INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY COMPARATIVE STUDIES (IJMCS)
Planning Compliance, Institutional Effectiveness and Community Participation in Sustainable Land Management in Lafia Urban Area, Nasarawa State, Nigeria
E-ISSN: 4089-4904
P-ISSN: 4279-4976
DOI: https://iigdpublishers.com/article/1602
This study assessed planning compliance, institutional effectiveness, community participation and the major constraints to sustainable land management in Lafia Urban Area, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. It employed a descriptive cross-sectional survey design based on the land-use planning perspective on sustainability governance. Based on the 2006 population of Lafia (329,922), population projection of 573,157 inhabitants in 2026 was achieved using geometric growth method and Yamane's formula yielded sample size of roughly 400 respondents, 399 retrieved questionnaires were analysed in frequencies, percentages, mean scores and constraint ranking. Results indicate that planning compliance was moderate (mean=2.66), with enforcement/control of unauthorized development and general planning enforcement indicators the weakest; institutional effectiveness was low (mean=2.55) with the lowest score given to unavailability of land-use information; community participation was moderate (mean=2.63) and low influence of residents on planning decision was noted. “Rapid urban growth, weak enforcement and land speculation” emerged as the three main constraints to sustainable development. The study points to the problem of Lafia being not merely that of lack of planning regulations, rules and controls, but rather, weak enforcement, weak institutional capacity and little influence of residents. It recommends strengthening institutional capacity, providing land information systems, formal community consultation mechanisms and GIS supported development monitoring, serving as empirical evidence for prioritisation of enforcement, capacity-building and participatory governance in Lafia and Nigerian cities.
UMAR MUSTAPHA SARKI, FRIDAY A. OGWU, EYA M. A., UMMI A. S. & I. Z. ISMAIL
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