The Concept of Residential Area Planning in Kanuri Traditional Settlement: A Case Study of Maiduguri Urban Traditional Area
The Concept of Residential Area Planning in Kanuri Traditional Settlement: A Case Study of Maiduguri Urban Traditional Area
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1981-06
Authors
Lawan, Ayuba Itahari
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Abstract
Maiduguri is an old settlement situated on the fertile
siol of the west bank of Mega-Chad the ancient more extensive
version of the present Lake Chad, With the doming of the
British at the turn of the century the old established market
town was selected by them as the administrative capital of the
provice of Borno on the ancient Kanuri empire spreading around
the Lake and for over two hundred miles to the west. In 1907 the
Shehu who is both a political and a religious leader of the
empire came to Maiduguri (now Maiduguri Village) remains a
small town on the northeastern outskirts of the capital city.
Prior to the coming of the British, the only outside influence
on this large empire had come across the Sahara by camel-borne
trade and Koranic scholars. Konuri society has a strong hierarchical
nature of long tradition from the Shehu to the headof
household. They have adapted themselves to the harsh extreme of
climate in an isolated environment.
Maiduguri has long been influenced since the British system
introduced indirect rule the traditional area, remain wholely
traditional and grew slowly along with the rapid growing modern
sector of the town. With the creation of States in 19&7 North
Eastern State was curved out and in 1976 Borno State was curved
out of the former N. E. State. Since then Maiduguri has continued
as the State capital and the town is growing rapidly.
Maiduguri traditional area is fast growing in ruins, many
of the building are dilapidated while others are gradually
deteriorating. Secondly, there is an increasing tendency of population
movement from the city's tradition sections into the newly
developing residential quaters especially among the younger
litterate generetions. Thirdly,_ changes in technology has influenced
the life-style and inturn the preferences of existing infrastructure
in the older sections of the town where facilities and
amenities are inadequate.
It is therefore necessary to study the Kanuri Traditional
residential areas with a view of studing the forces which have influenced
the evolution of settlement and resulting from the settlement
patterns.
Aim. The aim of the thesis therefore is to identify the elements
in the Traditional areas with a view to evolving a concept new
Residential area planning. The thesis is divided into four parts
as seen in the diagram below.
The objectives of the thesis are:-
a. To identify the forces which have influenced the evolution
of Kanuri Traditional Settlement patterns.
b. To identify the elements in the Traditional Kanuri Settlements
c. To evolve a planning concept for a new Residential area
based on the above findings.
d. Possible application of the concept for new Residential
area planning.
Methodology.
The methodlogy of the research is both exploratory and
descriptive. It is an exploratory studing in the sense that they are
those studies in which the nature of the phenomenon is questioned.
The primary source of the data was the. sample survey which was
conducted in 1980 based on 5% sample survey. The Kanuri Traditional
Residential area ward boundaries were used for the study namely
Mafoni, Hausari, Limanti, North Shehuri and South Shehuri others
include Lamisula, Bula Bulin, Gamburu, Fezzan and Zango.
The household forms the basic unit of the survey. The
sample survey covered one out of 10 compounds. All together
Description
Department of Urban and Regional Planning,
Faculty of Environmental Design,
Ahmadu Bello University,
Zaria, Nigeria.
Keywords
Concept,, Residential Area,, Planning,, Kanuri,, Traditional,, Settlement,, Case Study,, Maiduguri,, Urban,, Traditional Area