PERIPHERAL GROWTH IN KANO METROPOLIS: PHYSICAL PLANNING PROBLEMS AND PROPOSALS
PERIPHERAL GROWTH IN KANO METROPOLIS: PHYSICAL PLANNING PROBLEMS AND PROPOSALS
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1989-07
Authors
TAHIR, MOHAMMED LAWAN
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Abstract
The rapid growth of urban centres in dovoloping
countries and Nigeria in particular has resulted in
spatial expansion of those urban centres therebycreating
the sprawling of urban fringes. These urban
fringes or urban peripheral settlements grow haphazardly
due to lack of development control by the planning
authorities concerned, thereby resulting into all
sort of landuses with inadequate provision of urban
facilities, utilities and services. Kano is one
of the urban centres in Nigeria that has experienced
such tremendous growth most of which, for a number
of reasons is accomodated in the periphery.
The genesis of large scale urban peripheral
growth in Kano metropolis can be traced from the
colonial period, when the development policy
emphasized the location of administrative and other
developments within wide spread areas of the
metropolis. Compounding the issue, is the high
rate of migration from rural areas and from other
parts of the country to Kano in which made it to
be the largest commercial centre in Northern
Nigeria.
The aim of this work is to study the processes,
factors and patterns of peripheral growth in
Kano Metropolis and the x>hysical planning problems
arising as a result of such growth and with a
view to proposing strategies for an orderly
development. The Kano Urban peripheral area
was identified by using parameters of development
continuity, building conditions and availability
of utilities an' services. However, the peripheral
area of Kano Metropolis is large an-' for this
study, on the basis of those parameters within it,
six areas have been chosen using the spatial
approach technique for closer examination of the
issues at stake.
Physical characteristics of the study area
such as landuse, circulation, building layout,
building conditions, environmental sanitation as
well as the provision of utilitis and services were
studied. Also socio-economic conditions like
ethnic composition, house size, occupational
pattern, educational status, house ownership,
monthly income level as well as recreation and
socialization were discussed.
A number of physical planning problems such
as physical, socio-economic, administrative and
actual planning relating to the
uncontrolled peripheral growth of Kano have been
identified9 Having identified these problems,
proposals were made with a view to promote an
orderly development of these areas. Among the
proposals are the physical planning solutions to
the existing situation. The strategy proposed in
this case is intergration and regrouping, and the
other part of the proposal was interns of policy
recommendations which serve as preventive measures
to stop re-occurance of such situation. Finally,
general implementation policies have been
specified. A workable administrative framework
and organisational structure for effective monitoring
and development control were suggested.
Description
Being a Thesis submitted to the Postgraduate
School Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in partial
fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of
Master of Science, Urban and Regional Planning.
Department of Urban and Regional Planning,
Faculty of Environmental Design,
Ahmadu Bello University,
Zaria.
Keywords
PERIPHERAL,, GROWTH,, KANO METROPOLIS,, PHYSICAL,, PLANNING,, PROBLEMS,, PROPOSALS