Nigeria lagos urban transport project ida 37200 and ida 37201 june 30, 2016 this document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Slum settlements regeneration in lagos megacity international. The human cost of a megacity amnesty international. Lagos metropolitan development and governance project lmdgp is upgrading informal settlements o mushin, itire and ijeshatedo. Purpose the purpose of this paper is to appraise the sustainability of the nigerian army shopping arena urban renewal project in oshodi lagos, nigeria. The lagos state urban renewal agency lasura is one of the parastatals under the lagos state ministry of physical planning and urban development. Download free adobe acrobat reader dc software for your windows, mac os and android devices to view, print, and comment on pdf documents. Obafemi hamzat as they embark on tour around ministries, departments and agencies of lagos state government.
This paper considers the risks from and vulnerabilities to flooding in four urban poor communities close to the coast in lagos, nigeria. Designmethodologyapproach case study research design was adopted for the study and both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods were used. This development plan is an agenda for cities such as lagos state, nigeria. Evaluation of sustainable urban renewal strategies in. Publicpartnership programmes in health, environment and transportation services, 6. Assessing the effects of urban planning on residential property values in agege, lagos ajibola, m. The findings show that the ea project can play a significant role in regenerating and reshaping lagos urban development. Agunbiade department of urban and regional planning, university of ibadan, nigeria abstract this study used a case study methodology to examine the issue of land tenure in the.
Drawing on interviews with inhabitants and key informants and also on group discussions, it documents the scale and frequency of flooding in these settlements and the impacts, as well as the individual. Urban renewal is a cooperative effort by public officials and private interests to improve a city s structural, economic, and social quality. One of the greatest changes that have occurred in the last century in developing countries is the urban growths which have produced more slums in our cities. Potential implication of eko atlantic city project, lagos. Lagos in nigeria, bogota in colombia and cairo in egypt. Urban renewal which may be also known as urban redevelopment is a veritable social gentrification technique. Many of the mega cities of the global south face an escalating crisis in the adequate provision of basic services such as water, housing and mass transit systems. The impact of urban renewal on quality of life qol. Sustainable urban renewal and planning were suggested to enable the. In lagos for instance, the devastating public health crises culminating in the bubonic plague outbreaks of the 1920s, led to the establishment of the lagos executive development board ledb195859 and subsequent clearancedriven urban renewal efforts in the core area of lagos. To get around, most residents rely on the thousands of yellow.
Continuous identification and studies of areas due for renewal. Makoko represents an irony in a mega city like lagos. Inner cities, lagos, newbuild gentrification, urban regeneration. Aduwo department of architecture, covenant university, ota, nigeria abstract purpose the purpose of this paper is to appraise the sustainability of the nigerian army shopping. An examination of challenges of evicted market women in lagos state, nigeria. Slum settlements regeneration in lagos megacity covenant. Section 7 gives a conclusion on the paper research.
Urban renewal, informal transport workers, and legal disputes in lagos daniel e. Authority shall a identify and monitor areas qualified for upgrading projects and advise the state government on redevelopment or renewal programmes accordingly. Turning finance into services for 2015 and beyond rural water supply rural water and sanitation agencies should be established in states where this has not been done and their roles substantially limited to facilitation and capacity building of local government areas. Urban renewal also called urban regeneration in the united kingdom and urban redevelopment in the united states is a program of land redevelopment often used to address urban decay in cities. Urban renewal is the clearing out of blighted areas in inner cities to clear out slums and create opportunities for higher class housing, businesses. Vulnerability of poor urban coastal communities to. Urban development and renewal in nigeria by alexander. Apart from an initial study, the urban renewal process has started in badia, one of the 41 settlements. It was restructured to reposition it in 2005 vide gazette no 25, vol.
Section 5 discusses how decision making process could be integrated to enhance urban renewal plans in nigeria. Vulnerability of poor urban coastal communities to flooding in lagos, nigeria ibidun o adelekan abstract this paper considers the risks from and vulnerabilities to flooding in four urban poor communities close to the coast in lagos, nigeria. The agency is saddled with the responsibility of implementing the state policy on urban renewal and upgrading of slums blighted communities in the state. Place in practice urban renewal an appraisal of urban renewal. Ieg financial, private sector, and sustainable development. This includes the development of infrastructure roads, sewerage and drainage systems.
