THE PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OP PHYSICAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION IN BAUCHI STATE: A CASE STUDY OF BAUCHI MASTERPLAN

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1990-10
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SADDIQUE, ABUBAKAR, SHEHU
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ABSTRACT Physical Planning is concerned with the spatial arrangement of landuses with the purpose of creating a healthy and efficient environment for living, working, recreating and circulation. And to achieve this, the environment must be capable of meeting the demands arising from changes within it. Also, it must be able to complement the magnitude of these changes. In the past few decades, Nigerian cities have experienced unprecedented growth and development that perhaps was due to Economic growth and consequent urbanisation. The associated characteristics of these changes are also indicators of environmental degradation such as disorderly development, slum, squatter development, gross inadequacies in the supply of water, electricity and other facilities and services. Hence the cities have failed to keep the pace of their growth with the massive urbanisation. In an attempt to restore order in the urban centres in Bauchi State, the use of plan documents such as masterplans, layout plans etc. was adopted and single Planning Authority established to implement these plans. This is with the view to creating an orderly and efficient urban environment for working, living and recreating. However, the existing situations do not conform with the provisions of the plan. The Bauchi masterplan has failed to achieve it goals and objectives because of the forces working against it. The problems identified include; legal, shortage of professional staff, lack of public participation, finance, coordination and cooperation. Others are political and administrative interference in the execution of planning functions. The crucial issue raised was that of lack of funds to effectively finance the implementation of plans. However, there are some sources of funds that are yet to be explored. More funds could be raised by improving both the existing sources and creating new means. By encouraging community development programmes, planners can organise their plan proposals and assign responsibilities to various organisation. Recommendations and suggestions nude at various stages of implementation process are made with a view to tackle the identified problems, More fundamentally are the review of the existing Law and the reorganisation of the administrative framework for planning for more effective implementation. All these can best be utilized when planners employ various strategies to influence policy maker to get the government support. It is hoped that when this recommendations and suggestions are being considered the desired liveable, planned and well articulated Urban Environment would be achieved.
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A Thesis submitted to the Post Graduate 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.
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PROBLEMS, PROSPECTS, PHYSICAL, PLAN, IMPLEMENTATION, BAUCHI, STATE
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