As urbanization accelerates sustainable approaches are necessary to counter the adverse environmental impacts The study investigates the multifaceted challenges of Lagos City due to urbanization and evaluates the effectiveness of sustainable urban development in tackling these problems It employed a mixedmethods approach to provide informed decisions for liveable urban environments Census data satellite imagery interviews surveys and focus group discussions provided a comprehensive understanding of Lagoss urbanization and its effects Findings reveal pressing problems such as housing shortag
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Library ResourceArtículos de revistas y librosEnero, 2023Nigeria
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Library ResourceArtículos de revistas y librosEnero, 2023Nigeria, Francia, Estados Unidos de América, Suiza
This study investigates the relationship between street trading and urban planning in Enugu City Nigeria within the expanding informal economy of the global South It particularly focuses on the perspectives of urban planners regarding the impacts and management of street trading The research employed a mixedmethod approach including personal observation questionnaires and indepth interviews analyzed through basic statistical methods Findings reveal that urban planners recognize the socioeconomic importance and cultural relevance of street trading despite its negative spatial externalities C
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Library ResourceArtículos de revistas y librosMarzo, 2019Nigeria
Land acquisition and use remain a critical issue of great policy relevance in developing countries such as Nigeria. This study therefore examined land acquisition and use in Nigeria within the context of food and livelihood security. The chapter used secondary data obtained from the World Bank website, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and other sources. It was found that there are gender, location and income-group considerations in the allocation of land in Nigeria.
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Library ResourceEnero, 2005Kenya, Nigeria, Botswana, Zambia, Lesotho, Uganda, África subsahariana
Informal systems for land delivery, which have in many cases evolved from earlier customary practices, still account for over half the land supplied for housing in African cities and are a particularly important channel for the poor. This study examines how informal systems of housing land delivery operate in six African cities discussing how they are evolving and how they interact with formal land administration systems.
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Library ResourceArtículos de revistas y librosDiciembre, 2006Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Australia, Ghana, Malawi, Níger, Etiopía, Rwanda, Sudáfrica, Lesotho, Uganda, Somalia, Uruguay, Tanzania, Senegal, Sudán, Camerún, Noruega, Kenya, África
Most of the world’s poor work in the “informal economy” – outside of recognized and enforceable rules. Thus, even though most have assets of some kind, they have no way to document their possessions because they lack formal access to legally recognized tools such as deeds, contracts and permits.
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Library ResourceInformes e investigacionesDiciembre, 2010África, Libia, Sudán, Burundi, Etiopía, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Camerún, Namibia, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leona, Panamá, Brasil, Jordania, Rumania, Reino Unido, Alemania, Samoa
The Eastern and Anglophone Western Africa Regional Assessment meeting was organized by a task force consisting of FAO, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, African Land Policy Initiative, the United Nations World Food Programme, United Nations Development Programme, the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme officials in Ethiopia.
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Library ResourceLegislaciónNigeria, África, África occidental
This Act establishes the Quantity Surveyors' Registration Board of Nigeria as a body corporate and defines its functions and powers. It also provides for registration of quantity surveyors by the Board and establishes the Disciplinary Committee and the Registered Quantity Surveyors Investigating Panel. The Committee shall be charged with the duty of considering and determining any case referred to it by the Panel. The Act also defines penalties for unprofessional conduct and grants regulation-making powers to the Minister.
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Library ResourceAgosto, 2012Nigeria
When it comes to strategy, the Chinese
have a saying: 'think big, start small, but move
fast.' This has been our guiding philosophy for the
pilot land reforms of the World Bank-Department of
International Development (DFID) sub national Investment
Climate Program (ICP) in Nigeria. The challenge was to find
a 'small' reform entry point from which to
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Library ResourceEnero, 2011Nigeria
This paper presents the findings of a case study on land governance in the Ondo State of Nigeria. A conceptual framework based on concepts of organizational theory is presented to guide the study. The empirical part of the study focuses on two cases of land registration and two cases of land acquisition. A participatory mapping method called “Process Net-Map” was used to identify the actors and the processes involved.
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Library ResourceLegislaciónNigeria, África, África occidental
This Act provides for the control of the practice of town planner and for this and other purposes establishes the Town Planners Registration Council, the Town Planners Disciplinary Tribunal and the Town Planners Investigating Panel. "Town planning" in this Act means town and country planning for the improvement of the human environment.
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