PRESENTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE FACULTY" OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
PRESENTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE FACULTY" OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
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1986
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CLEMENT, OKPANACHI, ADEJOH
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ABSTRACT.
INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE!
" A RURAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT".
In Nigeria today, the problems of slums,
unemployment, squatting and other social maladies have
been manifesting itself in the urban centres. These
social maladies have reached such an alarming rate that
life and property in the cities are in perpetual
atmosphere of insecurity. A critical approcisal of these
maladies shows that thoy actually originate from the
rural areas.
The problems confroting our rural societies are just
numerous and ranges from low income level - which is below
survival marginr unemployment among youths, - due to
limited employment opportunities outside the agricatural
sector, low life expectancy - due to lack of health care
services, illiteracy and lack of other social amenities.
Their means of economic survival is agriculture, supported
with such crafts as weaving, pottery, leatherwork and
blacksmitting, which are all practiced with the most
primitive technology and ideas. These phenomena which
present a picture of "the wretched of the earth" tends
to perpetuate a vicious cycle of poverty and underdevelopment
within the rural areas.
The unattractive nature of our country-side, has
resulted to a great influx of rural immigrants to the
urban centres, mostly young school leavers who come to
seek jobs. The jobs often non-existent. Having failed
to realize their dreams, these youths become frustrated.
They resort to all sorts of anti-social behaviour
including loss of self-conficence, prostitution, alcoholism,
drug addition, smuggling and other forms of crime.
The scheme intends to raise the general low level
of the living conditions of the rural populations, throuGH
the improvishment of the agricultural sector, and the
provision of more economic base to serve as means of
alternative employment opporpunities for the rural
population in one hand and the provision of social, health and
recreational facilities to serve as incentives to boost
the moral of the rural societies.
The primary objectives of this scheme are thus:
(l) To prodive employment opportunities, through the
establishment of small scale industries as alternative
source of income 5
(2) To improve on the system of services that directly
support agricultural productions
These services are:
Farm Services - Farming and marketing techniques;
Public Services - Education and information
Servicesf Social, health, and
recreational facilities;
Infrastructures .. Roads aid more houses0
(3) To organise the supporting system and make it work
in the most efficient manner, so as to improve the lives
of the rural dwellers without in any way imposing urban
culture on them.
The scope of this scheme will be limited to the
provision of facilities that are relevant to the peoples
daily survival and that will serve to improve the quality
of life there upon of the rural people.
The primary architural significance of the scheme
is to create and harmonize a development base with
adequately planned and suitably designed environment that
will envolve institutional, industrial, social and
recreational apparatus.
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INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
"A RURAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
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PRESENTED,, DEPARTMENT,, ARCHITECTURE,, FACULTY,, ENVIRONMENTAL,, DESIGN.