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Revisiting the Legal Framework of Urban Planning in the Global South: An Explanatory Example of Nigeria

Revisiting the Legal Framework of Urban Planning in the Global South: An Explanatory Example of Nigeria
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Author(s): Oluwole Daramola (Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 14
Source title: Smart Cities and Smart Spaces: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7030-1.ch010

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Abstract

This chapter discusses the profession of urban planning within the context of the Nigerian legal system. In Nigeria, there is an array of legislation relevant to urban planning that is aimed at securing sustainable cities through various planning activities. The chapter establishes the relationship between law and urban planning activities and puts it that the latter is an offshoot of the former. It further discusses the legal framework of urban planning in Nigeria, with due consideration to the problems inherent in it and the effects of such problems on urban development in the country. The chapter also suggests a need for paradigm shift by providing for strategies rooted in law towards viable urban and regional development and economic growth in Nigeria. The chapter concludes that strengthening the legal framework of urban planning will provide opportunities for equitable and spatial allocation of resources that takes cognizance of the social, economic, institutional, and environmental dimensions of an urban center.

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