IMPLEMENTING THE 1992 URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING LAW, CASE STUDY OF KAURA LOCAL GOVERNMENT KADUNA STATE
IMPLEMENTING THE 1992 URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING LAW, CASE STUDY OF KAURA LOCAL GOVERNMENT KADUNA STATE
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Date
1999
Authors
MUNGU, BAKUT FELIX
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ABSTRACT
Physical Planning is relatively a young profession in
Nigeria. Its acceptability and practice is beginning to gather
momentum in the three tiers of government which should however
be vertically related and co-ordinated with the state and federal
roles, responsibilities and practices.
This hierarchical function in physical planning will no doubt
enhance the National Physical Planning goal and objectives.
The need to appraise physical planning at the lower level is
inevitable as it is believed that physical planning is widely accepted
and it is at this level that its impacts are most felt.
The thesis highlights the physical planning roles in other
countries. In most advanced countries of the world physical
planning responsibilities are not only hierachicalised across the
levels of government but adequate provisions (legal, research, man
power, priority physical administrative etc) are made to enhance
effectiveness and administrative convenience.
The Nigerian Urban and Regional Planning Law
promulgated in 1992 devolved functions to all the three tiers of
government. Of concern here are the functions ascribed to the local
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governments such as the preparation and implementation of town
rural, local and subject plans, in conjunction with the control of
development of their areas of jurisdiction.
The techniques used include the use of graphs for
comparative analysis, tables, percentages inferences, performance
score, matrices with reference to the Nigerian Urban and Regional
Planning Law.
Prospects and limitations of implementation of the law is
examined and policy recommendations towards affective physical
planning in the local government levels.
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DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL
PLANNING
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA.
Keywords
IMPLEMENTING,, URBAN,, REGIONAL,, PLANNING,, LAW,, CASE,, STUDY,, KAURA,, LOCAL,, GOVERNMENT,, KADUNA,, STATE.