the role of globalization on dietary change and lifestyles in nigeria, trends in malnutrition in urban areas, and discuss trends in health status in the urban environment. Environmental impact of urbanization in nigeria odafivwotu ohwo1 and abel abotutu2 1department of geography and environmental management, niger delta university, wilberforce island, bayelsa state, nigeria. Urbanization is an ongoing trend in developed and developing countries.
Urbanization in nigeria igi global urbanization in nigeria is described, and on the basis of the population increases an urban hierarchy is suggested, with lagos on top, growing at a sustained rate four times the national average. Edmund amuezuoke iyi 46 page with all these faults and more, the urban areas have come to stay. In other words, extensive urban development predates the advent of colonization. In this article we explore the problems of urbanization in nigeria. African urban population will continue to grow, with rural urban migration continuing to drive the urbanisation process. The main objective of this paper is to examine the effect of urbanization in agribusiness development in nigeria. Tlus paper discusses how various nigerian urban planners and geographers analvze three maor policv areas which directly relate to attempts to control urban development. In nigeria, the discovery of oil and the citing of the seat of power in lagos and subsequently abuja has led to the urbanization of cities such as port harcourt, calabar and warri. An interesting finding of the study is that the primary factor for the rapid urbanization of nyanya within a short period of time is migration. In portraying the dynamics and drivers of urban population growth and the. Rapid urbanization and the proliferation of slums and urban poor settlements pose major challenge in nigeria. Globalization and the urban growth process in nigeria in fadare et al.
A reversal of rural urban migration migration is an old human phenomenon. Urbanization in nigeria in nigeria, urbanization has a fairly long history. Exacerbated by high birth rate and a continued increase in the level of rural urban migration, the economic. The urban population of the world has grown rapidly from 751 million in 1950 to 4. Lagos, nigeria continues to grow in population density and urbanization. On the ruralurban divide in nigeria the guardian nigeria. In this report, the world bank and the government of the philippines analyze three challenges that need to be addressed if the country is to reap the benefits of urbanization. Urbanization is simply population shift from rural areas to urban areas which leads to the gradual increase of people living in urban areas in a geographical region this is in no way a new phenomenon, as so many of us living in the urban areas of the country actually moved from a more rural area. A series of censuses makes it possible to appraise the past, accurately describe the present, and estimate the future. Urbanization is simply defined as the shift from rural to an urban society, which is triggered by social, economic, and political developments.
We provide empirical evidence to show that the gross domestic product of lagos state is insignificant in determining the pace of rural. In zambia 74% of urban dwellers live in slums, in nigeria 80% and in sudan 85. In this paper, we analyze some correlates of urbanization in lagos resulting from rural. Urbanization and its environmental impacts in nigeria.
Although there has been an overall increase in urban population in namibia, windhoek city has by far been the major focus of urbanisation. This barrage of urbanization challenges have been tackled over the decades through urban renewal, slum upgrading and outright clearance in many cities in nigeria, but without much effect to. This entry provides two measures of the degree of urbanization of a population. Introduction urbanisation is not a recent phenomenon in nigeria. Nigeria, the momentum of urbanization is accentuated by the previous level of growth of urban areas of the region, but not by level of investment in urban socioeconomic infrastructure. Ibadan, the third largest metropolitan area in nigeria after lagos and kano, has organically grown from around 60,000 inhabitants in the early 1800s to more than three million today, and is projected to reach 5. While the trend in the nigerias oil economy is characterized by rural exodus, nigerias rural oriented economy with the vast majority of the population expending their labor force in agricultural pursuits, it is nonetheless characterized with migration economy based on the long history of nigerian urbanization spree. City plans must fit the people, not the other way round. Urbanization is a global phenomenon which is currently sweeping through developing countries like a wild fire. It also revealed that there is rapid urbanization in relation to. Exploring the factors of the nexus in nigeria godwin o. Hence, there is need to evaluate the impact of urbanization, its effects and disruptions on abuja which is the federal capital territory of nigeria. The unprecedented challenge of rapid urban population growth 425 million subsaharan africans reside in cities 40% urbanization rate the population in some cities grows at 45 percent a year doubling of population is expected over the next three decades and tripling of builtup area compare with current urban population of the e. Accommodating this many more urban dwellers efficiently and equitably.
