URBAN RENEWAL PROGRAMME FOR IMPROVING BLIGHTED AREAS: A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED PARTS OF KADUNA METROPOLIS
URBAN RENEWAL PROGRAMME FOR IMPROVING BLIGHTED AREAS: A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED PARTS OF KADUNA METROPOLIS
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2014-03-06
Authors
OYEKANMI, OYETUNDE SAMUEL
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Abstract
urban renewal programme is an intervention package to solve problems confrontinf
blighted parts of Urban Centres. The problems are physical, environmental,
socio-cultural and adminsitrative in nature. The problems of blight include
inadequate and low maintenance level of infra-structural facilities, inadequate
planning and implementation of development projects and lack of well-defined
approaches to renewal programmes toward blightedness. This adversely threatens
the environment which undergoes the decay process. Blightedness is intensified
at the. periphery where haphazard development and pressure in exacted on the
utilities and services. Owing to population growth largely accounted for by
the influx of migrants to the cities.
The study addresses itself to the types and nature of blight in Kaduna metropolis,
with a view to evolving the most appropriate Urban renewal programme.
The study is able to achieve this through measuring blightedness using the
method of rough screening, weight and expontial method and multiple Index
Survey. The parameter measured also include physical and socio-economic
conditions.
The study inferences shows that blights grow from both planned and unplanned
areas as well as core and peripheral areas, where immigrants first settle and
the problems grow rapidly. At the periphery, there are less activities of
physical planning authorities. Rigasa, which is at the periphery of Kaduna is
the most blighted as revealed by the results of the multiple Index Survey.
This needs long term programme as the solution. Majority of the residents
(49 Percent) are low income earners, that is NO-150 per month; They are mainly
unskilled employees in trade business. About 40 percent of the residents live
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in rented accommodation at N25.00 per month which is cheaper, as this type
of accommodation will cost N40.00 or more at the core area. This ares lacks
adequate infrastructure and services and maintenance. Many deficiences were
identified in planning implementation which leads to environmental and
housing problems. However, the close relationship between Rigasa and rest of
Kaduna Metropolis is shown by the fact that 60 percent of its inhabitants work
within the Metropolitan central area. It is therefore imperative to arrest
blight in the interest of the whole metropolis. The Urban renewal programme
adopted is preventive and curative upgrading measures currently in use in some
Nigeria cities.
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Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Faculty of Environmental Design
Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria - Nigeria
Keywords
URBAN RENEWAL PROGRAMME, IMPROVING BLIGHTED AREAS, KADUNA