The urbanized Nigerian : an examination of the African and his new environment /
Study of the current urbanization process in Africa, with particular reference to Nigeria - covers problems of adjustment to social change, urban planning, the urban area environment, regional planning to check rural migration, housing, financial aspects and political aspects, architecture, obstacle...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Exposition Press,
[1968]
New York : [1968] |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Exposition-university book.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction. A continent in transition
- The physical background
- The scarcity of statistics
- The dilemma and suggestions for improvement. Adjustment to urban life
- Family planning
- Development projects: politics, housing, and the cash pinch
- Planned lot development
- The problem of relocation
- Physical planning and design
- Minimizing the spread of squatters
- Methods of implementation
- Major impediments to urbanization and housing in the developing countries. Imbalance between population and economic development
- Lack of constructive and co-ordinated planning
- Shortage of staff
- Insufficient study of the economics and financing of housing
- Lack of research on indigenous building materials and methods of improvement
- Incommensurate allocation of government funds