The establishment and enforcement of a code of professional practice and conduct for town planning practitioners in nigeria. The current globalization trend which merges the world to a. Urban land, planning and governance regimes the precolonial era according to adeniyi 20, land was held under communal ownership in nigeria during the precolonial era. It commenced operation on the 2811 of march, 1946 and was patterned after the town and country planning act of united kingdom of 1932. Nigeria s planning experience began with the tenyear plan of development and welfare for nigeria which was introduced in 1946 by the colonial government 19451956 sequel to a circular from the secretary of state for colonies to all british colonies, directing the setting up of a central development board onah, 2010. Perspectives on strategic planning university of south. Accreditation of urp programs in tertiary institutions in nigeria. The challenges facing, and the prospects for, african countries in reasserting the planning approach are discussed in section 6, while section 7 concludes the paper. Planning is a process, procedure, or method for setting goals, identifying and assessing option s, and developing strategies for achieving desired options. Pdf the conception of a book on regional planning and development. Undergoing a regular course of study in town planning in a recognized university, college or any other institution, the syllabus of which is approved for this level of membership by the institute. Numerous ancient african civilizations settled in the region that is today nigeria, such as the kingdom of nri, the benin empire, and the oyo empire. The ordinance was modelled on the uk town and country planning act of 1932.
In line with the town planning procedures, the housing policy recognized the fact that inadequate housing constitutes a major problem in nigeria see federal republic of nigeria, 1992. Sets the criteria for registration as a town planner in nigeria. The history of nigeria can be traced to prehistoric settlers nigerians living in the area as early as 1100 bc. Circumcisers are being asked to take a public pledge denouncing and abandoning the practice. Development planning in nigeria has suffered from lack of coordination and harmonization of programmespolicies both within the tenure of an administration and those succeeding it. This law was domesticated in 1959 as chapter of the laws of northern nigeria and chapter 155 of the laws of eastern nigeria. Young strategic planning is based on the premise that leaders and managers of public and nonprofit organizations must be effective strategists if their organizations are to fulfill their missions, meet their mandates, and satisfy constituents in the years ahead. This act may be cited as the town and country sodtitlo. Falade department of urban and regionalplanning, faculty ofenvironmental design and management, obafemiawolowo university. The most common instrument used is the master plan, after the british tradition embedded in the town and country planning act of 1947. During the 1950s, there were changes in the constitution.
The majority of african urban centres developed and continues to develop as commercialadministrative and servicing entities. Okolocha, the evolution of a land policy in nigeria, in taylor, current. The town and country planning ordinance of 1946 this was the most significant planning legislation in nigeria in the prcindependence period. Planning history is often taught in the first semester of planning programs. Urbanization and effective town planning in nigeria african. For record, i started my career in the practice of urban planning in the public service in 1987 in. Also, wahab 1993 noted that the inadequacies are both qualitative principally in the rural areas and quantitative in the urban areas. Toprec legalizes town planning as a professional discipline of study in the country. It looked on town planning as one of those new methods of social reform, which stand in somewhat sharp contrast with the usual aims of political parties and parliaments.
A casestudy of festac town, lagos adedokun ade dept. History 18991999 pdf, tcpa, archived from the original pdf on 27 july 2011. What is the true history of abuja, the fct of nigeria. History of abuja how it became nigerias capital oasdom. Africas first planned city, abuja is the federal capital of nigeria, the heart of its political life and the epicenter of the numerous efforts to develop the country. Urp 104 history of town planning urp 105 town planning. The applicability of these laws plus a reasonable increase in the number of town planning authorities in the metropolis were all meant to reenforce the control of physical development in the city. Department of urban and regional planning, university of nigeria, nigeria. Brief overviews of a few developmental strategies in nigeria are. Perspectives on strategic planning in the public sector by richard d. Town and country planning first udpfi guidelines were prepared in 1996 in consonance with ththe provisions of 74 caa.
Urban and regional planning decree 88 of 1992 the nigeria urban and regional planning decree no. Planning principles and practices victoria transport policy institute 3 introduction planning refers to the process of deciding what to do and how to do it. Traditional rulers and family heads were vested with the right to. This article delineates the history of urban planning, a technical and political process concerned with the use of land and design of the urban environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas such as transportation and distribution networks.
The act was designed to promote order in urban development bv establishing planning authorities which could control urban growth and was modeled on. The effect was to make town planning a regional matter. List of town planning firms and planners in lagos nigeria. Section 5 discusses the arguments for development planning as a means to rationalize and strengthen development policies. Landscape and urban planning, 15 1988 315325 elsevier science publishers b.
