IMPLEMENTATION OF URBAN PHYSICAL PLANNING SCHEMES IN NIGERIA: THE CASE STUDY OF JOS. 1975-89
IMPLEMENTATION OF URBAN PHYSICAL PLANNING SCHEMES IN NIGERIA: THE CASE STUDY OF JOS. 1975-89
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1990-10
Authors
DALYOP-DONG, Margaret N.
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ABSTRACT
The disparity between planning theory and planning practice
creates problems in Jos which are typical of those in Nigerian
urban area3 and probably other urban areas elsewhere in the
world. This thesis constitutes an attempt to study the
processes of preparing and implementing urban development plans
in Jos urban area, and the nature of problems encountered.
The first section of the study comprises the introduction
centred on the statement of problem, aim, objectives, scope and
limitations followed by a discussion on a profile of the study
area, Jos. The origin of its planned development is traced from
the early twentieth century to the present time. A second
section of the study is literature review of implementation
processes, concepts and empirical studies of implementation of
plans. Existing legislative, administrative and economic frameworks
are unsuitable for the present needs of planned urban
growth.
The third section is an assessment of the planning law as
the theoretical framework and the practice to define a planning
scheme, the procedure for preparing and implementing the scheme
as compared with the practice. Thus the planning scheme is any
plan for planned spatial and socio-economic development of the
area the scheme affect. This makes it a concept and tool for
controlled development of the urban areas and in practice the
layout plan is a subtitude of the theoretical planning scheme.
Jos is situated within an area that is restricted in terms of
availability of developable land and section four comprises an
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of the practice to deine the major constraint to
planning. The following variables were identified as physical
features, changing land tenureship and financial management for ;
Implementing layout plans.
Section five concentrates mainly on the measures to be taken
to improve physical planning in the light of the issues raised
from the existing legislative, administrative and financial
matters. The measures include the establishment of a planning
authority which effectively involves the local government office
charged with the implementation of layout plans State wide. The
funds for implementation are to be mobilised from individual
allottees to realise area cost of development. Thus the layout
becomes self capital generator for its implementation. It is
upheld that the problems of implementation in Jos stem from the
lack of executing some of the most fundamental and basic
provisions of the planning law. It is therefore suggested that
planning laws be enforced to deal with the increasing social,
economic, physical and management problems that bedeviled Jos
although the planning law should be reviewed and revised.
Measures for the implementation of layout plans are therefore
regarded as crucial if planned development is to be achieved.
The last part is a brief summary of what the study covered.
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DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
ZARIA.
Keywords
IMPLEMENTATION,, URBAN,, PHYSICAL,, PLANNING,, SCHEMES,, NIGERIA, CASE,, STUDY,, JOS.