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Title: | Effective Urban Management and Governance for Sustainable Cities in Nigeria in the 21st Century |
Authors: | Jiriko, K. G. |
Issue Date: | 1999 |
Publisher: | Journal of the National Institute of Town Planners |
Series/Report no.: | Vol. 7;Pp 41-55 |
Abstract: | The objectives the paper sets out to achieve include examining the prevailing state of urban management
and governance in Nigeria. They include looking into the bases (policy, legislative etc.) of managing and
governing urban areas as well as outlining the relevant requirements and characteristics of sustainable
humanlurban settlements. It recommends appropriate measures fofachieving effective urban Management
and governance in Nigeria in the 21st Century. .
The paper reveals that virtually all our existing cities are unsustainable. It points out the tact that they
can either be made sustainable or new sustainable ones built. The presence of numerous agencies with
duplicate functions in our cities, adoption of inappropriate planning methodologies, lack of vision Ior the sort
of cities we desire. absence/inadequate provision of urban services, poverty. urban environmental problems.
lack of political will-power etc. are idenhlied as the bane of urban management problems and governance
for sustainable cities in the country. The paper points out the need Ior and the importance of urban visions.
It enumerates both the marks, pre-requisites of sustainable cities and finally recommends appropriate
measures and strategies to facilitate effective urban management and governance for sustainable cities in
the 21st Century. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1454 |
Appears in Collections: | Urban and Regional Planning
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