ENCROACHMENT OF CITIES ON SUB-URBAN SETTLEMENTS: A CASE STUDY OF ZARIA
ENCROACHMENT OF CITIES ON SUB-URBAN SETTLEMENTS: A CASE STUDY OF ZARIA
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Date
1992-01
Authors
EMMANUEL, TOYOBO ADIGUN
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Abstract
The rapid population growth of urban centres has
resulted in spatial expansion of the centres resulting
in the loss of surrounding land. This is threatening
the existence of rural settlements in the immediate
urban surroundings. This sometimes results in the
settlements being engulfed and exist as poorly structured
habitations within the urban area, lacking in most if
not all facilities, utilities and services and generating
hostile official attitudes from the planning authorities.
This is a study of encroachment of Zaria suburban
settlement both within and around Zaria urban
area with a view to making recommendations and proposals
for the development of such rural settlements,
riculture is still the mainstay of the rural
settlements studied. Other non-agricultural occupation
such as night watchmen, nail cutters, trading and
messengers in the civil services are gaining importance.
There also exist a very strong relationship
between accessibility and interaction with the urban
centre. Work and trading trips are the greatest
reasons for interaction between the villages and Zaria.
Land is held mainly through customary title and
is largely acquired through inheritance. Land use
within the settlements is also found to be still largely rural with residential and agricultural land
use dominating. However, there are indiecations that,
the urban landuses are being acquired.
The main elements of the settlements are seen to
be the village heads, compound, open space: and dwelling
units. Circulation is mainly organic as the growth of
the settlements. The traditional structure has
substantially been disrupted in some settlements owing
to the encroachment of Zaria.
The socio-cultural characteristics indicate a high
degree of ethnic heterogeniety with some migrant
population. Most glaring however is the effect of
urban growth on the encroached rural settlements,
rapid changes are observed to have and are occuring
within these settlements and the communities. Changes
in the landuse structure organisation and social
structure and even production and consumption patterns.
The rural settlements both within and around Zaria
are found to be excluded from the planning process of
the urban centre and a few strategies are considered for
the development of the settlements.
Proposals are selected to intergrate and protect
the settlements so that the settlements are able to
eventually become part of the urban fabric. The merger and special zone strategies are applied to achieve this
and policy recommendations are made with a view to
providing necessary climate to accommodate the proposals,
Description
A thesis submitted to the Postgraduate School,
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the award of
a Master of Science degree in Urban and Regional
Planning,
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Faculty of Environmental Design
Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria
Keywords
ENCROACHMENT,, CITIES,, SUB-URBAN,, SETTLEMENTS,, ZARIA.