The continued growth of urban population in nigeria and subsaharan africa has brought along with it, a myriad of challenges. Nigerias urban population has increased rapidly over the past 50 years and will continue to grow relatively fast in the coming decades, although how fast is a matter of some dispute. The effect of urbanisation on housing conditions in namibia. An analysis of housing problems in the federal capital. Department of estate management school of environmental sciences college of science and technology covenant university, ota nigeria abstract the study considered the effects of urbanisation on lagos wetlands. These combine to be equivalent to about two thirds of the urban population in 2010, and are about the same magnitude as the overall increase in population predicted for the 20102050 period. A case study of adoekiti al esan and eb babatola department of geography, college of environmental sciences, joseph ayo babalola university, ikejiarakeji, osun state, nigeria. The rural urban divide is a challenge in nigeria as it is in countries across the world. Ruralto urban migration is pronounced in west africa,1 for instance,and international migration remains a major factor in europe, asia and north america.
Pdf migration, urbanization and environmental problems. Effects of urbanization changes on landuse in yenagoa. It is also projected that by the year 2025, estimated 75 percent of nigeria s population of. Feb 04, 2020 this statistic shows the degree of urbanization in niger from 2008 to 2018. It discusses land use control mechanisms and constraints to land use management. In portraying the dynamics and drivers of urban population growth and the spatial expansion process, it presents an integrated analysis incorporating. Urbanization in nigeria is mainly demographically driven without commensurate. Urbanization in nigeria is characterized of economic growth without development. Urban growth and housing problems in kubwa district of. According to the world bank, in 1960 85% of nigerians lived in rural areas. Urban sprawl and sustainable city development in nigeria rosemary nnaemekaokeke1 1 department of architecture, caritas university enugu, 400001 enugu, nigeria, email.
Socioeconomic and environmental impacts of urbanization in lagos, nigeria. D department of geography university of ibadan nigeria abstract urbanization is on the increase globally, as more and more people are migrating from rural to urban spaces. Nigeria itself has the 9 th largest urban population in the world, surpassing 80 million in. Mabogunje 1 stated that urbanization is a process of human agglomeration in multifunctional settlement of relatively substantial size. Lagos urban area is home to approximately 33% of the lagos state population sunday and. According to george 2002, an average of 6,000 people move to lagos everyday and the united nation has estimated that the city of lagos will swell to 25 million by 2016. The rapid rate of urbanization accompanies an extremely high rate of unemployment in the cities. Research reported that the kibera slum in nairobi has more than half a million people packed into 225 hectares 2000 people per hectare. Empirical evidence from akure, nigeria afolabi aribigbola phd, mnitp, rtp department of geography and planning sciences adekunle ajasin university p. This paper will look at the development of urban centers in nigeria by looking at the case of abuja.
With particular reference to nigeria, studies have shown that many urban centres have been experiencing rapid and continuous growth over the years, as people tend to migrate from rural areas to urban centres in order to better their living conditions. The report analyses urbanisation and urban expansion in nigeria. Rapid urbanization and food security food and agriculture. This paper presents historical perspectives of urban development and planning legislations in lagos, nigeria. This has become necessary in view of the critical role housing plays in. Urbanization means the share of urban population in the total population of a country. A central theme has been the formal access to land, property and housing for all. Urban growth and housing problems in kubwa district of bwari area council, abuja, nigeria muhammad ismail1, zainab dalhatu muhammed2, momoh farouk1, kabiru usman rogo3, ashiru mohammed tanko4 and gaddafi adamu5 1d ep artm nofg gh y,a dub l u iv s z n 2d ep artm nofub dr g ilp,nu hb y c z 3d ep artm nofc iv le g,nu hb p y c z. Further research will focus on climate change and disaster prevention and response, and other security issues that emerge due to rapid urbanization and accelerated development.
Globalization and the urban growth process in nigeria. This urbanisation process has outpaced the existing urban management system. Problems and prospects abraham okolo censustaking is a very sensitive issue that has remained intractable in nigeria. The first, urban population, describes the percentage of the total population living in urban areas, as defined by the country.
In nigeria political, economic, social and environmental factors and the huge foreign exchange accumulated from the rise in oil price in the 1970s have forced previous civilian and military government to intervene in the urban housing crisis. Ikechukwu okpoko institute of african studies, university of nigeria abstract this paper describes the various relief, drainage and land use systems and vegetation types present in nigeria to highlight possible contributions of ecological factors in the evolution of urbanism in nigeria. The study examined the impact of rapid urbanization on the sustainable development of nyanya, abuja. Enwonwu national institute for medical research, yaba, nigeria.
