Problems of urbanisation in nigeria pdf

However, rapid urbanization in particular the growth of nigerian large cities, and the associated problems of unemployment, poverty, inadequate. Urban growth and housing problems in kubwa district of bwari. The federal republic of nigeria is the most populous country in all of africa and the eighth most populous. Problems of urbanization in developing countries 96 many of the urbanities do not have access to safe drinking water, sewage services, and other facilities. Management problems of rapid urbanisation in nigeria. Nonetheless, urban population is increasing more rapidly in developing countries like. Rapid urbanization that is largely unplanned and uncoordinated, has deepened the deficit of services in many nigerian cities, which includes access to land and housing, basic.

However, there has been an inadequacy of the necessary infrastructures. More than half of the worlds population lives in urban areas. According to oyesiku 2002, urbanization in nigeria has a long history in its growth and development. Childes ten characteristics of an urban civilization. In portraying the dynamics and drivers of urban population growth and the. Nigeria sits very close to the heart of africa about 10 degrees north of the equator at the western coast. If the rate of growth of urbanization continues, the community will be forced to confront impacts on soil erosion, biodiversity, infrastructure demands, polarized demographics, and public health. This has become necessary in view of the critical role housing plays in the life of an individual and society at large. Major problems facing nigeria today the federal republic of nigeria or nigeria for short, remains the baby giant of africa. Distribution of drinking water in cities of each state varies from locality to locality. Jun 27, 2018 more than 50 percent of people worldwide live in cities, and the world health organization predicts that this proportion will continue to increase. Housing, development plan, housing quality, housing quantity and housing finance. However, rapid urbanization in particular the growth of nigerian large cities, and the associated problems of unemployment, poverty, inadequate health, poor sanitation, urban slums and.

Lagos, nigeria continues to grow in population density and urbanization. The paper concludes that despite their obvious problems, cities. This growth and physical expansion of cities have been accompanied by unplanned. Problems and prospects of urbanization in nigeria the introduction. If the country is going to move forward and experience growth in every aspect, then the problems of road transportation in nigeria must be taken seriously and tackled both by the government and the private sector. The city currently stands as the 14th largest urban area in the world and is on the cusp of becoming a primary coastal megalopolis. Urbanization is simply population shift from rural areas to urban areas which leads to the gradual increase of people living in urban areas in a geographical region this is in no way a new phenomenon, as so many of us living in the urban areas of the country actually moved from a more rural area. The pattern of growth was determined using spatial analysis, and. Makarfi, nigeria 5d ep artm nofg ghy,f dlc e uc iz n corresponding author email. According to mabogunje 2002, residents of urban centers in nigeria in 1950 were less that 15% of the population. Urbanization is an ongoing trend in developed and developing countries. Urban research in nigeria urbanization and urban problems.

Socioeconomic and environmental impacts of urbanization in lagos, nigeria. Urbanisation and housing challenges in sub saharan africa. The impact of rapid population growth on housing development in a developing economy is usually a consequence of the push of the rural areas and the pull of the town. Department of estate management, obafemi awolowo university, ileife, nigeria. In this article we explore the problems of urbanization in nigeria and possible solutions. The root cause of all lagos problems is overpopulation. Urban development in lagos is taking place by conversion of coastal wetlands into urbanized communities which is a direct result of urban sprawl. The geography of transport systems fifth edition jeanpaul rodrigue 2020, new york.

Expert group meeting, united nations headquarters in new york. M olayiwola, o adeleye department of urban regional planning obafemi awolowo university ileife nigeria c l ogunshakin department of architecture obafemi awolowo university ileife nigeria keywords. Implication for planning and lowincome housing delivery in lagos, nigeria implications for lowincome housing in lagos, nigeria. Towards ensuring sustainable urban growth and development in nigeria. This entry provides two measures of the degree of urbanization of a population. Urbanization and its political challenges in developing. To ascertain if there is any significant difference. These issues are commonly occurred in developing countries due to the difference of development in cities and villages latif fauzi, 2007. Socioeconomic and environmental impacts of urbanization.

Urbanization in nigeria and other developing countries has been very alarming over the. This paper examined the opportunities and challenges of rapid urbanisation of lokoja on the environment of the urban fringe. This has become necessary in view of the critical role housing plays in. Urban research in nigeria urbanization and urban problems in. These are further subdivided into pollution, deforestation, global warming, slum development, etc. These problems lead to more serious issues like global warming. The study established that urbanisation in the metropolis results from influx from the rural areas which had resulted in the quest for more spaces to provide accommodation or employment for the teaming.

Urban transport challenges the geography of transport systems. Lagos state rejected the census figures outright and, instead tallied and published its own figures, which shows that lagos has a population of 17,552,942 5. With particular reference to nigeria, studies have shown that many urban centres have been experiencing rapid and continuous growth over the years, as people tend to migrate from rural areas to urban centres in order to better their living conditions. Oct 24, 2018 globally, urbanisation is rapidly increasing, and this continues to put pressure on urban development especially in africa and asia. Nigeria abstract the study considered the effects of urbanisation on lagos wetlands.