Lagos plans to work with private investors for the projects. The prototype can be adapted to the needs of other african water cities. The facilities at local schools will also be improved. Section 6, states the writers recommendation on measures to adopt in achieving the urban renewal goal. All the programs embarked upon by the lagos state government. In the last 5 years, massive renewal has been undertaken in five local government areasabeokuta north, adoodo ota, sagamu, yewa south and ijebu ode of the state from which twoabeokuta north and adoodootawere purposively selected to. Urban areas are those with a population greater than 20,000, semiurban areas are those with a population. In the last 5 years, massive renewal has been undertaken in five local government areasabeokuta north, adoodo ota, sagamu, yewa south and ijebu ode of the state from which twoabeokuta north and adoodootawere purposively selected to carry. Download free acrobat reader dc software, the only pdf viewer that lets you read, search, print, and interact with virtually any type of pdf file. Urban regeneration has been a keyfactor in urban development since the earliest human settlement, and was emphasized after world war two. Prior to the current urban regeneration efforts by the government, lagos used to be referred to as a jungle of various emerging slums. Free education policy of lagos state government, 7. These concern the nature of publicprivate relations, the importance of effective linkages between strategic planning and implementation and the dangers of uncritical policy transfer from one locale to another.
A focus on makoko, lagos state, nigeria, authormichael ajide oyinloye and isaac oluwadare olamiju and olusola olalekan popoola, year2017. Urban renewal is often presented as a natural process through which the urban environment viewed as a living entity undergoes transformation. Ssented keja this chief bola ahmed tinubu governor. It is therefore necessary to look at the experience of other countries to evaluate and understand the cur rent process, while keeping in mind that china is culturally, socially, economically and politically unique. Agbiboa 1 urban forum volume 29, pages 1 18 2018 cite this article.
Drawing on interviews with inhabitants and key informants and also on group discussions. Place in practice urban renewal an appraisal of urban. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf urban renewal strategies in developing nations. Planning, antiplanning and the infrastructure crisis. It is against this background that this paper seeks to investigate the interplay between urban design and sustainable development in makoko due to its strategic location in lagos metropolis. Official pdf, 75 pages world bank documents world bank group. Urban renewal definition of urban renewal by merriamwebster. Furthermore, government efforts to rid the motorparks of agberos is compelled by the post1999 urban renewal ambition of the lagos state government, which seeks to order the chaos of lagos, transforming it into a world class megacity. Ea can serve as a potential model for developing new urban areas that would reconstruct the city. Lagos megacity contains urban, semiurban and rural communities, though rapid expansion and development is changing the distribution rapidly. A remedy to lagos megacity challenges with abstract, chapter 15, references and questionnaire. In accordance with the lagos state urban and regional planning and development law 2010, the ministry has 3 parastatals viz.
Pdf urban renewal strategies in developing nations. Iosr journal of environmental science, toxicology and food technology iosrjestft eissn. Drawing on interviews with inhabitants and key informants and also on group discussions, it documents the scale and frequency of flooding in these settlements and the impacts, as well as the individual, household and community responses. May 02, 20 urban development and renewal dilemma in nigeria urban development and renewal is expected to be a statesanctioned programme designed to achieve revitalization of central business districts. Urban renewal is most often undertaken to make life safe, more secure and comfortable to the urban dwellers, to attract wealthier individuals to live in that area or to boost economic base or activities in that area.
Jul 19, 20 the purpose of this paper is to appraise the sustainability of the nigerian army shopping arena urban renewal project in oshodi. Lagos government announces widerange urban renewal plan. Urban areas are those with a population greater than 20,000, semi urban areas are those with a population. See more lagos state urban renewal agency shared a link. Oct 03, 2014 research on humanities and social sciences issn paper22245766 issn online22250484 online vol. Implications for urban development in nigeria lagos city has emerged a growing primate city, at least, growing faster than any other city in subsahara africa in terms of population, urban renewal, roads and infrastructural development. Place in practice an appraisal of urban renewal in nigeria.
One is therefore not surprised that the lagos state urban renewal board, with the assistance of the world bank, planned to carry out the upgrading of 41 identified lowincome settlements in lagos. Issues and challenges of urban renewal in jos, plateau state. Substandard housing and slum clearance in developing countries. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without authorization. Preparation of regional, master, model city plans, action and development plans for excised villages. Jan 03, 2015 urban renewal definition is a construction program to replace or restore substandard buildings in an urban area.
Nov 27, 2015 issues and challenges of urban renewal in jos, plateau state, nigeria 1. The primary objective of the project is to improve health standards and living conditions in areas of lagos subject to regular flooding and to improve the economic functioning of the city by improving stormwater drainage in priority areas of the city. An appraisal of urban renewal in nigeria a case study of the nigerian army shopping arena, oshodi lagos eziyi o. Abiodunurban growth and problems in metropolitan lagos.
Urban renewal according to roberts 2000 is a normative concept and rooted in british urban policy. In china, urban renewal is a rather recent phenomenon which has been scarcely documented. Perspectives on urban renewal and transportation development in lagos. The impact of urban renewal on quality of life qol in calabar. Initiation, formulation and implementation of physical planning, urban development and urban renewal policies and programmes. The problems of urban development and transportation in lagos can be summarized into the following. This recent experience of urban renewal in hong kong offers more general lessons for renewal policy elsewhere. The study examines the physical conditions in makoko, an urban slum in lagos, nigeria. Perspectives on urban renewal and transportation development. It is designed to harvest rainwater, to recycle waste and to use renewable energy.