The initial intervention took the form of rent control. Similarly, level of urban income and sustainable development are driven by their previous level while educational. Nigeria urban centres are characterized by a dominant feature which is degrading state of the physical environment. From subsaharan africa, nigeria is compared with congo democratic republic of.
Jan 16, 2017 the ruralurban divide is a challenge in nigeria as it is in countries across the world. Is t is therefore timely to undertake detailed studies and make concerted efforts toward the improvement and coordination in the urban development sector and integrate water resource management in urban development planning. This has become necessary in view of the critical role housing plays in the life of an individual and society at large. The impact of urbanization and socioeconomic status on infant feeding practices in lagos, nigeria rosemary c. Abuja was seen as a solution to the peri urbanization that blighted lagos the former nigerian capital. Urban land use planning, policies and management in sub saharan african countries. Urbanization is simply population shift from rural areas to urban areas which leads to the gradual increase of people living in urban areas in a geographical region. Urbanization, national development and poverty reduction by jacob songsore department of geography and resource development university of ghana legonaccra, ghana study prepared for the iied as part of its eight country case studies on urbanization. Urbanization and the accompanying physical development in nigeria has proven poorly managed, inequitable, exclusionary, and fragmented, but real opportunities and an overriding necessity exist for urban reforms to enable more inclusive, productive, and integrated metropolitan areas, cities, towns, and regions. The rapid increase in cities leads to lose of arable land for commercial crop cultivation and animal rearing.
Impact of globalization on food consumption, health and. Correlates of urbanization and house rent in ilorin, nigeria. The major objective of this research is an evaluation on the impact of urbanization its effects and disruptions on abuja. Problems and prospects of urbanization in nigeria the introduction. Over the last 50 years, urban population of nigeria grew substantially from 17. Oct 29, 2014 in many ways, makoko serves as a microcosm of urbanization in subsaharan africa, which has the worlds fastest pace of urban population growth. Challenges to environmental regulations in nigeria a significant issue affecting regulation enforcement in nigeria is the lack of a national database on environmental quality solomon et al. Socioeconomic and environmental impacts of urbanization in. The city currently stands as the 14th largest urban area in the world and is on the cusp of becoming a primary coastal megalopolis. Urbanization and its social vices in nigeria research and.
The challenges of meeting millennium development goal 7 in metropolitan lagos, nigeria tunde agbola elijah m. This paper revealed the consequences of the problems of urbanization in nigeria using empirical data from the metropolitan lagos. The second, rate of urbanization, describes the projected average rate of change of the size of the urban population over the given period of time. Urbanization in nigeria is mainly demographically driven without commensurate socioeconomic dividends and benefits to the urban environment. This statistic shows the degree of urbanization in nigeria from 2008 to 2018. Abstract this paper examines the effect of urbanization on house rent in ilorin nigeria.
The dearth of environmental data int j environ sci nat res 15. The study is based on data collected from sixteen local government areas consisting of 53 residential zones in metropolitan lagos. An overview of the spatialdemographic dynamics of nigerias urban transition. The description is composed by our digital data assistant. Agunbiade department of urban and regional planning, university of ibadan, nigeria abstract this study used a case study methodology to examine the issue of land tenure in the. Impact of rapid urbanization on sustainable development of. This is done against the backdrop of its current status, trend and identification of factors influencing the quality of urban groundwater and. Urbanization and meeting the need for affordable housing. Title study on impact of urbanization and rapid urban. About half of nigerias total 150 million population now lives in cities compared to 35% in 1990, generating 60% of the countrys gross domestic product gdp. Historical perspective of urbanization and urban planning of. Urban planning problems in onitsha anambra state, nigeria. Rapid urbanization that is largely unplanned and uncoordinated, has deepened the deficit of services in many nigerian cities, which includes access to land and housing, basic. The challenges of rapid urbanization on sustainable.
One of the major threats to the nigeria environment is urbanization. Urbanisation however increased significantly during the colonial administrations. In this article we explore the problems of urbanization in nigeria and possible solutions. The impact of urbanization and socioeconomic status on. In this article, we give an exposition of censustaking in nigeria for the period 1866. As a result of the magnitude and speed of urbanization in these countries many governments appear overwhelmed and unable to cope with its challenges. Trends in urbanisation and urban policies in oecd countries. Historical perspective reveals that extensive urban development in nigeria is a feature of 19th and 20th centuries. Implication for planning and lowincome housing delivery in lagos, nigeria implications for lowincome housing in lagos, nigeria. Finally we examine governmentsponsored nutrition programming in the country, and present our conclusions.
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