THE ROLES OF TOWN PLANNING AUTHORITY IN CREATING PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT IN IBADAN NORTH WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT

THE ROLES OF TOWN PLANNING AUTHORITY IN CREATING PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT IN IBADAN NORTH WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT

ABSTRACT

It is generally acceptable urbanization is a result of movement of people from rural area to urban centre and this has influence a great deal in the physical development of the cities and the problems of development control.

Town planning authority is meant to regulate the development of the city. It serves as a prescriptive tool or instrument adopted by any planning agency to regulate the development of area under its jurisdiction.

The aim of this project is specifically to examine the importance of planning authority, their problem and their achievement so far.

Chapter one discuss the general introduction, Chapter two deals with literature review and conceptual frame work. Chapter three considers the research methodology and the study area. Chapter four does the analysis and presentation of data while chapter five provides summary of findings, various recommendation to the problem of town planning authority  in creating a peaceful environment, then the conclusion.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page                                                                                         i

Certification                                                                                     ii

Dedication                                                                                       iii

Acknowledgement                                                                          iv

Abstract                                                                                            vi

Table of Content                                                                           viii

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION                                          1

1.1            Background to the Study Area                                             1

1.2            Aim and Objective                                                                5

1.3            Data Collection, Analysis and Presentation                       6

1.4            Significance, Scope and Limitation of the Study Area       7

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW                                10

2.1                Concept of Town Planning Authority                                       11

2.2             Objectives of Town Planning Authority                                      16

2.3             Roles of Town Planning Authority                                    18

2.4             The Need for Town Planning Authority                           20

2.5            Problems of Town Planning Authority                              23

2.6            Rule and Regulation of Town Planning Authority            27

2.7            Mechanism of Town Planning Authority                                     30

CHAPTER THREE:  RESEARCH METHOD                                     38

3.1            Data Collection                                                                      38

3.2            Research Sampling                                                               42

CHAPTER FOUR: OBSERVATION                                          43

4.1            Activities of Town Planning Authority                              43

4.2            Physical Planning and Town Planning Authority            44

4.3            Data Presentation and Analysis                                          47

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION                    71

5.1            Summary of Finding                                                            71

5.2            Recommendation                                                         72

5.3            Conclusion                                                                             76

REFERENCES                                                                      79

APPENDIX                                                                           81