SAKI RECREATION CENTRE FOR IFEDAPO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA (OYO STATE)
SAKI RECREATION CENTRE FOR IFEDAPO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA (OYO STATE)
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1987-06
Authors
LAWAL, AREMU BASHIRU
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Abstract
Saki is a town in the northern part of
Oyo State and the headquarters of Ifedapo local
government area with an approximate area of
4,924 square kilometres and has a population
of 253,116, Right now, there are so many
recreational activities being pursued by the
people in substandard places and they lack
co-ordination. Secondly there are no enou
facilities where people can go to re« i te. The
technological development has also affected tiv
recreational life of the people which makes the
indegenous forms of recreation to be inadequate.
The scope of many recreation centres have
been focused on outdoor design and limited to
some age groups. This limitations might be due
to arbitrary application of standards without
taking into consideration the recreational need."
of the various communities. It is therefore not
surprising to identify sporting activities and
landscape areas as major elements of recreation
design. This concept of recreation narrows
the provision of facilities for recreational use.
This thesis design will attempt to bring
recreation to Ifedapo local government area with
focus on emerging emphasis on recreation olanning
(i.e. seeing recreation as a service to mankind)
within the context and needs of the community.
To this end, a multi-functional recreation
centre for all age groups is proposed.
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A THESIS
SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA,
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF:
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
ZARIA
BY
LAWAL AREMU BASHIRU B.Sc (Arch)
JULY 1987
Keywords
SAKI,, RECREATION,, IFEDAPO,, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA (OYO STATE