MANAGING LAND USE PLANNING IN KADUNA METROPOLIS
MANAGING LAND USE PLANNING IN KADUNA METROPOLIS
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Date
2014-03-12
Authors
SHALLAKUZA, MAMMAN SULEIMAN
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Abstract
Cities are the seat of government, the financial nodes, industrial
establishment centres, and indeed, the home of many kinds
of people all over the world. The city structure is made up
of spatial and aspatial aspects; which includes spatial views,
functional organisation of community life and cultural features
of the community life. The city operates as a system with
interconnections and interdependences. The proper functioning
of a city depends largely on its planned landuse and qualified
personnel to manage planning. Land is a natural endowment
from God and that when land is mismanaged, it can not be
replaced.
This study attempted to find out how land is planned and being
managed by the Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development
Board (KASUPDA) in Kaduna metropolis. This study further
examined how planners have faired so far in the dispensation
of their profession and see how lapses discovered can be surmonted.
The results indicated that although land use planning have
created some of the finest manifestations of man-made environment,
alot need to be done in Kaduna metropolis to achieve the prime
objective of land use planning.
In Nigeria, planning appeared not to have taken cognisance
of some important elements in the planning process; such as
cultural values and norms in the final design concepts, superimposing
foreign design elements and standards to the detriment
of local indigenous designs that suits the planned for. Planners
have not achieved much because of non-challant attitude; undue
regards to trivial matters with disregard to the real planning
issues at hand. Other problems militating against achievement
are shortage of professional staff, lack of proper co-ordination
amongst complementary agencies, inter-departmental conflicts
and rivalry.
The scope and areal jurisdiction of KASUPDA is not congruent
to the functional realities of KASUPDA. The planning Authority
is mandated to guide and control development in 21 designated
urban centres in the whole state with only 10 professional planners.
In conclusion, some recommendations were made on how to improve
the planning and management of land use in Kaduna by re-organising
KASUPDA, streamline the planning functions to reflect priority
areas and an effective land use planning machinery suggested
Description
A Thesis Submitted to the Post-graudate School
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in partial fulfilment 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
MANAGING,, LAND,, USE PLANNING,, KADUNA,, METROPOLIS