INFRASTRUCTURE RENEWAL PROGRAMS
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INFRASTRUCTURE RENEWAL PROGRAMS
CHAPITRE ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Lagos currently has a population of more than 18 million people. The United Nations grants megacity classification to cities with populations of 10 million or more.
Building and preserving a model megacity has significant obstacles. It could be difficult to provide enough infrastructure and other necessary to meet the needs of over 18 million people (Ayeni, 2008).
Officials and population scientists believed that by 2025, the population of the metropolis and adjacent towns, particularly in the Ogun State axis, would have risen to 30 million.
Housing, infrastructure, and transit are among the most pressing issues, particularly in the state’s more than ten local government areas (LGAs), excluding local council development areas (LCDAs).
Furthermore, legendary traffic congestion, choking pollution, insufficient supply of clean water, instability, and the absence or inadequacy of people’s social and economic demands offer further obstacles. Aside from the government’s efforts through various urban renewal programmes,
the uncontrolled influx of people from virtually every state in Nigeria, including neighbouring countries such as Benin Republic, Togo, Ghana, and others, is raising concerns that the next few years will present a daunting task for the authority (Tim, 2003).
It has been discovered that septics are channelled directly into the drain in several Lagos homes. As a result, the government is challenged to invest extensively in environmental protection through urban redevelopment programmes in order to prevent environmental misuse and its effects.
People travel from rural to cities with little grasp of the reality on the ground. Here, culture comes into play, such as open defecation as practised in the village, public clothing distribution, and cooking exercise in any open space, among other things that frustrate the state government’s efforts to improve the city through urban redevelopment programmes.
Officials acknowledged that planned urban redevelopment is a significant difficulty in a developing model city like Lagos (Batley, 2003). Prior to the government’s current urban redevelopment efforts, Lagos was described to as a jungle of diverse growing slums.
However, a systematic urban development and slum renewal strategy has since been implemented in collaboration with numerous development agencies to reverse the trend, which is a vital cure to counteract the threat characterised by urbanisation. As a result, various model city plans, such as the Ikeja Model City Plan,
the Victoria Island/Ikoyi Model City Plan, and the Lekki Comprehensive Land Use and Infrastructure Master Plan, have been completed, while the Mainland Central Model City Plan, Badagry Draught Master Plan, and Alimosho Master Plan are still in the works.
However, in order to provide legal support for the urban renewal effort, the Lagos State Model City Development Law was enacted in 2009, and the State Urban and Regional Planning Law was signed on July 7, 2010.
According to Lindan (1993), a megacity requires a stronger financial foundation. The sheer magnitude of the resources required to support a megacity exceeds what a government could supply on its own.
To that end, Kadiri believes that both the federal and state governments should assist Lagos in meeting the challenges that come with becoming a megacity through urban rejuvenation initiatives.
According to Ogunleye, the fact that many of the former slum neighbourhoods are not in remote locations makes it easier for the government to include them in urban regeneration initiatives.
The construction of new slums is prevented, but the influx of people is uncontrollable in Lagos State, despite the fact that there is no regulation that discourages migration to the metropolis. However, the administration will fare well if it establishes new settlements and puts in place the required infrastructure.
Despite this, the government has begun infrastructure renewal projects such as the light rail scheme from Orile to Mile 2, the redevelopment of the Lagos-Badagry motorway into ten lanes incorporating BRT lanes and light rails, the ongoing reconstruction of the Mile 12-Ikorodu road incorporating BRT lanes,
the recently commissioned Ejigbo-Ajao Estate link bridge and the recovery and redevelopment of loops previously used by criminals. Despite the importance of these initiatives, it appears that much more has to be done to address the needs of millions of commuters on a daily basis.
The state of the environment also poses a significant difficulty to the Lagos megacity city. Lagos, for example, creates 10,000 tonnes of rubbish each day, nearly three times more than Ghana as a whole.
Furthermore, the level of industrial pollution in Lagos is unparalleled in the country. Another big difficulty for the Lagos megacity is maintaining law and order.
Though a city is granted megacity status as a result of population increase, creating and maintaining a model megacity is not easy, as evidenced by the Lagos experience.
In the case of Lagos, however, a major difficulty is coping with the city’s ever-increasing population and the ramifications for infrastructure.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
This paper explores an efficient urban regeneration project as a response to the issues of Lagos megacities characterised by urbanisation. This strategy aims to provide housing, environmental regulations, and planning techniques that are suited for dealing with the issues of urban growth and development.
According to the United Nations, a megacity is a metropolitan area having a population of more than 10 million people. Some definitions also specify a minimum population density (at least 2,000 people per square kilometre).
Depending on the definitions and limits utilised, a megacity might be a single metropolitan area or multiple metropolitan areas. However, the researcher will present an overview of the urban renewal strategy as a solution to the difficulties of Lagos Megacity.
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The following are the study’s objectives:
1. To investigate the megacity of Lagos’s issues.
2. To identify the urban renewal projects implemented by the Lagos State administration to solve Megacity problems.
3. To assess the efficacy of urban renewal initiatives in Lagos State.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. What are the megacity of Lagos’s challenges?
2. What urban regeneration projects has the Lagos State administration put in place to solve Megacity challenges?
3. How effective are urban renewal projects in Lagos State?
1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The following are the study’s objectives:
1. The findings of this study will inform the general public about how effective urban regeneration plans may address megacity difficulties. This will also raise awareness among policymakers about the importance of instituting an urban redevelopment strategy to address issues related to megacity challenges in their jurisdiction.
2. This research will also serve as a resource base for other academics and researchers interested in conducting additional research in this sector in the future, and if implemented, will go so far as to provide new explanations for the topic.
1.7 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
This study on infrastructure renewal plans as a solution to Lagos megacity concerns will include all of the projects established by the Lagos State government to address infrastructural challenges caused by the megacity. This study will also look at the causes that are causing the state’s infrastructure to deteriorate.
STUDY LIMITATIONS
Financial constraint- A lack of funds tends to restrict the researcher’s efficiency in locating relevant materials, literature, or information, as well as in the data collection procedure (internet, questionnaire, and interview).
Time constraint- The researcher will conduct this investigation alongside other academic activities. As a result, the amount of time spent on research will be reduced.
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