However, many students find that their interest increases with time and that with more knowledge they have more questions. The evolution of town planning ideas, plans and their. Town and country planning 3 the town and country planning act law 42 ol1957, 42 of 1969 3rd seh, ist february, 1958. Town planning was introduced to take care of training requirements of professionals. In addition, experience show that this critical task which ought to draw input from critical sectors and be a bottomup process operates in the reverse. Whereas the accredited planning schools are tagged urban and regional, the. The planning process should respond to issues of land rights and titling and to discrepancies in. A recognition of the importance of planning and development control in any physical planning and development has propelled the researcher to carry out a study of planning and development control in nigeria with particular emphasis on abakaliki metropolitan city, ebonyi state. The effort includes awareness and sensitization workshops carried out in schools to ensure that young nigerians do not continue the practice when they. The birth of the decree was preceded by forty six year of outdated town and country planning. Undergoing a course of study outside nigeria in town and country planning designed to satisfy the requirements of other town planning institutes. Toprec regulates and controls the practice of town and country planning in nigeria.
The ideal government strives to achieve a favorable and commendable level of development so much so that its citizens appreciate the country they live in as well as the president. Of architecture, joseph ayobabalola university,ikeji arakeji, osunstate abstract building of new cities has been adopted as a strategy to escape from urban problems and as panacea to metropolitan overspill effects, and urban conurbation. Part 2 contained suggested changes required in model regional and town planning and development law volume 2a and modifications in town planning acts of maharashtra volume 2b and gujarat volume 2c. Town planning is a technical and political process concerned with the development and use of land, protection and use of the environment, public welfare, and the design of the urban environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and. The history of towns and town planning in the most rapidly urbanizing parts of the. Routledge harold kalman heritage planning provides a comprehensive overview of heritage planning as a professional practice. The conception of a book on regional planning and development hinges on the observation that, although physical planning generally is yet to be embraced to an appreciable degree in this country, the regional planning aspect has, in fact, been almost totally neglected.
This article delineates the history of urban planning, a technical and political process. A land use plan may be prepared for an urban area, a rural area, or a region encompassing both urban and. Urbanization and effective town planning in nigeria. It is a pervasive human activity imbedded in futureoriented decision making. Preserving history for effective urban planning in the globalizing. Planning policy the nigerian town and country planning ordinance of 1946 constitutes the legislative basis for all laws and regulations governing urban and regional planning up to the present. The 1946 town and country planning ordinance was retained at independence as the town and country planning laws tagged chapter 123 of the laws of western nigeria. Urban development policies in nigeria montclair state university. These explain the very poor nature of plan articulation which. Town and country planning and administration in nigeria. Reviews the development of town and country planning and administration in nigeria from the colonial period to the present. Urp is simply a special case of general planning which incorporates a spatial component understood as a rational highly technical and systemic process of forethought set in motion by. However, since urban development occurs in a continuum, this paper focuses on the problems of town planning development in abakpa nike enugu nigeria. Agbola, tunde 1985 the concept, evolution and role of development control.
Nigeria is also part of the unfpas global campaign on zero tolerance and abandonment of fgmc. The nigerian institute of town planners nitp is the nigeria s leading planning body for spatial, sustainable, integrative and planning initiated to promote the art and science of town planning. Different land uses were established without proper planning. It was managed on the basis of the customs and traditions of the various ethnic groups that formed the country. The ideal government strives to achieve a favorable and commendable level of development so much so that its citizens appreciate the country they live in as well as the president body leading them. Town planning as a professional discipline in the field of environmental. It started with the ordinary national diploma hnd in town planning. The first national development plan 19621968 the plan made no clear statement on rural infrastructural development, as agriculture was still an important exchange earner. The association of town planning consultants of nigeria atopcon is a union that tends to bring together urban and regional planners in nigeria. Ironically, the parent law was considered obsolete only 6. The first planning school in northern nigeria was established m 1973 at the kaduna polytechnic as department of town planning and estate management. Below i list some basic books and journals for finding out about planning history.
Planning occurs at many levels, from daytoday decisions made by individuals and families, to complex decisions made. Pdf development of colonial towns in nigeria solomon. How was it created and chosen as nigeria s capital. The nigerian town and country planning ordinance for the colony and protectorate of nigeria was enacted in 1946.
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