In nigeria, the discovery of oil and the citing of the seat of power in lagos and subsequently abuja has led to the urbanization of cities such as port harcourt, calabar and warri. Since more people tend to move to the city, this migration process leads to some serious environmental problems. The above conditions certainly pose great sustainable development challenges for. 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. The first, urban population, describes the percentage of the total population living in urban areas, as defined by the country.

Apr 03, 2016 i will assume social problems to mean difficulties majority of residents are experiencing. Historical perspective of urbanization and urban planning. While the usa, britain, and germany have already surpassed 75 percent urban and wont exceed. Urbanization is simply defined as the shift from rural to an urban society, which is triggered by social, economic, and political developments. Dedicated to the development of the urbanization, four mainstream urbanization theories and their respective pros and cons have been discussed. Urbanization in nigeria is mainly demographically driven without commensurate. Issues and challenges of solid waste management practices in. Urbanization or urbanisation refers to the population shift from rural areas to urban areas, the decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which each society adapts to this change. Urban growth and housing problems in kubwa district of. The report analyses urbanisation and urban expansion in nigeria. Urbanization is the process of human agglomerations in multifunctional settlements of relatively substantial size. During the 1970s nigeria had possibly the fastest urbanization growth rate in the world.

Impacts of rapid urbanisation in the urban fringe of. Aluko, bioye tajudeen, olaleye, abel and amidu, abdulrasheed. Urbanization challenges and housing delivery in nigeria. But the african population is also very youngthe top 10 youngest countries by age are all africanand within 40 years the overall population is expected to double.

Exploratory approach was employed in carrying out the study. Nigerias coastal regions are currently experiencing. Urbanization is widely accepted as a process with several consequences, such as social, economic or environmental and it usually occurs in developing countries. Urbanisation is regarded as a process, whereby an increasing proportion of the world, nations or regions population lives in developed areas falade, 2003. Urbanization and its social vices in nigeria research and.

In conclusion, the state of road transportation in nigeria is a reflection of how far nigeria has come as a country. To ascertain the level of awareness of portharcourt city residents of the solid waste management problems in their environment. The continents overall population recently topped one billion for the first time in history. Abstract the process of urbanization represents the increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities as a result of people movement from rural areas to urban areas.

Pdf migration, urbanization and environmental problems in. The second, rate of urbanization, describes the projected average rate of change of the size of the urban population over the given period of time. The preliminary census data for 1991 although the 1991 census figure is still controversial indicated a. Urban settlements in many parts of the world have been experiencing rapid growth in recent decades with serious consequences on the environment of the fringe areas. It is predominantly the process by which towns and cities are formed and become larger as more people begin living and working in central areas. Possible remedy for the urbanization issues and problems at global level. The challenges of meeting millennium development goal 7 in metropolitan lagos, nigeria tunde agbola elijah m. Although india is one of the less urbanized countries of the world with only 27. Because of the great influx of people into urban areas, the growth rate of urban population in nigeria in 1986 was estimated to be close to 6 percent per year, more than twice that of the rural population. Socioeconomic and environmental impacts of urbanization in. About half of nigerias total 150 million population now lives in cities compared to 35% in 1990, generating 60% of the countrys gross domestic product gdp.

In just two generations lagos grew 100fold, from under 200,000 people to nearly 20 million. The development policy options which they tacitly impose on. Extensive development being a feature of the 19th and 20th centuries, with concentration of economic and administrative decisionmaking in lagos, ibadan, kaduna, jos, and enugu, and high degree of specialization and larger. The paper traced most of the urban problems in the country to rural inadequacies, compelling the poor and vulnerable who find life intolerable in the rural areas to. Urbanization particularly causes water, air, land and noise pollution problems.

Nov 28, 2011 the problems of african urbanization are stark. The problem varies depending on your income level and network of people you know. These phenomenal transitions are not without health challenges to the. Pdf on mar 6, 2016, paul adekola and others published migration, urbanization and environmental problems in nigeria find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Issues and challenges of solid waste management practices. Management problems of rapid urbanisation in nigeria, african affairs, volume 74, issue 297, 1 october 1975, pages 494495. Nigeria has an estimated population of 196 million people with the population growth rate hovering around 2. This paper examines existing challenges of urbanization and the housing situation in.

In nigeria, 9 cited in 14 identified several types of environmental problems classified as ecological, poaching and habitat loss, increasing desertification and soil erosion. Urbanization is simply population shift from rural areas to urban areas which leads to the gradual increase of people living in urban areas in a geographical region. Urbanization and meeting the need for affordable housing. Due to the ongoing urbanisation and growth of the worlds population, there will be about 2. Migration, urbanization and environmental problems in nigeria. In nigeria, there are different types of environmental problems. Challenges of urbanization and urban growth in nigeria. Today one of the worlds 10 largest cities, it sprawls across. The problems and issues in urbanization in india since in our country, urbanization is unplanned due to uncontrolled migration. In present global atmosphere, all nations undergo with the challenges of environment, social, transportation, economy in their respective cities.

Some of the major problems of urbanisation in india are 1. Notes on urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Due to unplanned urbanization, india is facing too much problem such as unemployment, electricity problem, pollution, social problems, improper sanitation facil. There is always an upsurge and conglomeration of people in city centres with the resultant effects on housing growth arising from acute unemployment.