PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN WATER SUPPLY: A CASE STUDY OF DAMATURU
PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN WATER SUPPLY: A CASE STUDY OF DAMATURU
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1998-08
Authors
YARO, ABDU
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Abstract
The gap between water need and supply has widened in most existing and
emerging urban centres in Nigeria. Large number of urban dwellers experience inadequacy
of water supply and thus rely on doubtful sources for domestic uses such as shallow
wells, harvesting of rain water from roof tops and occasional seasonal streams.
In response to the rapid urban and population growth that has characterized many
newly created state capitals, in Nigeria, including Damaturu, water Agencies have
evolved policies and programmes for obtaining adequate supply in order to achieve a
balanced social and economic urban development.
Although much efforts and financial resources have been invested in water
resource development, the net results achieved have been very minimal and
unsatisfactory. Thus, in addition to the need to consider principal factors in effective
urban water supply and management such as urban population size, distribution, density
and overall socio-economic characteristics as well as land and water use pattern, this
study has shown that, the water Agencies need to integrate community based
organisations who are direct beneficiaries of water projects, the private sector, extraministerial
bodies such as Petroleum Trust Rind, National Water Rehabilitation Project,
the Municipal//Local Governments as well as Non-Governmental Organisations in the
Planning, Development and Management of water supply in the Urban areas.
Specific proposals have been given for sustainable water supply in Damaturu.
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THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA,IN
PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE,
URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING.
AUGUST, 1998.
Keywords
PLANNING,, MANAGEMENT,, SUSTAINABLE,, URBAN WATER,