In summary, urban renewal aims at improving the physical, socialeconomic and ecological aspects of urban areas through various actions including redevelopment, rehabilitation, and heritage preservation. Lasura lagos state urban renewal agency lbs lagos state bureau of statistics lsdp lagos state development plan 20122025 ngn nigerian naira nhrc national human rights commission nsisf nigerian sluminformal settlement federation. An appraisal of urban renewal in nigeria a case study of the nigerian army shopping arena, oshodilagos eziyi o. Rapid growth, unfortunately, has come with a myriad of urban transport challenges. Ben eijbergen with a metropolitan population approaching 23 million, lagos is the economic engine of nigeria and one of the largest cities on the african continent. Lagos state urban renewal authority lasura the state government. Data were collected from randomly selected 94 business operators in the shopping. Lagos city has emerged a growing primate city, at least, growing faster than any other city in subsahara africa in terms of population, urban renewal, roads and infrastructural development. Several decades experience and billions of dollars forced the decision makers to realize the importance of urban image, quality of life, and urban environment, which were recognized. The agency is saddled with the responsibility of implementing the state policy on urban renewal and upgrading of.
Urban renewal and environmental protection through operation green lagos, 5. Planning, antiplanning, and the infrastructure crisis. Vulnerability of poor urban coastal communities to flooding. Vulnerability of poor urban coastal communities to climate change in lagos, nigeria fifth urban research symposium 2009 6 other information analyzed related to the physical characteristics of study areas and include percent of wetlands and flood prone areas, substandard urban. Since the current situation in china makes it difficult to classify it as either a. Lagos megacity contains urban, semi urban and rural communities, though rapid expansion and development is changing the distribution rapidly. Hence the history of urban renewal in lagos is replete with instances of. Nigeria lagos drainage and sanitation project english abstract. The purpose of this paper is to appraise the sustainability of the nigerian army shopping arena urban renewal project in oshodi. The objective of this study is to identify the benefits of the ea project in terms of infrastructure development. Olu and his excellency, the deputy governor of lagos state, dr. Adobe acrobat reader dc download free pdf viewer for.
A focus on makoko, lagos state, nigeria article pdf available august 2017 with 2,307 reads. In britain, urban renewal is highly associated with the desire for housing upgrading and reform, especially in the interest of the urban poor onokerhoraye and omuta, 1994. Journal of geography and regional planning urban renewal. Over time, urban renewal evolved into a policy based less on destruction and more on renovation and investment, and today is an integral part of many local governments, often combined with small and big business incentives lobbia, 1999. Directing and monitoring of all resettlement schemes in redevelopment programmes. Department of estate management,school of environmental sciences, college of science and technology,covenant university, ota nigeria olaniyanadekola, m. Lagos megacity region will be the bone of discussion. Implementation of all state governments policies and programmes on urban renewal. Lagos state physical planning permit authority laspppa, lagos state building control agency labsca, and lagos state urban renewal. An examination of urban renewal exercise of badia east of. This edited collection investigates the human dimension of urban renewal, using a range of case studies from africa, asia, europe, india and north america, to explore how the conception and delivery of regeneration initiatives can strengthen or undermine local communities. When the nigerian musician fela anikulapokuti recorded his song water no get enemy in 1975 he could not have anticipated that living conditions would continue to worsen in coming decades to the point at which lagos would garner the dubious accolade by the 1990s of being widely regarded as one of the worst cities in the world.
It is a floating structure, making it less vulnerable to flooding and extreme weather. Official admitted that planned urban renewal is a major challenge in an emerging model city like lagos batley, 2003. Ministry of physical planning and urban development customer charter introduction. This research analyses the socioeconomic implications of approaches to urban renewal on displaced populations in ogun state, southwest nigeria. Makoko floating school addresses physical and social challenges of climate change. Informal urban governance and predatory politics in africa.
Pdf assessment of urban market renewal projects on the. It represents africas inputs into the global urban agenda to be adopted at habitat iii, a conference on housing and sustainable urban development to be hosted by unhabitat in october 2016 in. Lasura lagos state urban renewal agency lbs lagos state bureau of statistics lsdp lagos state development plan 20122025 ngn nigerian naira nhrc national human rights commission nsisf nigerian sluminformal settlement federation taskforce lagos state environmental sanitation and special offences taskorcef. Ambode and urban renewal of lagos the guardian nigeria news. Nigeria lagos drainage and sanitation project english. I terms of planning five procedural steps are necessary to be followed to accomplish a desirable urban renewal exercise for the community. Jul 04, 2012 urban renewal in lagos state lagos state urban renewal authority lasura a parastatal of the ministry of physical planning and urban development came into existence in 1991 by edict no 7 of 1991. The challenges of meeting millennium development goal 7 in metropolitan lagos, nigeria tunde agbola elijah m. Major american cities were economically and socially devastated by the stock market crash of 1929 and the ensuing great depression of the 1.
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